Ryan Blaney Fades to 16th at Bristol After Handling Struggles
9 months agoDuring the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney finished in the 16th position after a hard-fought day. Blaney began Sunday's race on the pole, where he would trade the lead with several drivers and lead a total of 14 laps. Blaney ran mostly inside the Top 10 as the race progressed, getting as high as the Top 5 before a bad-handling car shuffled him back through the field and eventually off the lead lap. Although Blaney would have to pit for tires in the late run, he would eventually rally back for his worst finish of the year since the Daytona 500 (16th). Despite a strong car in the earlier part of the race, Blaney's finish of 16th marks his third Bristol finish where he failed to place in the Top 10 by the end. As NASCAR heads to Circuit of the Americas next, Blaney will look to recapture the season points lead while looking for his second career top-10 finish there.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com