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After two blown engines in the last three races, Ryan Blaney hopes that the unrelated issues that led to both failures have been rectified ahead of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville.

After two blown engines in the last three races, Ryan Blaney hopes that the unrelated issues that led to both failures have been rectified ahead of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville.

Ryan Blaney has suffered three straight DNFs, two for rare blown engines. The driver and his team feel confident that they've uncovered the issues that plagued both engines and they're hopeful for a good finish in Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville.

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