A very close call for Ryan Blaney and the tire carrier for the No. 77 of Carson Hocevar. Things on pit road got a little too close for comfort.
The defending NASCAR champion tried to leave his pit box cleanly, but there was an issue. As Ryan Blaney left his pit box, Carson Hocevar had his right rear just outside of the box in front of the 12. This caused Blaney to not only run over the air hose but also caused him to hit the tire the carrier had in his hands.
NASCAR did not penalize Blaney for the incident. Likely due to the close quarters at Martinsville as well as how far out the 77 car was when they pit . That would be discretion of NASCAR and considering how far out the hose went and tire carrier was as the Hocevar car was already outside the box (in legal fashion), I don't have an issue with a no-call.
https://t.co/VHS8lhyybI One mistake on pit road can cost a driver the race. Ryan Blaney has to win to make it to the Championship 4.
This time he avoided disaster, but he can’t have too many close calls like that. Eventually, he is going to get bit. This race still has a lot of laps to go.
We won’t know how this shakes out until we get to the final 50 laps. For now, Blaney is holding strong. He has been harassing Brad Keselowski for the lead for so many laps.
A year ago, Blaney earned a walk-off win in this race. Can he make it back-to-back and clutch his way into the Championship 4 again? Ryan Blaney has to get around Brad Keselowski He hasn’t led the entire race, b.
