It also caused Blaney, who entered the race 13 points behind Johnny Sauter in the standings, to slip to 16 points out of first place. Blaney and Johnny Sauter were both victimized by late-race mishaps. Before all the mayhem occurred Blaney had pulled to within eight points of the lead on NASCAR.com's live standings. When informed of this, Blaney raised up from looking under the hood and calmly shook his head yet again.
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