Contact from Larson’s№5 Chevrolet on Lap 135 sent Blaney spinning and brought out a caution, and while Blaney rallied to finish fourth, he warned that payback may be coming. Blaney and Larson were battling for position at the end of Stage 2 when Larson’s №5 Chevrolet made contact with Blaney’s №12 Ford Mustang.

The lights were bright, the engines were roaring, and the stakes couldn’t have been higher at Bristol Motor Speedway. Saturday night was no ordinary race.

Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney ended up colliding during Sunday's race at Gateway amid the NASCAR Playoffs. At the end of stage 2, Larson and Blaney were battling for fifth place when the Hendrick Motorsports car tried to overtake the Team Penske Ford.

NASCAR and Goodyear allotted nine fresh sets of tires, and the pair that each team qualified on for the race. After the first stage, NASCAR gave Goodyear the go-ahead to mount an extra set of tires for each team. Goodyear got to work mounting the additional 152 tires for the remaining 38 teams.

The tension that erupted between Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway has officially cooled down. What looked like it might become a season-long feud between two championship contenders has instead turned into a masterclass in how veteran drivers handle conflict in NASCAR.

Explore Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson’s NASCAR Cup Series incident at Gateway 2025, spins, and playoff implications explained.

Ryan Blaney raced to victory at Daytona, and Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman earned the final two NASCAR Cup Series playoffs berths.

All’s well that ends well in the case of NASCAR Cup Series title contenders Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney — for now. The pair of past champions had a nefarious encounter last weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway as the No.

Ryan Blaney ranks NASCAR’s Crown Jewel races, placing the grueling Coca-Cola 600 above Daytona 500, Southern 500, and Brickyard 400.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 70.083 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 48 minutes, 10 seconds. Margin of Victory: .343 seconds. Caution Flags: 14 for 137 laps. Lead Changes: 36 among 14 drivers.

Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR legacy aspirations aim to mirror icons like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, inspiring future generations.