Ryan Blaney hits AJ Allmendinger in the pits at NASCAR Kansas race

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TL;DR

Ryan Blaney collided with AJ Allmendinger in the pits during the NASCAR Kansas Race on April 19. Allmendinger fell to last place, two laps down, but Blaney's car reportedly sustained no damage.

Key points

Ryan Blaney hit AJ Allmendinger on pit road
Incident occurred on Lap 39
Blaney's car sustained no damage
Allmendinger fell to last place
Allmendinger was two laps down after the incident

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Ryan Blaney hits AJ Allmendinger in the pits at NASCAR Kansas race

Ryan Blaney hit AJ Allmendinger on pit road on Lap 39 of the NASCAR Kansas Race on April 19.

It was another in a long line of pit road incidents that have plagued Blaney. After the hit Blaney's radio reported his car did not suffer any damage.

Allmendinger was entering his stall as Blaney was pulling out of his pit stall when Blaney turned Allmendinger's car around. Allmendinger fell to last place, two laps down after that pit road incident.

"Our race is done," Allmendinger said on the radio. He is still two laps down nearing the end of Stage 1.

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