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Ryan Blaney wins Cup Series race at Nashville to end frustrating run

AP photo by George Walker IV / Ryan Blaney does a burnout in his Team Penske No. 12 Ford after winning Sunday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.
AP photo by George Walker IV / Ryan Blaney does a burnout in his Team Penske No. 12 Ford after winning Sunday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.

By TERESA M. WALKER / The Associated Press 4 min read

LEBANON, Tenn. — Ryan Blaney and Team Penske have been fast with the No. 12 Ford this year only to have races slip away when it mattered most.

Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway was different.

Blaney ran away down the stretch for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the year, then celebrated with a burnout in front of the roaring fans after what he called a rough year.

“I’m ready to go celebrate,” Blaney said.

The 2023 Cup Series champion had been racing well, posting five top-five finishes over the first half of the regular season, but he finally got to victory lane for his 14th career win on NASCAR’s top circuit and first since a playoff race last November at Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway.