Ever since the Next Gen car rolled out, Team Penske seems to have cracked the code to be successful with it. They aren’t necessarily the strongest team when the season starts, but mid-way through the season, the trends shift and they take over. Call it playing by the book with the format or strategically positioning themselves for the big races, they’ve done well. But in 2025, they are on a roll, and once again, Hendrick Motorsports and JGR are playing catch-up.

The evidence is stacking up. Ryan Balney’s win at Nashville did not just mark another checkered flag for Team Penske but also a turning point in the Series. Finally, Blaney got his deserved win after overcoming DNFs and engine failure. Interestingly, he was the only Penske driver left to bag a win this year, and with the Nashville

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