Ryan Blaney ends winless streak with victory at Coca-Cola 600

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Jumping into the crowd to celebrate a big race victory appears to have become a Team Penske thing.

Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States.

Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for Team Penske. Like Newgarden, Blaney jumped out of his car and climbed into the crowd to celebrate the win with fans.

"I only did it because Josef did it," Blaney said. "I was pretty fired up. I don't get that excited very often, but I was super pumped. I loved how Josef did it Sunday. ... I said, ‘I am going to go in the stands like Josef did and have some human contact.’"

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Ryan Blaney, center, celebrates on his car in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Concord, N.C.  (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Blaney compared it to jumping into a mosh pit at a metal concert.

A few moments later, he tried to hold back tears with the weight of 59-race winless streak lifted from his shoulders.

"You start to get to feel like you can’t win anymore," Blaney said. "We hadn’t won in awhile and that can get hard. I want to thank the 12 (team) for believing in me."

Blaney took the lead from Byron on a restart and led the final 26 laps to win his first Cup Series race since the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona in August of 2021.

Byron finished second, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick.

Truex said Blaney's emotions are understandable.

"He