Ryan Blaney

Darrell Wallace Jr mad at Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr mad at Matt Kenseth, Blaney mad at Harvick, Jimmie Johnson frustrated with Chad Knaus Joel Edmonds (#43 Spotter): "Did you lose your cowboy hat in there? Cause there's one laying on the race track." Derek Kneeland (#42 Spotter): "If they want social media to blow up. ...

Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at nickbromberg@yahoo.com and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kyle Larson (LW: 3): When a guy gets his second win of the season and it vaults him to the top of the points standings there's no excuse to not have him at No. 1 in Power Rankings. He said he didn't have the race's fastest car either. That honor went to Martin Truex Jr. "Seemed like whenever [Truex] wanted to get the lead, he hit a nitro button and would cruise up to the lead, then check out," Larson said. "He was the class of the field. "I thought [Kyle Busch] was next best. [Matt Kenseth] was better than I was on the long run. I thought we were probably a third‑ or fourth‑place car. To come out a winner, it makes it that much more exciting, I guess. I guess it would be disappointing if I finished outside the top 10 or ... ...

Kyle Busch moved up a spot to third in the points standings at Michigan. (Getty) There's no guarantee that a lack of late cautions at Pocono and Michigan would mean Kyle Busch is a two-time winner in the Cup Series in 2017. But it's worth wondering if Busch would have been in victory lane at least once if it wasn't for the yellow flags. A week after he lost the lead after the final restart of the race at Pocono, Busch was leading with 22 laps to go when NASCAR threw a caution for debris in turn 2. While second-place (and eventual race winner) Kyle Larson was catching Busch at the time of the caution, he held a comfortable lead of over a second at the time the yellow flag flew. Much like he did at Pocono after Kasey Kahne's brakes failed entering turn 1, Busch stayed out on the track during the caution flag. Unlike Pocono, where nearly the entire field behind him hit pit road, 13 cars stayed out along with Busch at Michigan. [Full race results from Michigan] The old tires Busch had at ... ...

Larson is now the Cup Series points leader. (Getty) Kyle Larson took the lead away from Kyle Busch on a restart with 15 laps to go and held off all challengers on two ensuing restarts to get his second win of the season at Michigan on Sunday. Larson beat Chase Elliott to the finish line just like he did in 2016. Larson sprinted away from Elliott in August at the two-mile track to get the first win of his career. After Martin Truex Jr. won the first two stages of the race, Busch had the lead with 50 laps to go following a caution for Ryan Sieg's spin. But Busch's 1.5-second lead over Larson was erased with over 20 laps to go because of a debris caution. [Full race results from Michigan] The low line on starts and restarts had been horrible all day. But Larson side-drafted Busch perfectly on the restart after the debris caution and swiped the lead heading into turn 1. "Ryan Blaney gave me a heck of a push," Larson said of the restart that got him the lead. "So, I've really got to thank ... ...

Truex's single-lap speed was 198.385mph topped the speed chart on Saturday morning. Kyle Busch was second quick followed by Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Erik Jones, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr."Here, like anywhere else this year, it seems like you need to just find a way to balance it - short run speed with the long run speed," Truex ...

Ryan Blaney became the 19th different driver in the stories history of the Wood Brothers race team to score a win at the top level of NASCAR.Click on the image to watch his one-on-one interview talking about his first win and being a part of the history of the iconic NASCAR race team. ...

Ryan Blaney Omnicraft Car Photo - New Wood Brothers Racing sponsor will debut at Michigan International Speedway With their 99th victory secured by a dramatic finish of last Sunday's Pocono 400, the Wood Brothers will kick off their quest for No. 100 in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at one of their favorite tracks, ...

Last month, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Kevin Harvick announced he would participate in the race, scheduled for June 24. On Thursday, the track announced fellow Cup drivers Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez also plan to compete in the event.Harvick will compete with Jefferson Pitts Racing and last raced in the series in 2007 at Iowa, where he celebrated his seventh series win ...