Ryan Blaney secured the marathon NASCAR Cup victory at EchoPark Speedway after a late‑stage surge, adding Ford’s 750th Cup win to the championship ledger.
During the final stint, a decisive push from Christopher Bell in the Toyota enabled Blaney to overtake rivals and close the race.
Ford’s milestone echoes the historic 1950 victory of Jimmy Florian at Dayton, the first Cup win on a half‑mile asphalt and the only one of his career.
Blaney’s lap domination
Blaney claimed 171 of the 263 laps, roughly 65% of the event—a figure no modern drafting racer has matched.
That achievement places him second only to Richard Petty’s 184‑lap hold in the 1964 Daytona 500, the single all‑time leader with 92% of the race.
Blaney’s win margin sat below one tenth of a lap, a tighter finish than Petty’s one‑lap advantage.
Blaney finished just one fastest‑lap title shy of the maximum 76 points, as Cody Ware’s late burst from the back secured the bonus and clipped Blaney’s point total.
Implications for the season
Blaney’s record‑setting run establishes a new benchmark for drafting races and heightens the stakes for the remaining Cup battles.
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