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Ryan Blaney says he is feeling fine after complaining of a headache last weekend after taking a driver’s side hit during practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway because of a tire puncture. In the race…
Ryan Blaney reported feeling fine after experiencing a headache following a driver’s side hit due to a tire puncture during practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Although involved in a multi-car crash the next day at lap 89, where Brad Keselowski clipped his car, he noted a broken toe link and described struggling in the cockpit while driving back to pit road. Despite enduring multiple hard hits over the last year and a half, Blaney reassured reporters at Homestead-Miami that he was okay, praising his team for prioritizing safety in the car and expressing the need for further enhancements to ensure driver well-being. During the recent Sunday race, Blaney requested pain relief for his persistent headache, hinting at past impacts such as his crash into an unprotected wall at Nashville Superspeedway, which resulted in concussion-like symptoms and required collaboration with a concussion program. Reflecting on other incidents like his head-first crash at Daytona International Speedway, which measured a 70G impact, Blaney emphasized the importance of addressing impacts with NASCAR to enhance the safety of the Next Gen car, particularly focusing on the center section for improved protection. He proposed ongoing discussions with NASCAR to deliver comprehensive measures and improvements for minimizing the severity of impacts for drivers.
