Ryan Blaney hopes ‘momentum carries over’ after Talladega runner-up finish
Despite trying to make a race-winning pass on Bubba Wallace on the last lap of the GEICO 500, Ryan Blaney had to settle for second-place again, continuing his winless streak dating back to Daytona in August 2021.
Blaney led 47 laps at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday, a race high.
“The Fords were quick,” Blaney said. “We did a good job working together, but it’s unfortunate we got a little separated there with the No. 4 having to pit and the No. 10 having a right-front flat. I think we worked great together.”
Since his last win at Daytona in August 2021, Blaney has finished runner-up four times, 17 Top-5 finishes, and led 818 laps, 56 races ago. He is currently on the longest losing streak of his Cup Series career.
“Just a shame not to win,” Blaney said. “This is a completely separate race than anywhere else, so you take it for what its worth, get ready to go for the next speedway. Hopefully, the momentum carries over.”
Blaney has scored 2 Top-5 finishes and 5 Top-10 finishes through the first 10 races of the season.
Sitting 10th in driver’s standings, Blaney has a 39-point edge over the playoff cutline entering Dover Motor Speedway this weekend.
In the Team Penske driver’s 12 starts at Dover, Blaney’s highest finish has been eighth place on two occasions.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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