Dave Blaney says he wants to race as much as he can. Credit: Autostock

Veteran Blaney to turn Buschwhacker in '07

Toyota to run four Busch Series teams in inaugural season

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Running the full Busch Series and Nextel Cup Series schedule in the same season is nothing new, but Dave Blaney will be the oldest driver to give it a shot.

"I don't have many years racing, and I am going to do all the racing I can," Blaney said. "I have seen the conflicts, and I know it will be tough."

At 44, Blaney will run the full Busch schedule next season with Braun Racing, which will field two cars for the first time.

Toyota announced on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway that it would field four teams in the Busch Series next season, with Biagi DenBeste Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing supplying one car each.

Jason Leffler will continue with Braun in a Toyota in 2007, and Auggie Vidovich will drive a Toyota for Biagi. David Reutimann rounds out the lineup in a MWI Toyota.

With Reutimann and Blaney running the full Busch and Nextel Cup schedules, there will be at least three drivers pulling double duty. Carl Edwards will run both schedules for the third year in a row.

Blaney beat Matt Kenseth head-to-head at Charlotte last month for his first career Busch win in 93 starts. He last ran a full schedule in 1999 when he was with Bill Davis Racing.