NASCAR Star Blaney Has Moved on From His Fight with Hocevar, Even if His Black Eye Is Still There
Blaney said the clash was just racing as NASCAR declined to punish either driver after the pit-road confrontation.
- Ryan Blaney arrived at Kansas Speedway on Friday sporting a visible black eye, a lingering reminder of his physical altercation with Carson Hocevar six days earlier at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Tensions flared last Saturday when Hocevar spun Blaney into the wall 41 laps before the checkered flag; Blaney then confronted Hocevar on pit road, initiating a physical exchange that turned physical.
- NASCAR President Steve ODonnell said Monday the sanctioning body viewed the fight as an emotional reaction and issued no penalties. Blaney acknowledged his role, stating, "I initiated a confrontation, Carson defended himself. I'm glad they didn't do anything."
- The 33rd-place finish cost Blaney valuable ground; the 32-year-old Team Penske driver now trails Kyle Larson by 52 points in the NASCAR Cup Series Chase entering Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400.
- With NASCAR's disciplinary review complete, focus shifts to the Kansas race weekend. Cup Series practice is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, with qualifying at 11:10 a.m. ET before Sunday's race.
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Ryan Blaney Has Black Eye, Talks Carson Hocevar Fight in New Video Ahead of Upcoming NASCAR Race
Ryan Blaney is sporting a black eye ahead of this weekend's Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas City after what he described as an "uncharacteristic" altercation with Carson Hocevar last Saturday in Bristol.
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With apologies to Dorothy, we are in Kansas. Again. The NASCAR Cup Series will line up Sunday afternoon for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., in the first of three consecutive races on 1.5-mile layouts that feature plenty of horsepower. In the series' first visit on April 19, Tyler Reddick,
Ryan Blaney Arrives at Kansas With Black Eye After Bristol Fight With Carson Hocevar
Ryan Blaney arrived at Kansas Speedway on Friday carrying a visible reminder of what happened six days earlier at Bristol Motor Speedway. Blaney was still sporting a black eye following his post-race fight with Carson Hocevar, an altercation that became one of the biggest stories to emerge from the Bristol weekend. And while the bruising remained noticeable at Kansas, Blaney sounded more impatient with the healing process than concerned about th…
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