Win caps a HUGE weekend for Team Penske after it also won the Indy 500 with Josef Newgarden one day earlier.
Going into this weekend, all-everything team owner Roger Penske had won 18 Indianapolis 500s and two Coca-Cola 600s. But until this weekend, “The Captain” had not won America’s two Memorial Day weekend races in the same year.
The third-generation racer won by 0.663 seconds over Hendrick Motorsports star William Byron. Rained out on Sunday and rescheduled for Monday afternoon, the 600-miler began around 3 p.m. and ended at almost 9 p.m. The elapsed time of 4 hours, 58 minutes, and 50 seconds doesn’t include a 31-minute red flag for rain at lap 157.David JensenWhen the checkered finally fell, Blaney was comfortably ahead of Byron, already a three-time winner this spring. Two-time 600 winner Martin Truex Jr.
Understandably, Blaney was more emotional that usual after the victory. “You start to get to feel like you can't win anymore when you don't win in a while,” he said. “It kind of gets hard. So, I’m super thankful to the 12 guys for believing in me. Thank you, guys for sticking around; I really appreciate it.“I was able to get the lead, and the car was so good I could bide my time a little bit. Then, I was able to drive off. I was hoping no caution just because you never know.
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