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Ryan Blaney Wins 3-Wide Battle on Final Lap of Overtime in NASCAR Cup Race in Atlanta
Blaney led 171 laps and won by .068 seconds after overtime, giving Ford its 750th NASCAR Cup Series victory.
- On Sunday, July 12, 2026, Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Ford, won the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in overtime, leading 171 of 263 laps in a significant 750th victory for Ford Motor Company.
- Despite a 3-hour weather delay from rain and lightning, Blaney dominated early stages after starting on pole; crew chief Jonathan Hassler kept him on track following contact with the wall with 29 laps remaining.
- Blaney held off Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace on the final lap, stating "My car was incredibly fast." Wallace was penalized for passing below the track's yellow lines, finishing 29th instead of second.
- The victory moved Blaney into championship contention, cutting his deficit to 65 points behind leader Denny Hamlin with six races remaining before the 16-driver Chase field is set.
- Christopher Bell advanced to the In-Season Challenge's Final Four round with his runner-up finish, while the NASCAR Cup Series returns next week to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the Window World 450.
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Ryan Blaney wins 3-wide battle on final lap of overtime in NASCAR Cup race in Atlanta
Ryan Blaney emerged from a three-wide battle on the final lap of overtime to cap a dominant victory in the weather-delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta. Blaney won every stage of the race after starting on the pole, but…
The Green Flag: Ryan Blaney dominates in wild one at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. – Ryan Blaney led a dominating 171 of 263 laps to claim the trophy in overtime in Sunday-night-turned-Monday-morning’s Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway. As impressive as the big number of laps led is the night-long extra effort Blaney turned in to mark his second win of the season and first since Phoenix in March. The 32-year old North Carolinian made the winni…
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