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Ryan Blaney

2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series

3rd
Position
583
Points
1
Wins
16
Starts

Through June 21, 2026 · 133 pts behind leader

Roles

Coverage (7 articles)

Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.

The Boys Are Going Racing: NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys

John Speedway·

NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys are launching "Racin' With The Boys," a 14-episode weekly summer show produced by Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions. The first episode — out May 28 — features Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace, and hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton head to the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville on May 31.

Two Toyotas, One Title, and the Track Ford Refuses to Lose

John Speedway·

Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has won at 44 times and can't win at now. A FireKeepers Casino 400 preview from John Speedway.

Hamlin Grabs Pocono Pole

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin was the last man out at Pocono and grabbed the Busch Light Pole by fifty-seven thousandths of a second, his fourth of the season. The bigger story is the streak: two straight wins, his best track in front of him, and a shot at the first three-race run of his career on Sunday.

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