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RMNB Officially Becomes First Hockey Blog to Sponsor Sprint Cup Car as Ryan Ellis Makes Sprint Cup Debut

By Chris Gordon

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November 16, 2015 11:06 am

Miller Lite, Crispy M&Ms, the AARP.. and now Russian Machine Never Breaks. With tonight’s Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, we entered the rarefied air of NASCAR sponsors. After a rain delay of nearly seven hours, our boy Ryan Ellis took to the track in his #33 ScienceLogic/RMNB Chevy SS for his debut race in NASCAR’s top series.

As we noted in our profile of him, Ryan is a huge Caps fan, former GMU hockey player, and RMNB reader from Ashburn. Ellis said his goal for the race was to learn and avoid accidents in the penultimate race of the year. He did just that, bringing his car home undamaged in 40th in a hectic race filled with uncertainties and the heat of NASCAR’s playoffs. The race was called due to rain after drivers completed 219 of the scheduled 312 laps. Going forward, Ryan hopes to build on this opportunity to get a full-time ride next year and continue to make Sprint Cup Series starts. Congrats to Ryan on a safe first race! This was one of the coolest things we’ve done as a blog. It was a thrill to share it with him. Let this be a lesson: RMNB readers are awesome!

Qualifying and Practice

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The Race: Quicken Loans 500

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Photo: Matt Sullivan

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Night racing, anyone? #NASCAR #TheChase

A photo posted by NASCAR (@nascar) on

PR- Gentleman start your engines #startoftherace #nascar #readytoroll #debut #thankyousciencelogic

A video posted by Ryan Ellis (@ryanellisracing) on

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