Looking at his results at superspeedway races, that shouldn't come as a surprise. Four of Blaney's 10 Cup victories have come at Daytona or Talladega.
In the Daytona 500, the Team Penske driver has two runner-up finishes and has been so close to capturing the chequered flag on several other occasions.
“I feel like I’ve been close to this thing a couple of times. I had a good shot to win it a couple years ago and it just didn’t work out," said Blaney during Daytona 500 on Wednesday. He now aims to be the first driver in over 20 years to follow up a NASCAR Cup title with a win in the 500.
"When people ask me that, that’s the dream deal. You win the championship and then turn right around and win the 500. The last person to do it was Dale Jarrett in 2000, so it’s about time someone maybe does it again. We’ll see.
"You just try to learn from experiences from previous races here and figure out, ‘Hey, what did we do well to put us in a spot to win? And what decisions did I make that kind of kept us out of victory lane?’
"You just hope to find yourself in those spots again and try to make the right decision, so we’ll see. You just try to be rolling at the end of it and hopefully you’re there, but I’m excited for it.
Source: Autosport