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Ryan Blaney not happy with Denny Hamlin after incident at Martinsville

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Ryan Blaney is not happy with Denny Hamlin after their incident in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in March 2026.

Ryan Blaney didn't have a fast enough car to truly compete for the win at Martinsville Speedway; however, he never had a chance to flex his muscles upfront. On the final restart, Denny Hamlin put Blaney's No. 12 car in the wall off of Turn 4, putting him in a tough situation for the rest of the race.

The Team Penske driver climbed to sixth place; however, he wasn't happy with the incident. Following the event, Blaney expressed his displeasure with Hamlin's move at Martinsville. โ€œYeah, [Denny Hamlin] just put me in the fence,โ€ Blaney said.

โ€œThatโ€™s what it looked like from my seat. I was pretty tight after that. But luckily, we were able to kind of get one or two spots back after that happened.

I feel like I got driven into the fence. From my seat, it seemed like overkill. I donโ€™t know.