Ryan Blaney Should Be Safe to Advance Despite Inconsistent Road Course Record
25 seconds agoRyan Blaney has tended to struggle on road courses with the Next Gen chassis, he has been slightly faster on road courses this year than in 2023, particularly at Sonoma where he started third and finished seventh. Although he won the inaugural Charlotte roval race after Jimmie Johnson wrecked Martin Truex, Jr. and himself while battling for the lead on the last lap, that result came with the Gen 6 car, where he tended to perform better on road courses. However, he only qualified 14th for today's race, which is worse than he usually does. When you further consider that he is likely to make a play for stage points to remain above the cutline, it's unlikely he'll significant contend for a top five points finish, but since he is 25 points ahead of his teammate Joey Logano for the transfer spot, he is still highly likely to advance.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference