Ryan Blaney Earns His First Runner-Up Finish at Bristol
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney placed second in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway and was one of the top contenders for the entire race. Blaney began the race from the pole position and led the opening 43 laps before Kyle Larson passed him for the lead. The No. 12 Ford driver had the pace in his car to keep up with Larson, but had to recover positions throughout the entire race as he continuously lost positions on pit road due to slow stops. Blaney finished the first stage in third behind Larson and Christopher Bell. In the second stage, Blaney started to show signs of better speed than Larson on longer runs, but finished behind him at the end of the stage in second. In the final stage, Blaney regained the lead from Larson on lap 338 and led until a late race caution occurred on lap 478, causing Blaney to pit for tires. On the second-to-last restart, Blaney went from the back half of the top 10 to second, chasing down new leader Ty Gibbs, but Gibbs held Blaney off for the win. Blaney finished as the runner-up for the first time in his Cup career at Bristol and remains second in the regular-season points standings after eight races and is 62 points behind Tyler Reddick.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com
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