Ryan Blaney had been living somewhat of a charmed life in previous weeks as he hopscotched between two NASCAR national series, snookering Kyle Busch for a NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Bristol on Aug. 22, then outdueling German Quiroga in a thrilling last lap for a Camping World Truck Series win eight days later. Friday night, Blaney's chance at an unusual triple play in a three-weekend span ran aground at Richmond International Raceway. While he got the better of Busch at Bristol Motor Speedway to start his recent hot streak, Blaney and the rest of the 40-car field had nothing for the Sprint Cup regular, who led every lap. "That next-to-last run, we struggled pretty bad," Blaney said. More...