Ryan Blaney thundered to a jaw-dropping victory last Saturday. By winning the Coke Zero Sugar 400, the No. 12 Ford driver overcame his streak of superspeedway wrecks. But what his Daytona win also did was reinforce Team Penske’s late-season dominance, which has become a usual spectacle for four years now. Blaney and Joey Logano have delivered the last three championships to their team, alternating wins, Logano in 2022 and 2024, and Blaney in 2023. Amidst their brilliance, however, Rick Hendrick’s top-tier Cup team has unfulfilled ambitions.

Since 2022, Hendrick Motorsports has been a solid force to reckon with. The team has won 38 races in this three-year stretch, dominating storylines in multiple races. However, the true belle of the ball has been Team Penske, as it snatched the champion

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