His title hopes in danger after an early crash in the opening race of NASCAR's third round of the playoffs, Ryan Blaney looked for some inspiration heading into a critical race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

He found wisdom in the words of late wrestling Hall of Famer “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

“Unjustifiably in a position I’d rather not be in, but the cream will rise to the top,” Blaney said, quoting Savage about his title chances. “I don’t think there is a person before or after him that could cut promos quite like that guy. If I’m sitting at home and I’m bored — and maybe I’ve had a couple of drinks — I will go watch Randy Savage interviews just because I think it was amazing what was going through that man’s head.”

Blaney is last among the eight remaining playoff drivers and 3

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