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Ryan Blaney has been NASCAR’s best driver this year, but he can’t escape the pit

Another week, another late-lap heartbreak for Ryan Blaney, who finished 19th at Sunday’s Auto Club 400.Blaney, the No. 12 Ford driver for Team Penske who led the second-most laps Sunday, was running in second place behind eventual winner Alex Bowman with five laps to go when he said he felt his car vibrating. That forced him to pit for a tire change, dashing his hopes for a top-10 finish for the second week in a row.“Racing happens,” Blaney said. “Just corded a right rear (tire) there at the end and gave up a good finish.”The rubber on that tire had been run down to the inner threads, causing …

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