RYAN BLANEY NEWS

Trouble at Darlington Blaney would get into a multi-car accident and finish 36th in the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway Sunday afternoon.

Impact Blaney was running inside the Top 5 on a lap 129 restart. However, the chaos entering turns 1 and 2 would collect Blaney in contact after an ill-advised 3-wide situation. Blaney's Ford would be on the outside and receive contact from Martin Truex Jr.'s Toyota and slap the wall hard. The damage would be extensive and unable to be repaired so Blaney would be retired for the day on the damaged vehicle policy.

MAY 12 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Larson unseats William Byron at the top

Kyle Larson vaulted to the top spot this week's rankings after his second-place finish Sunday at Dover. See who else rounds out the top 10.

APRIL 30

Kyle Busch win the pole for NASCAR Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway

Kyle Busch turned a fast lap of 162.191 mph and won the pole for the NASCAR Cup series race at Dover Motor Speedway

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Leads Dover Practice Blaney was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 159.468 mph.

Impact The Penske Racing star was the only driver to break the 159 mph mark in Saturday's lone practice at the Monster Mile. Blaney beat out Tyler Reddick for the fastest lap of the session on the one-mile oval. The driver of the No. 12 Ford will hope to challenge the Top 5 Sunday in this 400-mile battle on the high banks of Dover.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Elliott hits highest position of season

Chase Elliott cracks the top three this week thanks to his win Sunday at Texas. But which two drivers is he still looking to pass?

APRIL 16

UConn followed Chiefs in winning back-to-back titles. Could others repeat?

UConn men's basketball and the Chiefs accomplished the improbable in winning back-to-back titles. Could 2024 become the year of the repeat c...

APRIL 10

NASCAR Power Rankings: William Byron vaults to the top with 3 season wins

Do William Byron's three season wins make him the undisputed No. 1? Here's who is threatening to overtake him in this week's NASCAR power ra...

APRIL 9

Fifth-Place in Cook Out 400 Blaney finished fifth in the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Impact Blaney continued his strong Martinsville record with a Top-5 performance Sunday at the Virginia short track. The Penske Racing star started ninth on the grid and bounced in-and-out of the Top 10 all afternoon. Blaney would strengthen his grip on good track position late and the overtime restart would allow him to pick off a couple more spots. He would hold off teammate, Joey Logano, coming to the checkered flag to grab his fourth Top 5 of the season.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Larson wins the pole at Martinsville in what will be an emotional race day for Hendrick Motorsports

Kyle Larson won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, turning a fast lap at 96.034 miles per hour to edge Bubba Wallace for the top spot by one one...

APRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Power Rankings: Denny Hamlin eyes top spot after Richmond win

Denny Hamlin jumped in this week's rankings with Sunday's triumph at Richmond, but was it enough to unseat Christopher Bell at the top?

APRIL 2

NASCAR Power Rankings: Christopher Bell makes first appearance at No. 1

While William Byron became the first repeat winner of 2024, it wasn't enough to surge him to the top of this week's rankings.

MARCH 26

NASCAR Power Rankings: Denny Hamlin pushes for No. 1 with Bristol win

Was Denny Hamlin's victory at Bristol enough to unseat Kyle Larson atop this week's rankings? Check out the updated top-10 drivers.

MARCH 19

Reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney wins pole for Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway

Ryan Blaney has won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway

MARCH 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wins Food City 500 Pole Blaney won the pole for the Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 124.954 mph.

Impact It was an all-Ford front row Saturday at Bristol and Ford drivers took four of the Top 6 starting spots. Blaney would beat out Josh Berry to put the No. 12 Ford on the pole position for the Food City 500. It was his first pole of the season and 10th-career pole position. Blaney looks like a top contender to win Sunday afternoon in the Food City 500.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

AUTO RACING: Bell gets Toyota into Victory Lane in Cup Series and Newgarden and Verstappen get wins

Toyota is finally on the board in NASCAR's top series

MARCH 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Power Rankings: Christopher Bell rises following Phoenix win

How much did Christopher Bell's victory at Phoenix shake up this week's top 10? Check out where your favorite driver landed.

MARCH 12

Four races into NASCAR's 2024 season, what have we learned?

How are last year's top drivers doing in 2024? Have teams adapted to new car body styles? Here's what we've learned early this NASCAR season...

MARCH 11

Fifth-Place in Shirners Children's 500 Blaney finished fifth in the Shriners Children's 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway Sunday afternoon.

Impact The reigning Cup Series champion didn't have the best qualifying effort at Phoenix Saturday, but he would overcome that in the race on Sunday. Blaney would quickly race inside the Top 10 by the end of stage 1 and he'd battle there the rest of the day. The No. 12 Ford didn't have the speed or pit strategy to get into the lead, but Blaney would hold down Top-5 track position down the stretch. He would hold off Ross Chastain in the closing laps to secure an impressive Top-5 finish. It was his third Top 5 in the first four races of the season.

MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE

Denny Hamlin wins pole at Phoenix as Toyota gets four of top six spots in qualifying

Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Phoenix Raceway, capping a stellar qualifying session for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota on Saturday

MARCH 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryan Blaney 1-on-1: On being the reigning champ, planning for a wedding

Ryan Blaney discusses his narrow loss at Atlanta, the excitement of returning to Phoenix as the champion, and his upcoming wedding.

MARCH 7

AUTO RACING: Chevy continues to dominate in NASCAR, and Verstappen wins F1 season-opener

Chevrolet continues to pace the field through three weeks of the NASCAR season

MARCH 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Larson leaps to top with Vegas win

Kyle Larson's domination at Las Vegas vaulted him to the top of this week's power rankings. Check out how the rest of the top 10 shakes out.

MARCH 5

New NASCAR Rivalry Heats Up With NSFW Vegas Tirade, Teammates Fig Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain continue to be the best new NASCAR rivalry, teammates spar in Vegas & Chase Elliott has a mystery girlfriend.

MARCH 4 • OUTKICK.COM

NASCAR takeaways: Kyle Larson dominates in the desert for first win of 2024

Kyle Larson led 181 laps on Sunday, holding off a late charge from Tyler Reddick to get into victory lane for the first time this season.

MARCH 4

Third in Pennzoil 400 Blaney finished third in the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday evening.

Impact The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion had a strong performance Sunday in Sin City. Blaney would come from the mid-pack at the drop of the green flag and patiently work his way forward. He would penetrate the Top 5 by stage 2 and remain among the leaders the rest of the way. While Blaney didn't lead any laps he would anchor himself in third-place down the stretch and hold off Ross Chastain for a brilliant third-place finish.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE