Overview

• The rookie sits fifth in the Cup standings with victories at Mexico City and Chicago and ten races remaining before the playoffs
• Ryan Blaney described his road-course pace as on another level, underscoring the gap he’s opened on street and road circuits this season
• He’s identified limited 20-minute oval practice sessions as a barrier to faster qualifying laps and smoother race pace on ovals
• Drawing on Ross Chastain’s restart techniques and Max Verstappen’s wet-track advice, he’s adapted peer insights to refine his oval racecraft
• He’s advocated integrating crash-severity G-sensors into NASCAR cars and praised the sport’s advanced simulators and optical scanning technology