Team Penske NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Report- Las Vegas

March 3, 2018

Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Race: Boyd Gaming 300

Date: March 3rd, 2018

No. 22 Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford Mustang – Ryan Blaney

Start: 8th

Stage 1: 5th

Stage 2: 2nd     

Finish: 4th

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 200/200

Laps Led: 33  

Owner Points Position (behind first): 4th (-13)

Notes:

• Ryan Blaney started eighth and finished fourth in the No. 22 Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford Mustang.        
• Blaney finished 5th and 2nd respectively in the two stages today.
• For the majority of the race, Blaney fought a tight-handling car. Crew chief Brian Wilson made several air pressure and chassis adjustments to loosen-up the Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford Mustang.
• Blaney led one-time for 33 laps, second-most of any driver in the race.
• Following today's race the No. 22 team moved from 7th to 4th in the XFINITY Series Owner Points standings.

Quote:  "We had a good Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford. We got better there after the second stop and the third stint, but we couldn't hang on very long. I lost the lead there and couldn't pass anybody. At worst we should have run second, but it just didn't work out that way today."