Blaney "still going to have to fight hard" despite points cushion

That certainly doesn’t mean he’s a lock by any means.Blaney enters Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway – the last chance to qualify for the title race – fourth in the playoff standings and a 10-point cushion over the cutoff line to advance on points.However, being above the cutline line at all is still the best position Blaney has found himself in his career at this point in the ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/blaney-penske-championship-4-nascar-playoffs/10537802/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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