Ryan Blaney shares health update after Darlington wreck with Martin Truex Jr.
Ryan Blaney just shared some good news about his health after getting involved in a wreck with Martin Truex Jr. at Darlington. While speaking to NBC Sports, Blaney said he’d be okay and explained what happened during the wreck.
“I was hurt for a little bit, but I think I’ll be OK. I’m alright,” Blaney said. “I saw Martin get loose, and I thought he was going to spin to the bottom, so I kind of gassed up to get around him, but it was just terrible timing. He overcorrected, and we were just right there.
“I hate it, wreck on Lap 2. It’s one of those things, it’s like you think he’s going to spin to the bottom, his rear hooked up and he just came up. I hate it for everybody, Menards and Ford. I thought our car was great and just didn’t even get a run any laps. Hopefully, next week goes a little better.”
It’s a tough break for Blaney as he was trying to collect more playoff points before the playoffs begin next week. Additionally, Blaney was looking to have as much momentum as possible to give himself a chance to win his second consecutive Cup Series title.
Ryan Blaney’s one hurdle to winning another Cup Series championship
Back in June, Kevin Harvick revealed the one hurdle that could prevent Blaney from winning it all this season. “Here’s the deal with those guys,” Harvick started, via Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour. “I think that their short-track stuff, I think is okay. I think that St. Louis was good. I think Loudon was good. Both places that you’re shifting. Iowa, you know, that was kind of one of those scenarios, but they were good at all three races. The problem that they have are the mile-and-a-halves. That’s the problem.
“It’s just going to be, can they get the mile-and-a-half program fixed, to the point where they can be competitive enough to run in the Top 5. I like the speed, I like the speed in the No. 12 car. I think that they’re back better than they were at the beginning of the year, and being in the conversation, but I’ve got to see them do more on the mile-and-a-half race tracks.”