NASCAR CUP SERIES: YELLAWOOD 500

October 2, 2022

Ryan Blaney

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Ryan, you've watched the replay now. You saw how they came around the outside. Could you have thrown that block?

RYAN BLANEY: Yeah, I definitely thought about it. The second lane was kind of the strongest, like, definitely the second half of the race. I thought about it. But when you go to the middle and you don't have a Ford or teammate behind you, your chances of getting split are just so high.

As much as I trust Chase, I don't trust him not to take me three-wide and leave me in the middle. I just chose to stay down in front of Michael and he was awesome at pushing me the last restart, giving me great shots. Just a little bit too late.

Maybe I could have faked the top, gone to the bottom on the front stretch. I don't know if I would have got there anyway.

Overall not a bad day. I'm probably going to replay in my head five different things I could have done different, but overall not a bad day. Appreciate Menards, Dutch Boy, Ford for what they do.

Q. Highest non-winner in points. How does that feel going to the Roval?

RYAN BLANEY: I'm happy we're in a decent spot on points, but we really want to win, though.