Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team punched their postseason ticket back in June at Pocono so are not among the majority of drivers and teams on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series circuit who must win Saturday night at Richmond Raceway to guarantee their place in the NASCAR Playoffs that start next week at Chicagoland Speedway.
The Wood Brothers Racing Team still has designs on victory lane in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond, a track that has not been kind to Blaney in his three starts at the track.
In April, the Motorcraft/Quick Lane No. 21 qualified on the front row but started the race with handling issues. Once handling was restored, Blaney got bumped and sent into the wall ending his day.
RYAN BLANEY
On Not Having the Pressure to Win to Get into the NASCAR Playoffs:
“It’s nice to be locked into the Playoffs and not worry about having to go out there and win. It’s just tough to do to put yourself in that spot. It’s really good since Richmond really hasn’t been my best track.”
On Richmond Raceway:
“I think I had one good run there in my first XFINITY start five years ago. It’s been a tough one for us. Hopefully the night race will kind of bring some balance to our car and we’ll be able to figure out what to do to try to run well there. It’s nice to know we’re in (the NASCAR Playoffs) and be able to just go out there and have fun, take some chances and try to win a race.”
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