Despite being the defending All-Star Race winner, Ryan Blaney doesn’t feel any different going into Sunday’s 200-lap exhibition race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He became the 26th different driver to win the illustrious specialty race since its first run in 1985. As it’s been 27 years since the last NASCAR Cup Series race was run at North Wilkesboro, every driver is largely in the dark about what to expect from the race track. The only thing Blaney is sure of, is that Sunday’s race will require patience. “It’s going to require discipline getting started,” Blaney said. “It’s going to take a lot as a driver to run your race here, run your pace.

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