[autotag]Ryan Blaney[/autotag] appeared to have the best car following practice and qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. However, Blaney never really had the car to beat after getting passed by Josh Berry at the start of the race. The extreme tire wear didn’t fit with his car at Bristol, and he ended up coming home with a 16th-place finish.
Following the event, Blaney spoke to Frontstretch about Bristol’s tire wear and race. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion didn’t have a good day, and comments about the event showed it.
“I didn’t have fun,” Blaney said. “What’s fun about riding around, grouping around there. You can’t run 50 laps unless you blow a tire, and you’ve got guys blowing stuff, creeping around the racetrack. I can’t believe there wasn’t an accident.”
“You know what it reminded me of, the first half of the race? It reminded me of Daytona fuel saving…literally, we were two-by-two, creeping around there at quarter-throttle, saving your tires, and you just don’t know whether you wanted to go or not. They say they brought the same tire, but it’s complete B.S.”
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Then, Frontstretch asked Blaney about his run-in with Ross Chastain. Blaney wasn’t having it after a tough day.
“I’m tired of you asking me [Ross Chastain] questions. No thanks.”
Blaney didn’t have a great day at Bristol and he is clearly tired of Chastain on the race track. It has been a crazy start to the 2024 NASCAR season, and the Team Penske driver hopes it goes his way next weekend. Blaney hasn’t won at Circuit of the Americas but will look to win his first road course since the inaugural Charlotte ROVAL event.
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