PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Blaney punches ticket with Talladega win

Ryan Blaney didn't mind having to wait an extra day at Talladega Superspeedway, as he scored the win in Monday's rain-delayed Monster Energy Cup Series Race at Talladega.

On this week's edition of the Hard Left Turn podcast, Brandon Reed, Pete McCole and Amy Henderson review the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, including:

-Ryan Blaney punches his ticket to the Round of 8 of the Playoffs by beating Ryan Newman by inches at the finish line for the win at Talladega.

-There were lots of crashes at Talladega, including one that sent Brendan Gaughan flying through the air.

-Chase Elliott and Joey Logano were both caught up in crashes, but still soldiered home to respectable finishes.

-Who's in and who's out of the Playoffs going to the cutoff race at Kansas thanks to Monday's crashfest.

-We preview the NASCAR race weekend at Kansas Speedway.

WDUN will carry live MRN Radio coverage of the NASCAR race weekend at Kansas Speedway.  It starts with Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 beginning at 2:30 pm on 102.9 FM and streaming live on AccessWDUN.  Coverage continues on Sunday with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 beginning at 1:30 pm on 102.9 FM and streaming live on AccessWDUN.

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Ryan Blaney (12) narrowly slides by driver Ryan Newman (6) to take the checkered flag in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Monday, Oct 14, 2019, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Amanda Newman)

Brendan Gaughan (62) flips in Turn 3 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Monday, Oct 14, 2019, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Greg McWilliams)

Ryan Blaney celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Monday, Oct 14, 2019, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Joey Logano leads a pack of cars during Monday's rain delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Joey Logano (22) and Kevin Harvick (4) lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018.

Brandon Reed (right), Amy Henderson (center) and Pete McCole (left) record the Hard Left Turn podcast at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

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