Ryan Blaney finished 30th at Texas Motor Speedway in

the No. 29 Cooper Standard RAM on Friday evening. The

Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) driver had a tough night in

his Texas debut. 

Blaney qualified in the 16th position on Friday afternoon

pacing the 1.5 mile tri-oval in 30.35 seconds or 177.901

M.P.H. to begin the WinStar World 350. 

On lap 20, Blaney had driven the Cooper Standard RAM

to the 13th position and radioed to Crew Chief Doug

Randolph that the truck was getting tight. The tight

condition continued to worsen, and the right front tire

blew near the start / finish line on lap 31 sending the

BKR RAM into the barrier. 

Randolph instructed Blaney to drive to the garage, and despite a valiant effort by the team, the necessary repairs were too much to overcome ending Blaney's Texas Motor Speedway debut early. 

"We blew a right front tire," said Blaney. "The first five laps of the race, the Cooper Standard RAM felt great. After that, it just kept getting tighter and tighter. It was a tough night, but that's racing. We'll get them in Phoenix next weekend."

Draw-Tite returns as the primary sponsor of the No. 29 BKR RAM on Friday night, November 9th, at Phoenix International Raceway with Blaney once again behind the wheel. Race coverage for the Lucas Oil 150 begins at 7:30 P.M. EST on SPEED Channel. Radio coverage can be found on MRN and Sirius XM Channel 90 beginning at 7:45 P.M. EST.

Ryan Blaney WinStar World Casino 350 Statistics

Start: 16

Finish: 30

Laps: 31/147            

Laps Led: 0

Status: Accident

Owner Points Position: Sixth

Blaney Blows Right Front Tire at Texas

No. 29 Cooper Standard RAM Race Recap

November 5, 2012