2021 season in review: Ryan Blaney | NASCAR I have been good a lot and have won a lot of races (but) not at restrictor plate tracks, Busch said. Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor His finishes at Road America and Sonoma were disappointing. Many drivers stay at about the same ranking in the second half of the regular season. Regardless, were entering that time frame. Larson was ninth coming out of the Coca Cola 600 in 2022 but rose all the way to second by the penultimate regular-season race. (This stream will start as soon as engines fire. The mad scramble after the green flag waved saw Blaney get around Kyle Larson to claim an impressive runner-up finish. 2 wrongs dont make a right. Following testing in January, drivers will put NASCAR's modified aerodynamic package into action this weekend in Phoenix. 3 Chevrolet was as stunning as Blaneys comeback. Daniel Suarez and Denny Hamlin were running 1-2 when the pack drove into the rain with 23 laps remaining. 1 this week, with Ross Chastain swapping spots with Kyle Busch in the rankings following Las Vegas. I feel like all the restarts, here and Kansas, places youre reliant on a push, the top lane can stay organized and get the momentum built up, and at the end, everybody is so desperate, it kind of breaks up, and the shorter distance (on the inside lane) wins out.. Here are the top moments! Definitely a roller-coaster of emotions that ended on a high note.. It was an aggressive move that capped a drama-filled race. Ryan Blaney through the years, career highlights | NASCAR Large changes in rank require improvement to the car or a series of mechanical failures, for example. The 1/5-mile indoor bullring dirt track hosts the Tulsa Shootout featuring many stars from the NASCAR world. Some drivers dont move more than one or two places after that. Building on a relationship first forged 10 years ago, Team Penske announced Wednesday that it has signed Ryan Blaney to a long-term contract extension, keeping the William Byron and Chevrolet are the teams to beat in NASCAR. 5 Chevrolet driver, who is winless at Daytona and Talladega, also was a little less enamored than Busch with the momentum-based racing. But that doesnt mean that we dont go to work and try and figure it out and make it better for both of us.. Hal Slifer, host of Chagigah on Emerson Colleges WERS in Boston, has announced the creation of the Jewish Broadcasters Network. And per NBC Sports: A senior NASCAR official conceded that series officials prematurely put that (final) caution out just before Ryan Blaney crossed the finish line, creating a bizarre finish that would have been more controversial had Blaney not won Sundays All-Star Race after the overtime restart. That any time you get to Charlotte, Coke 600, from there to the end of the season, points fluctuation, one or two spots barring something stupid happening. Because points reset after the regular season, Ill limit the data to the first 26 races. Obviously, we have our ups and downs, and I would say that we have struggled at times for sure, Martinsville being the worst. Here are the highlights! Just throw the caution before the rain came, Hamlin said, adding that better officiating is needed. Thunderstorms delayed the Xfinity Series race Friday night and pushed the Cup race from Saturday to Sunday morning. After 10 to 15 races, most drivers have established their average performance level. Ryan Blaneys team loses crew chief, crew members to penalty NASCAR seemed intent on fixing its rain mistake by waiting for a window of sunshine, Its not something you can predict when its going to start raining, said Scott Miller, NASCARs senior vice president of competition. I have not had a lot of restrictor plate wins and have been lucky enough to get those wins. But he couldnt hang on after the restart. FORECAST: Weather Underground Mostly cloudy with a high of 59 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the race. NASCAR's Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney win final playoff spots at Blaney started the day third in points and had the best chance of landing one of the two postseason spots up for grabs. It also created a controversial finish should NASCAR have halted the race earlier? April 27, 2023. It could be said that Ryan Blaney has race-car driving in his blood. Blaney finished second in the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway Sunday afternoon. I could go on the short run, but not the long run. Clear bars indicate a DNF. Changing ranks is harder later in the season because each race counts for an increasingly smaller part of the average. Breaking Ryan Blaney's winless streak - NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports I thought Austin did an awesome job with what we had at Martinsville, running 12th there, that was good. And just like a typical old-school plate race at Daytona or Talladega Superspeedway, everyone but race winner Ryan Blaney was second-guessing their moves in the closing laps. Last year at the same time, Busch was in fourth place, 56 points out of first. 2022 Daytona 500: Cindric's win was teammate Blaney's loss Axalta Presents the Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway, June 11, 2017. But rankings can fluctuate wildly in the first few weeks of the season because point totals are so low. Catch up on past episodes of Race For The Championship on Peacock. NASCAR Ryan Ryan Blaney comes from a family of race car drivers. Martin Truex Jr. was the biggest loser. Please check your email for a confirmation. One of the drivers featured in the series is Ryan Blaney. We had rain down the front, so about 10 seconds before we got into Turn 1, it was raining. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 120. 2 Minute Read. His ranking fell from a high of second to eighth at regular seasons end. Who Is Ryan Blaney, NASCAR Driver? What To Know | USA Insider Ryan Blaney is hitting his stride at just the right time. View Tulsa Shootout results below. Truex looked like he would secure the final postseason berth when the skies opened up, but he faded once the race restarted and allowed Ryan Blaney to make up ground in a wild points scramble. Full results from night three of the Tulsa Shootout in Oklahoma featuring stars of NASCAR Its Friday night and the show rolls into night 3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Slightly less frustrated was his Hendrick teammate Byron, who was leading entering the final restart. Kyle Busch broke through for his first win in a superspeedway points race in 15 years on a chaotic day at Talladega.