Ryan Blaney: Martinsville Post-Race Report

Ryan Blaney and the No. 29 Cooper Standard Performance Products Ford F-Series started the race in the 14th position. Blaney battled and battled his Truck, but ended up falling off the lead lap on lap 40 due to serious vibrations and no side-bite.

 

As the first caution flag of the afternoon waved on lap 58, Blaney was instructed by crew chief Doug Randolph to bring the No. 29 F-Series to pit road for a major track bar adjustment, four tires and fuel. The laps to follow were testament to the pit strategy taken, as Blaney climbed closer and closer to gaining the lucky dog — which he ended up achieving on lap 74. 

    

Blaney made steady moves throughout the afternoon and made a push to third place for just a few laps before falling back to sixth position, as the caution waved once again on lap 195. Shortly after the green flag dropped on lap 202, the caution came out due to spin in turn three, which brought the No. 29 F-Series to pit road for four tires, one round on the track bar and fuel. 

 

After starting in the 16th position on lap 216, Blaney maintained track position and wound up moving all the way up to the 10th position after the final caution flag waved on lap 228. 

 

In the closing stages of the race, Blaney climbed from the 24th position to finish in 16th.

 

Blaney and the No. 29 Cooper Standard Performance Products team now sits 10th in NCWTS driver point standings, 64 points back from first.

 

“We tested at Little Rock a couple of weeks ago and felt really confident with our short track package. The new tires Goodyear brought set us back from the early stages of practice on Friday. My Cooper Standard Performance Products team stayed on it all day, but we left some out there on the table today.” – Ryan Blaney

 

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