Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Wrangler Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Ryan Blaney won his first career Cup Series All-Star Race on Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway, earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan favorite non-points event. And he and his team celebrated twice.
Blaney‘s No. 12 Team Penske Ford ultimately beat Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Toyota by 0.266 seconds in an overtime finish. But at one point, Blaney thought he may have taken the che…
