NASCAR MEDIA CONFERENCE

April 12, 2026

Ryan Blaney

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Ryan Blaney, some great battling at the end of the race right there. You said you got a little loose. Anything that last green-white-checkered you could have done different?

RYAN BLANEY: Yeah, I mean, great battle for sure. Good battle all day. I fought a lot of different cars.

Yeah, I got free into three, two or three laps before the last yellow. I kind of was side by side with Ty. I just slipped getting in there. Real easy to slip off the bottom. That kind of cost me some time.

Yeah, I don't know. Gave it my best shot the last restart. Got a good restart. Was close, but just couldn't get it done.

Proud of the effort by all the 12 folks, gave me a real fast car, fast car in qualifying. Got it better through the race honestly. Halfway through the race I thought we got to be the best car, which is really good.

Thanks Discount Tire, Ford, Ford Racing, Menards, Advance Auto Parts, BODYARMOR, Wabash, everybody who puts a lot into our program.

Gosh, I really wanted to win at Bristol here. I came close. But congrats to Ty. He's been really close. Nothing is more special than your first Cup win. It's pretty cool to win at this place.

Yeah, move on. Fun day. Just wish we could have beat him.