US EditionBlaney's Last-Second Surge at Daytona Denies Underdogs Cinderella Moment
Ryan Blaney's win ended an 11-race losing streak for Team Penske and secured the final playoff spot for Alex Bowman at NASCAR's regular-season finale.
- On Saturday night, Ryan Blaney won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway in a four-wide finish, beating Daniel Suárez, Justin Haley, and Cole Custer by under 0.05 seconds and securing Alex Bowman's playoff spot.
- The regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway locked the 16-driver playoff grid, with Alex Bowman, who crashed early, facing elimination if a new winner emerged before the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin Sunday, August 31 at Darlington Raceway.
- Blaney powered from 13th in the final two laps after crew chief Jonathan Hassler kept him out to restart inside of row two with eight laps to go.
- Blaney's win seeded him fourth and was his second win of the year, snapping an 11-race losing streak for Team Penske and Ford Mustang, whose career wins rose to 15.
- The finish saw the first 19 cars within a half-second, and by winning, Blaney denied several long-shot drivers a postseason chance while giving Team Penske momentum into the playoffs at Darlington Raceway.
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Blaney wins thriller at Daytona as playoff field set
Ryan Blaney won a four-wide race across the Daytona International Speedway finish line Saturday night in NASCAR's regular-season finale, a victory that denied a long shot driver a spot in the playoffs and gave Alex Bowman postseason life.
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