Ryan Blaney blows engine, out of NASCAR Phoenix race
Ryan Blaney's engine gave out in Sunday's NASCAR Phoenix race.
Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford suffered an engine failure on lap 290 of the scheduled 312 in the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway while running ninth.
Blaney had reported some kind of issue with his car earlier in the race but he kept running to try and be in contention for the win.
After getting back to the garage, Blaney is scored 26th and will have his run of seven top five finishes at Phoenix come to an end. Blaney had also finished in the top 10 in each of the last nine races.
Blaney's DNF is his first of the season. He had seven DNFs in 2024.
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