Ryan Blaney Scores Penske's First Pocono Win Since 2011
5 months agoRyan Blaney claimed his second win of the season in yesterday's The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, his first win at the track since 2017 and Team Penske's first win there since Brad Keselowski won in 2011. Although Blaney only took the lead on a caution flag pit stop and never took the lead on track, he still arguably had the best race as he nosed out Denny Hamlin for the best driver rating and the fastest average lap time. The race is especially promising for the rest of Blaney's season considering Pocono has not historically been one of his stronger tracks. Blaney remains seventh in the points standings but reduced his deficit from the leader to 76 points. Blaney continues to lead Ford drivers in nearly all metrics and currently ranks eighth in speed for the season.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference