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Ryan Blaney gets "caught up in other people's garbage" at Atlanta

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While the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion is locked into the playoffs, the year has still been an up-and-down one for Ryan Blaney.

On Lap 58, the intensity was picking up as the field raced toward the end of Stage 1. Christopher Bell ended up losing control, spinning sideways.

A handful of cars were collected including Bubba Wallace, AJ Allmendinger and Austin Dillon, but Blaney thought he was going to be okay. However, he got clipped on his way by and took the hardest hit of anyone as the No. 12 Team Penske Ford slammed the outside wall.

.@Blaney and @CBellRacing with major damage in a multi-car crash at the end of Stage 1! 💥 #NASCAR

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— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) June 29, 2025

He will finish 40th -- last place. After being released from the infield care center, Blaney said of the incident: "I couldn't see much. They kind of started spinning and coming down. I tried to get to the apron and by the time I got there, kind of got blocked.

"Yeah, like you (the reporter) said, the story of our year. Just getting caught up in other people's garbage. Just when we get it going pretty good and find some momentum, we don't seem to have things go our way."

Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell crash (Photo by: Sean Gardner / Getty Images)

The wreck forced the race to opening stage of the race to end under caution. And while Blaney never returned to the race, Bell did, albeit more than 70 laps down.

A few laps later, NASCAR actually had to red-flag the race after a far bigger incident broke out on the backstretch, collecting 23 cars.

Blaney also failed to finish the races at Phoenix, Las Vegas, Homestead, Talladega, and Charlotte. Last year, he had seven DNFs throughout the entire season and he's nearly matched that, halfway through 2025.

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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

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Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota

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Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

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Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford

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General view

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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

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Huge crash

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Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, and Denny Hamlin

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Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell crash

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Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell crash

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Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell crash

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Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Corey Lajoie, Rick Ware Racing Ford

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, Ryan Preece, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford, Brad Keselowski, R

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AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford

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Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Corey Lajoie, Rick Ware Racing Ford, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford

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Corey Lajoie, Rick Ware Racing Ford

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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