HOMESTEAD, Fla. — For the second consecutive NASCAR season, Ryan Blaney has capped off the Cup Series season with a win, doing so at the track where Tyler Reddick once stole the win from him on the final lap.
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"I tell you, last two years I've had nightmares about that finish (smiling)," Blaney said after the race. "It's nice to get a little redemption from that."
The Team Penske driver entered Sunday's Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway mathematically eliminated from championship contention. That fact did not stop him from going out and scoring his third win of the season.
Blaney started ninth, but he worked his way to second before the end of stage 1. He then finished stage 2 in the fifth position. He continued running inside the top 10 during the final stage, and then he pulled off an important move.
He then passed Tyler Reddick for the lead with two laps remaining in the race. This put the 2023 Cup Series champion in control of the race, and he did not let go.
He went on to win at the same track where Reddick passed him on the final lap back in 2024 while using almost the exact same move. Blaney also recovered from an issue on pit road in which his team...