Fantasy NASCAR Racing

and Martin Truex at Daytona, and when it was all said and done, Blaney beat out Truex by a scant three points to make the Chase.  In the play-offs he advanced to the second round; even though he had a 30th place finish at Bristol.  On the Roval at Charlotte, he finished 26th, but again was able to advance into the round of eight.  But in that round, he finished 28th at Las Vegas; and followed that with a 17th at Homestead.  He was now in a position to where he would have to win at Martinsville to advance to the final four.  He ran a great race; but finished third and missed making the final round.  He ended up the season in eighth place in points.  They were paired together again in 2023.  

Hassler and Blaney had about as good a year as anyone could ask for in 2023.  Things started off on a positive note when they finished eighth in the Daytona 500.  Three weeks later they almost won at Phoenix when they finished second.  Blaney has turned a pretty darn super speedway racer, and finished seventh at Atlanta.  At Talladega he almost got the win, finishing second to Kyle Busch.  They finally broke through and got a win in the Coke 600 at Charlotte.  The win locked them into the Chase.  Good runs in the Round of 16 saw them advance to the Round of 12.  A crash at Texas put them behind the eight ball and behind in points.  But when NASCAR traveled to Talladega; Blaney showed his prowess and got the win.  He won again at Martinsville which advanced him into the Championship final at Phoenix.  Kyle Larson, William Byron and Christopher Bell were the other title contenders.  Byron seemed to have the best car early as he led the first 92 laps.  Blaney's car was off the pace early; but Hassler and the crew worked on it every chance they got.  As the race wore on, the car got faster and faster.  Blaney finally found his way to the lead with about 55 laps to go.  But Ross Chastain had been working on his car too, and he had the best car on the track.  Blaney heated up Chastain’s rear bumper the last 50 laps, but couldn’t find his way by.  When the checkers fell Chastain grabbed the win with Blaney close behind in second.  Larson and Byron rounded out the top four.  The duo will be back together in 2024.  This was the first year one of his drivers had won a race.  Add to that, he won the Cup championship and the Coke 600.  His drivers have made 90 starts; has 21 top five and 41 top ten finishes.