No. 12 TEAM OVERCOMES EARLY SETBACK FOR 13TH-PLACE FINISH AT DOVER

Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Menards/Wrangler Ford Mustang Dark Horse team faced an early setback in Sunday's All-Star Race at Dover, but managed to come away with a 13th-place finish in the 200-lap main event. Blaney was collected in a nine-car incident on the second lap of the first 75-lap segment, sustaining heavy front end damage that prompted him to take it to the garage for repairs. The 12 team was able to complete its work just before the end of the second 75-lap segment as Blaney returned to the track with 13 laps remaining. As a result, Blaney lined up to start the 200-lap main event from 24th and made his way up to 16th by the time of the competition caution on lap 76. Crew chief Jonathan Hassler went to work on adjustments to keep up with the changing balance due to the prior damage as Blaney worked towards the top-10 during the following run. Blaney was forced to make an unscheduled stop with 63 laps to go due to an issue with the left rear wheel as the caution came out while he was on pit road. After taking the wave around to rejoin the lead lap, Blaney restarted 17th and made up a few spots over the sprint to the finish in a 13th-place result.