“A lot of things go into it. I can’t do it by myself… I didn’t just turn left and pass everybody by myself.” Ryan Blaney put up a thrilling late-race dash to the victory on Saturday night. He rocketed forward from 12th in the running order with three laps left in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, overtaking Daniel Suárez to stamp his season’s second victory. Although this marked a grand end to the regular season, Blaney has a rocky path ahead in the postseason – and he needs his team for that.

In late 2024, Joey Logano surged from 17th in points to winning his third Cup Series title. It also marked Team Penske’s third consecutive championship, as Ryan Blaney had won earlier (2023) and Logano (2022). Now it is Blaney’s turn to win again – so he analyzes the threats ahead.

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