Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, takes the checkered flag as he wins the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, does a burn out after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, does a burn out after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #29 Coopers Standard Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 race, at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
A spin with four laps to go in Wednesday night’s UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway proved as a saving grace for Brad Keselowski Racing’s Ryan Blaney, who grabbed the lead on a green-white-checkered restart to win his first race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
Blaney recovered from an early race penalty for jumping a restart to find himself closing on leader Matt Crafton with five laps remaining. When Ty Dillon spun on lap 196, it triggered the last caution of the night and the opportunity for Blaney to steal Crafton’s thunder. On the last restart, Crafton’s truck sputtered, failing to come up to speed, allowing Blaney to take off and seal his fourth career Camping World Truck Series victory. Continue reading →