Ryan Blaney recovers from spin to put Ford on pole at COTA

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney recovered from a spin in practice to win the pole for Sunday's race at Circuit of the Americas.
Blaney spun in Saturday morning practice and contact with the wall left a scratch on the back of the No. 12 Ford. Team Penske had him ready to go when qualifying began and Blaney advanced into the final round, where his lap of 92.759 mph earned him the eighth pole of his career.
“I wouldn’t have thought we’d sit on the pole after I hit the fence