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Newsweek
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Kyle Larson Exposes the Frustration Behind Talladega's Wild Finish
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Kyle Larson finished the Talladega Cup Series race with his best result at the superspeedway last weekend. Finishing second at the Jack Link's 500 after the disqualification of Ryan Preece ahead of him, he admitted that there wasn't much else he could do to move up the pack. The race was certainly exciting, with Austin Cindric leading Preece by just 0.022 seconds in the No. 2 Penske Ford for a nail biting finish. The pack saw 67 lead changes through 23 different drivers, and Larson - who started all the way down in 25th - pushed his way through to finish on the podium in a display of dominant racing. Winning Stage 1, he then finished third in Stage 2, bringing home 54 points after the disqualification of Preece. Following the race, Larson admitted the difficulties he faced as the drivers neared the end of the race. Kyle Larson, driver of the #17 looks on during the INDYCAR Open Testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on April 23, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kyle Larson, driver of the #17 looks on during the INDYCAR Open Testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on April 23, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana."There wasn't really much I could do the final five laps. I wanted to go to the outside lane when we got clear of William [Byron], but I felt like the gap was too big to move up and the No. 60 [Ryan Preece] was able to fill it. "I was still happy to be second row on the inside lane, obviously happy to be front row, but I just didn't know how it was going to play out from there. "There at the end, you're just trying to give the right pushes to get clear and then maybe he starts blocking lanes and something would open up for me. I was just kind of jammed up there." The last five laps saw a fiery duel between Cindric and Preece with Larson pushing Cindric from behind. This meant Larson couldn't push forward without the risk of going backwards. "I will take a third-place finish. We had a great day, points-wise, for this No. 5 Chevrolet team. Winning the first stage was a bit unexpected, and then finishing third in the second stage from where we were on the final restart was also unexpected. "Just a really good day, overall, for the No. 5 Chevy."
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Ryan Blaney crashes in NASCAR Talladega race, fourth DNF of 2025 season
Ryan Blaney ran into some problems early in the NASCAR Cup Series Talladega race and suffered his fourth DNF of the early 2025 season. Blaney dove down to make a pit stop on lap 43 of the April 27 Jack Link's 500 at Talldega Superspeedway and was hit by Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski, who were spinning toward the entrance of pit road. Advertisement Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford slid through the tri-oval at Talladega and came to a stop in the infield grass. Keselowski also came to a stop in the infield grass and is also done for the day. NASCAR'S GREATEST IMPOSTOR: The long Talladega con: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track Blaney's car was taken to the garage area with a broken tow link and issues with the brakes. He initially sat in the car to wait and see if he could get back on the track as his team attempted to make repairs, but he climbed out and is done for the day. "Another DNJ is no fun," Blaney said on the FOX broadcast. "Oh man, we've just been riddled with those this year. Hopefully we can get it sorted out." Ryan Blaney stats Ryan Blaney has four top 10 finishes and three top 5 finishes this season but also has four DNF's after crashing at Talladega. Blaney has 13 career wins. Ryan Blaney championship Ryan Blaney won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Ryan Blaney hometown Ryan Blaney is from Hartford, Ohio. Ryan Blaney age Ryan Blaney is 31 years old, his birthday is Dec. 31, 1993. NASCAR race today, TV channel The NASCAR Talladega race is showing on FOX with Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick in the broadcast booth. Advertisement Follow sports writer Austin Chastain on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ChastainAJ or reach him via email at achastain@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Talladega race: Ryan Blaney crashes, fourth DNF of season
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Ryan Blaney blows engine at NASCAR Homestead race, suffers third DNF in a row
Ryan Blaney has suffered another blown engine, this one coming at the NASCAR Homestead race. Blaney was running third on lap 207 of the 267 scheduled in Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway when smoke poured out of Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford. He is scored 36th of 37 cars in the race. Blaney led 124 laps in Sunday's race when the engine blew. "I didn't have any warning," Blaney said to FOX Sports pit reporter Jamie Little. "It just laid over when I got back to wide open on the front (stretch). It just stinks ... We'll keep our head up; the good news is we're bringing fast race cars and that's all you can ask for. We'll keep on moving." This is the second blown engine in three weeks for Blaney, he had one at Phoenix after running toward the front in that race. Despite blowing the engine on the frontstretch, Blaney was able to get the car back to pit road. His team was able to extinguish the fire the car had underneath. Blaney has struggled in the last month with three consecutive DNFs for the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career. He was part of a big crash in last week's NASCAR Las Vegas race. Blaney has two top-10 finishes this season in the first two races of the season and has finished outside the top 15 in the last four races. Follow sports writer Austin Chastain on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ChastainAJ or reach him via email at achastain@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Homestead-Miami race: Ryan Blaney blows engine
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
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. Follow sports writer Austin Chastain on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @ChastainAJ or reach him via email at achastain@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Phoenix race: Ryan Blaney blows engine
