Ryan Blaney Canadian Tire Post-Race Report

Ryan Blaney (@RyanBlaney22), driver of the No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford F-150, made his first career start on a road course in a NASCAR event at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race on Sunday. Blaney qualified his Cooper Standard machine on the outside of the front row on Saturday evening.

 

Blaney got off to a solid start staying inside of the top three before pitting early on lap six for fuel. The pit stop was flawless, and the break the No. 29 team received with the first caution coming out while Blaney was still on pit road, could not have come at a better time.

 

When the field went back to green on lap nine, Blaney was listed in the 10th position. By lap 24, Blaney had moved into the first position, holding it until he came to pit road on lap 26. Blaney had reported a significant vibration prior to the stop, so crew chief Doug Randolph brought the No. 29 machine in for fuel and four fresh tires.

 

Knowing the No. 29 team would have to pit again before the conclusion of the race, crew chief Doug Randolph encourage Blaney to go out and run solid consistent laps and the team would do its best to position him for a shot at victory.

 

Unfortunately, for Blaney, the suspension issue only aggravated as the day continued and on lap 62 it officially came undone and broke, preventing him from turning the wheel right. As Blaney came around the final turn and approached the checkered flag on the final lap, it was all he could do to avoid the mayhem in front of him, with multiple Trucks wrecking, and cross the finish line 16th during a very frustrating race for the Cooper Standard BKR driver.

 

The No. 29 BKR team currently sits seventh in the NCWTS driver points standings, 82 points back from first. 

 

 

“It was one of those days that could have been so great, but due to a suspension issue it prevented us from possibly going to victory lane. We will have to buckle down to fix the issue and focus on what’s ahead of us. Iowa is a track that I love and have had previous success on, so that will certainly be top of mind for me as I prepare for next Sunday.” – Ryan Blaney

 

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