Earlier, Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR All-Star Race at the Texas Motor Speedway. However, the win was a bit contentious as he appeared to win, then not win, and win again. As it happened, he crossed the finish line, but there was a yellow flag, courtesy of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. In light of his win, the likes of Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Bubba Wallace congratulated him.
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Y’all do remember 2014 Miami truck race… The damn fool had to rebuild his shifter under caution! Ole Ryan MacGyver Blaney just doing MacGyver 💩 Congrats homie @Blaney
born in a log cabin he built himself
Blaney getting a Wrangler win:
Under the impression that he won the race, he began to unclip his window netting. However, he soon got the call that the chequered flag had not waved. Now, the rule says that the window net needs to be secure during the race, so he hastily pinned it back up. From there, he continued the race and finally won it officially.
Hell he had to do some MacGyver stuff at 2020 Kentucky too lol. I do remember that race though 🤣
Glad he found a way to keep it up
A lot of fans also reacted to the bizarre scene and joked about it. They compared him to the popular character Angus MacGyver.
Additionally, MacGyver is also a colloquial term popularized in American culture. Over here, it describes a person who finds a simple yet elegant solution using existing resources.
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Feb 16, 2022; Daytona, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney (12) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
How did the race pan out for Ryan Blaney?
Barring that little hiccup, Blaney actually enjoyed a fairly decent race. It also doesn’t hurt that he has won a cool $1 million dollars. Behind him on the track were Denny Hamlin, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, and Daniel Suarez in fifth place. Meanwhile, Alex Bowman, A. J. Allmendinger, Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, and Christopher Bell rounded out the Top 10.
Brilliant! So relieved @Blaney was allowed to MacGyver the window net, refocus and win TWICE. Otherwise, @NASCAR would have an even bigger embarrassment on their hands. Now, fix the low profile tire & single lug wheel issue.
If you can’t root 9, root 12. Forget the Underhill’s, the tab is on you this week @Blaney. Congrats dawg!
Never should have been a yellow in the first place. They put Blaney in the situation he was in. To make up for it they let him break a rule. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Blaney W, NASCAR L
Apparently, Hamlin had some strong opinions on how NASCAR handled the final couple of laps. He insisted that there should never have been a yellow flag situation. Then, the officials kind of shot themselves in the foot by ‘allowing him to break a rule’, just to make it up to him.
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Other than that, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver did admit that the Penske man deserved the win, but this race was NASCAR’s loss.