Ryan Blaney captures first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup victory in dramatic Pocono 400 Dogged by Kevin Harvick for the final eight laps of Sunday's Axalta presents the Pocono 400, Ryan Blaney held off the 2014 series champion in a breathtaking battle to claim the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career. After a restart on Lap 148 of 160, Blaney grabbed the lead from polesitter Kyle Busch on Lap 151, with Busch on older tires, doing everything he could to block Blaney's No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. Racing side by side with Busch's No. 18 Toyota down the Long Pond straightaway, Blaney stayed in the gas through the Tunnel Turn and cleared Busch's Camry off the corner. Read more http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2017...energy-nascar-cup-victory-dramatic-pocono-400
