Ryan Blaney’s Pit-Stop Losses Cost Lead at Bristol as Ty Gibbs Wins

Ryan Blaney's No. 12 team continued to lose track position on pit stops at Bristol Motor Speedway, surrendering the lead on a late stop and enabling Ty Gibbs to win.

Before Sunday, Blaney had lost 86 combined spots on pit road this season, though crew chief Jonathan Hassler said the No. 12 car remains one of the two fastest and praised the pit crew's effort after the race.

Former No. 12 tire changer Ryan Flores told the Stacking Pennies podcast with Corey Lajoie that the crew's confidence has "zero confidence" after repeated losses of position, while noting the team avoided penalties and kept Blaney competitive.

Flores warned the current trend is unsustainable and urged improvements this offseason, leaving Ryan Blaney's team under pressure to fix pit-road performance ahead of upcoming events.

This report is based on information originally published by Motorsport.

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