Ryan Blaney The Slowest Championship Driver In Qualifying At Phoenix
1 year agoThe NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix this weekend is the biggest race (thus far) of Ryan Blaney's career, so he picked a bad time to have a blunder in qualifying. Blaney's No. 12 Ford just didn't quite have the speed when the starting lineup was set on Saturday, and he will start from 15th-place when the Championship Race goes green. This is the worst starting position for Ryan Blaney in 16 career attempts at Phoenix Raceway. However, it's not all doom and gloom. The good news is, Blaney was one of the fastest cars on the long run during practice on Friday, ranking fastest in both 15- and 20-lap average. He's never won at Phoenix but he's currently on a four-race streak of top-five finishes and has finished 2nd in each of his last two attempts here. Blaney still has a chance of winning this year's Cup Series Championship despite the poor qualifying effort.
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