After coming up short of kissing the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ryan Blaney shares his raw emotions.
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00:00For all team penske drivers, the goal is to win for Mr. Penske any weekend.
00:04But to try to win here at the brickyard is the ultimate goal.
00:09Losing one that way, how hard is it to process, Ryan?
00:12So fun.
00:13We had a really good shot to win today.
00:15Appreciate Menard and Atlas and Ford and the 12 group putting us in a position.
00:19Gosh, our car was fast.
00:20I thought we had really good strategy, kind of was the front guy of having to save a little
00:26bit of gas.
00:27I thought we put ourselves in a great spot.
00:30I knew the 6 was probably going to run out if it went green.
00:32Came to the restart, I couldn't believe they stayed out.
00:36I knew there was no way they were going to make it.
00:38So I obviously chose the top because he might run out in the restart zone.
00:43And he runs out coming to the green so he gets to go to pit road and the 5 gets promoted.
00:50Luck of the day right there, I guess.
00:51I don't know.
00:52I don't even know what to be mad about.
00:53I'm mad at losing this race because I thought we were in the perfect position.
00:57Once I lost control of the race, obviously I would have been on the bottom.
01:01But I thought the 6 would run out in the restart zone or down the back.
01:04I don't know.
01:05Stinks to lose in that way.
01:07Appreciate the effort.
01:08I hate we don't get to celebrate with Mr. Penske and everyone at Penske here.
01:13That stings a lot.
01:14But just try to keep going.
01:16That's all you can do.
01:17Do you see any way of changing that restart situation as late as it happened after the
01:21choose?
01:22Is there any other way to do it?
01:23Call it off and rechoose.
01:25Because now you promote the third place guy, you know, before the second place guy at the
01:31leader has problems.
01:32That's not right.
01:33I mean, it's dumb luck, you know, right?
01:35Where Brad ran out and stuff like that.
01:37And at this racetrack where the bottom is preferred.
01:39But like some, I don't know, I'm just upset.
01:43I mean, that's just like a heartbreaker.
01:45We did everything right today.
01:47I mean, was in prime position to win and just didn't work out for us.
01:54But, uh, gosh, so just not going to sleep very good night.
01:57Tell you that.
01:58But like I said, I appreciate team Penske and everybody for the fast car.
02:02Gosh, we've been super fast and they definitely showed again today and just wasn't meant to
02:06be.
02:07Ryan Blaney.
02:08Third today.
02:09Kim.