Ryan Blaney’s mind has fully shifted to Sunday’s Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway, but the defending champ hasn’t forgotten about his final-lap, final-turn decision last week at Homestead that cost him a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4.

That was the case again on Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Blaney — needing a victory in order to advance to the Championship Four — was passed in the final corner by Tyler Reddick. Blaney led 47 laps, scored 48 points, and fell short of victory by just 0.24 seconds in a race that will stick with him forever for all the wrong reasons.

It was pure playoff pandemonium in the final laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway that delivered an all-time moment in Cup Series history. Ryan Blaney was leading at the bell lap, about to join his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway to be the second title contender to

Ryan Blaney finished second on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway and missed out on an automatic bid to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Championship 4.

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