The NASCAR Cup Series reigning champion continues to make rookie mistakes.
Two laps from his first win of the season at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Ryan Blaney’s hard-luck season turned harder when he ran out of fuel, allowing Austin Cindric to capture Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 and snap an 85-race winless skid.
Blaney declared he didn’t realize his fuel was so low.
“One of those things,” Blaney told Fox Sports. “I don’t know what I have to do to get luck on our side.”
After wrecking in his previous two points races, Blaney enters Sunday’s event at Sonoma Raceway P12 in the regular-season standings, 129 points behind leader Denny Hamlin. With 11 races remaining, Blaney has yet to secure a playoff bid.
Thus far, Blaney said his championship run “just stinks.”
RYAN BLANEY IS OUT OF GAS. AUSTIN CINDRIC WINS AT WWT RACEWAY! pic.twitter.com/aTY0SL6zpI
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) June 2, 2024
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Sonoma Raceway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 1:40 p.m.: ARCA West Series practice
- 3:10 p.m.: ARCA West Series qualifying
- 4:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 5:05 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 6:30 p.m.: ARCA West Series General Tire 200 race
Saturday
- 3:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 6 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 8 p.m.: Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 race
Sunday
- 3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 race
Headed to Wine Country. 🍷 🏁#ToyotaSaveMart350 | @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/b3QlfKzs4m
— Sonoma Raceway (@RaceSonoma) June 2, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Josh Berry, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Noah Gragson, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 10 Ford
- 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford
- 13, Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 14 Ford
- 14, Kaz Grala, Rick Ware Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 15, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 16, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford
- 17, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 18, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 19, Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford
- 20, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford
- 21, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota
- 22, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 23, Daniel Hemric, Kaulig Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 24, Will Brown, Richard Childress Racing, No. 33 Chevrolet
- 25, Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, 34 Ford
- 26, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford
- 27, Ryan Preece, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 Ford
- 28, John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 29, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 30, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No.45 Toyota
- 31, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, No. 47 Chevrolet
- 32, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 33, Justin Haley, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford
- 34, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota
- 35, Cam Waters, RFK Racing, No. 60 Ford
- 36, Zane Smith, Spire Motorsports, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 37, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 38, Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing, No. 99 Chevrolet
“I think Kyle Busch was frustrated with Larson.”- @KevinHarvick pic.twitter.com/lWjLXrOkJ8
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) June 2, 2024
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