Ryan Blaney, NASCAR and Phoenix
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In 2023, Ryan Blaney became the first Championship winner to not win the final race, when Ross Chastain beat him at Phoenix. Two years later, he returns the favor, winning Phoenix over the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson.
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Ryan Blaney doesn't want to live in the past after Phoenix win
In an alternate reality where Ryan Blaney held off a hard-charging William Byron one week ago at Martinsville Speedway, it could've been Blaney winning his way to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s championship race at Phoenix, even though he was not a championship contender. He said he wasn’t great on restarts all day, so when the final overtime restart at Phoenix catapulted him to the victory, Blaney was pleasantly surprised.
Former crew chief Steve Letarte explains why Ryan Blaney's season cannot be considered a failure despite him not making the Championship 4.