Ryan Blaney explains why he couldn't catch the JGR cars at Iowa, saying the track cooled in the second half and his car got stuck between needing rear security on entry and exit while being tight in the center, leaving him no clear direction to improve. He calls his stage 1 battle with Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell for the lead simply "Fun. Rracing with your buddies is always fun." Tim Moore of Motorsports today got this audio. Donate to Frontstretch here! frontstretch.com/donate Follow us on X: x.com/Frontstretch Follow Danny Peters on X: x.com/dannypeters Follow Michael Bellifemini on X: x.com/mbelf5 Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/Frontstretch Donate: frontstretch.com/donate #nascar #iowaspeedway #ryanblaney