Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin had a heated battle during a NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Blaney felt crowded by Hamlin but later clarified that he was half-joking about the incident. Hamlin defended his aggressive racing, stating that they were both competing for a spot in the final four of the championship.
For the first time in his Round of 8 career, Ryan Blaney goes into the elimination race above the cutline. Will this be the year he finally advances to the title race? "You still have to go execute and go run a good race." STORY LINK ⬇︎ https://t.co/MPxwqCw9Wr
.@Blaney has ten points on the cut-line heading into @MartinsvilleSwy, but he knows he'll still need to "fight hard" to avoid elimination this weekend. #NASCAR https://t.co/EYh7UxZIKr
Ryan Blaney has been to the Round of 8 three times before this weekend but never above the cutline by the final race. It's all he could ask for given the challenges. Also, he says the Denny Hamlin stuff is overblown and heat of the moment. https://t.co/sz4FVU4Op7
Ryan Blaney says he was half-joking in remarks about Denny Hamlin after their battle at Homestead. Blaney: “Did I feel a little crowded? Yeah. But when you look at it, all right, it was just two guys running real hard.” https://t.co/pWcMTRdT2f
Hamlin details 'not a hack move,' against Blaney. "That’s two people racing, by the way, for the final four of a championship. It’s just interesting to me ... people are like 'why are you racing Blaney so hard?' What are you talking about?" https://t.co/VytQg1okGO
"What did he say? Hack? I think he was that today." Reaction to Ryan Blaney vs. Denny Hamlin at Homestead-Miami Speedway. #NASCAR #RaceHub @adam1alexander | @LarryMac28 | @Tbayne6 https://t.co/QuWEdJwSEk