Ryan Blaney: “Nothing has ever really happened” in the Darlington Cup race

Ryan Blaney was one of Darlington’s fastest drivers, but in the end, the circumstances prevented him from reaching Victory Lane. It seemed the Penske team The driver approached his head, something would happen that would put him more deeply on the ground. Here’s how Blaney managed to save fifth, despite everything.

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First of all, there was untimely prudence in the middle of the standing stand with green flag during the second stage of the race. Blaney opposed third place but found himself in 14th, due to caution for the debris of the loose wheel of Brad Keselowski. He responded quickly, returning to fourth place at the end of the stage.

The bad luck had not yet finished with him, while a slow stand stop dropped Blaney to the 20th.

Ryan Blaney, Penske Ford team

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Blaney has again market in the field and made sure to have fresher tires than most leaders for the last race on arrival, later opposing than most. He paid perfectly, quickly made up before finally catching the leader of the race Tyler Reddick. He made the pass for the victory with four laps to do, only so that the misfortune of raising his ugly head once again.

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Sudden caution for Kyle LarsonWhich was more than 160 laps down, pushed the run in overtime. On Pit Road, Blaney lost his head and never recovered, finishing a fifth disappointing.

A winning car without any chance

Blaney’s reaction to the last caution: “Oh no. I thought we had finally won the race … We did a good job. A great call for strategy to run for a long time, giving us time to go down, run the 45, many of those guys who were short. It was a great call.”

Blaney had the car to win in Darlington, but he never had the right amount of luck. “I have never really been able to control the race. I have the impression that nothing has ever really happened.

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“Really proud of the 12 people for giving me a quick car. Just not supposed to be. I really wanted and I would have liked to win here. It would have been really treated. Was not supposed to be. Proud of the effort. We will continue to plug.”

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