The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led eight of 188-scheduled laps and beat Kevin Harvick by 0.012 seconds to grab his second Cup Series victory of 2023 and transfer into the Playoff s Round of 8.
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford Mustang, is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner at Talladega Superspeedway, site of this weekend’s middle race in the Round of 12. He spoke with members of the media on Tuesday about his current playoff position (11 points below the cut line), along with other topics.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion led 142 of 500 laps and rallied from a Lap 70 pit road speeding penalty to lead the final 134 laps and win the Playoff s Round of 16 finale under the lights at Thunder Valley.