Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Motorsport

Mar 24, 2025, 12:14 AM

Blaney had no warning before his second engine failure of the year

Ryan Blaney HOMESTEAD NASCAR Cup NASCAR Bubba Wallace Ford Kyle Larson Team Penske

Ryan Blaney was a dominant force throughout the NASCAR Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, leading most race laps — 124 of a possible 267 — and winning the opening stage.

The Team Penske driver was cruising in third place during the final stage of the race, just behind Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace as they battled for the race lead. But suddenly, a massive plume of white smoke billowed out the back of his No. 12 Ford Mustang, signalling a catastrophic engine failure.

Blaney's race was over just 60 laps shy of the finish, placing 36th of the original 37 starters.

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford

“I didn’t have any warning," said Blaney afterwards. "It just laid over when I got back to wide-open down the front, and that was all she wrote. It just stinks. We had a really fast Ford Mustang. We led a lot of laps. We lost a little bit of track position there with some stuff on pit road, but got back to third and it was a great race between me and Bubba and Larson. I’m sure Denny [Hamlin] was gonna get back into it.

"It was gonna be a heck of a battle the last 60 laps or so, but it just didn’t really work out for us. We’ll continue to keep fighting. I appreciate the 12 guys for just giving me a hot rod. It was an incredibly, incredibly fast race car today. We’ll keep our heads up. It’s just one of those things where it’s not really going our way right now, but the good news is we’re bringing fast cars, and that’s all you can ask for. We’ll keep on moving.”

Heavy smoke seen after Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford engine blow (Photo by: Chris Graythen - Getty Images)

Strangely, this isn't Blaney's first engine blowup this year -- a failure that has become increasingly rare in modern NASCAR. Two weeks ago at Phoenix, a similar engine issue ended his day. A crash at Las Vegas last weekend means that Blaney now has a stretch of three consecutive DNFs after just six races.

Photos from Homestead-Miami - Race

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Fans

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

NASCAR President Steve Phelps, John Hunter Nemechek, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kevin Harvick

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Spire Motorsports pit crew member

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

NASCAR President Steve Phelps

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Chevrolet, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Jeff Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Heavy smoke seen after Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford engine blow

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

2025 Homestead-Miami - Sunday

NASCAR Cup

50

In this article

Nick DeGroot

NASCAR Cup

Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time news email updates on these topics

Sign up to read this article

Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

Iowa lawsuit says sheriff discouraged compliance with immigration law

Iowa lawsuit says sheriff discouraged compliance with immigration law

Iowa’s Republican attorney general is suing a county sheriff over his Facebook post saying his department doesn’t always need to detain people at the request of federal immigration authorities

The Independent UK

Outrage after video shows cops using a taser on motorist in aftermath of an epileptic seizure

Outrage after video shows cops using a taser on motorist in aftermath of an epileptic seizure

Lawsuit accuses police of using excessive force and violating federal disability law

The Independent UK

Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told

Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told

National security committee is investigating whether secret services breached law by using surveillance tool to monitor activists and journalists

The Guardian - UK

Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrants

The Guardian - US

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Prosecutors Ask For 18-month Suspended Jail For Actor Depardieu

Prosecutors Ask For 18-month Suspended Jail For Actor Depardieu

Prosecutors recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday in the sexual abuse trial of film star Gerard Depardieu, the highest-profile figure caught up in France's response to the #MeToo movement.

International Business Times

RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

Health secretary aims to close regional offices and establish new division called ‘administration for a healthy America’

The Guardian - US

Related Stories

Top stories on inkl right now

Iowa lawsuit says sheriff discouraged compliance with immigration law

Iowa lawsuit says sheriff discouraged compliance with immigration law

Iowa’s Republican attorney general is suing a county sheriff over his Facebook post saying his department doesn’t always need to detain people at the request of federal immigration authorities

The Independent UK

Outrage after video shows cops using a taser on motorist in aftermath of an epileptic seizure

Outrage after video shows cops using a taser on motorist in aftermath of an epileptic seizure

Lawsuit accuses police of using excessive force and violating federal disability law

The Independent UK

Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told

Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told

National security committee is investigating whether secret services breached law by using surveillance tool to monitor activists and journalists

The Guardian - UK

Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrants

The Guardian - US

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Prosecutors Ask For 18-month Suspended Jail For Actor Depardieu

Prosecutors Ask For 18-month Suspended Jail For Actor Depardieu

Prosecutors recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday in the sexual abuse trial of film star Gerard Depardieu, the highest-profile figure caught up in France's response to the #MeToo movement.

International Business Times

RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

Health secretary aims to close regional offices and establish new division called ‘administration for a healthy America’

The Guardian - US

Our Picks

Marvel fans are already theorizing how Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and James Marsden's X-Men will be integrated into Avengers: Doomsday

There are some pretty compelling theories about how the X-Men will appear in Avengers: Doomsday

Dave Grohl’s wife Jordyn Blum ‘makes decision about their future’ after his cheating scandal

Grohl revealed in September that he fathered a child outside of his marriage

The Independent UK

“Poor Kid Is Scarred For Life”: Babysitter Checks For Monsters Under Kid’s Bed, Finds Man Hiding

The harrowing discovery was made after a child told the babysitter about a "monster" being in the same room with them. The post “Poor Kid Is Scarred For Life”: Babysitter Checks For Monsters Under Kid’s Bed, Finds Man Hiding first appeared on Bored Panda.

Paranormal Activity series writer jokes about how writing follow-ups to the hit found-footage horror "was a thankless task" because of the illusion that the movies are real: "'Oh, it’s so easy! You improvise!'"

Exclusive: Christopher Landon talks penning the Paranormal Activity sequels

Justin Bieber shares rare picture of his son Jack Blues after sharing 'imposter syndrome' struggles

Bieber posted pictures of his child, who was born in August last year, to Instagram

Evening Standard

Rare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant jerseys set to command $20m at auction

The first match-worn jerseys of the two NBA greats are on display at Sotheby’s in New York

The Independent UK

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play