Ryan Blaney wrapped up his Chase outing with a finale win, but it was his crew chief who took his first sigh of relief as the convoluted format finally came to an end. While the NASCAR circuit has always been…
Ryan Blaney's crew chief Jonathan Hassler spoke out about the severe mental and physical strain caused by NASCAR's 10-race Chase format following the season finale in Homestead-Miami. Despite Blaney winning the final race, Hassler described the grueling season as the hardest to date, telling reporters to ask his wife about the toll it took on their lives.
Blaney entered the postseason as the No. 2 seed for Team Penske but saw his championship bid derailed by four finishes worse than 30th across the 10 races. Equipment failures, penalties, and incidents like contact with Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry ultimately prevented Blaney from securing his second Cup Series title.
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