Ryan Blaney Emerges From Rain-Soaked Georgia Race with OT Win
- Ryan Blaney won the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta early Monday morning, leading a race-high 171 of 263 laps for his second victory of 2026.
- Severe weather and lightning within eight miles of the 1.54-mile oval forced NASCAR officials to halt the race on Sunday night, causing a three-hour and nine-minute delay.
- An overtime restart set up a dramatic finish after a multi-car crash, where Blaney outdueled Carson Hocevar on the final lap while Bubba Wallace dove three-wide underneath.
- Penalized for advancing below the yellow line on the final lap, Wallace dropped from second to 29th; Christopher Bell finished second, followed by Hocevar, Ty Gibbs, and Erik Jones.
- Next weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, as Denny Hamlin leads the points standings by 24 over Tyler Reddick with six races remaining until The Chase.
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HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — 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 leading 171 of 263 laps after starting on the pole, but the Team Penske Ford driver had to fight off challenges from Bubba Wallace and Christopher Hill, who finished second, on the final lap. Wallace was penalized for passing below the …
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Here’s the good news, for those of you just waking up today … Atlanta, once again, gave us one of the best NASCAR races of the season. Ryan Blaney won this morning with a thrilling last-lap pass, holding off Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell, Carson Hocevar and a slew of other drivers at the line. Now, the bad news … Yes, I said this morning. You read that right. Ryan Blaney won a NASCAR race that finished at 3 a.m. For those reading this with you…
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