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Ryan Blaney enters the Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway above the cutline for the first time in his career. Blaney has a 10-point cushion but acknowledges the need to 'fight hard' to avoid elimination. With a 9.5 average finish in 15 career starts, Blaney has the best average finish among active Cup drivers at Martinsville. Blaney has been to the Round of 8 three times before but never above the cutline by the final race. Despite the pressure, Denny Hamlin's crew chief believes Hamlin excels in these moments.
Ryan @Blaney has an average finish of 4.7 @MartinsvilleSwy in the Next Gen era. So how’s he feeling headed into this weekend? 🗣️ “We’re not relying on stuff from the past. You have to be ready for any situation.” Plus, why he thinks Saturday would make or break your Sunday ⬇️ https://t.co/ABInrIxpoE
The pressure is on as @dennyhamlin looks to escape elimination and get another shot at that elusive #NASCAR Cup Series title. But his crew chief believes the driver of the #11 excels in these moments, and maybe even relishes it. https://t.co/FnSiHzBMEm
For the first time, Ryan Blaney enters the Round of 8 elimination race above the cutline instead of below it. He indicated while that is better than being below the cutline, it still comes down to him doing his job Sunday at Martinsville. https://t.co/qTy8qRQ5dD
ICYMI @Blaney "still going to have to fight hard" despite points cushion https://t.co/MR4Ls8bArd
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
Discovered an interesting stat while doing some research. The active Cup driver with the best average finish at Martinsville is not Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. or even any driver who’s won a race there. It is Ryan Blaney, who has a 9.5 average finish in 15 career starts.