Ryan Blaney is a prominent American professional stock car racing driver. He currently races full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, piloting the No. 12 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske. Known for his skill and consistent performance on the track, Blaney has established himself as a significant figure in modern NASCAR.
On December 31, 1993, Ryan Michael Blaney was born. He is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Ryan Blaney wound up finishing ninth in the final Cup Series standings with his one win, four top fives, 14 top tens, four stage wins, and two poles. His ninth-place points finish was also the highest for a driver for the Wood Brothers since Morgan Shepherd finished sixth in the final Cup standings in 1994.
In 2009, at age 15, Ryan Blaney began competing in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)-sanctioned South Super Late Model Series, finishing second in points and winning the series' Rookie of the Year award; he finished third in the PASS national points as well. In 2009, he also won the Eastern Grand Nationals in Huntsville, Alabama and the Gasoline Alley National Championship quarter midget event in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 2009, at the age of 15, Ryan Blaney competed in the Pro All Star Series late model division and finished 2nd in the final points standings while also winning the series Rookie of the Year award.
In 2010, Ryan Blaney scored his first career win in the PASS South Super Late Model Series at Dillon Motor Speedway, adding wins at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and Newport Speedway on his way to a second consecutive second-place finish in the PASS South championship standings. Blaney also competed in the Champion Racing Association (CRA)-sanctioned Southern Six Pack series, winning the series championship for 2010.
In 2011, Ryan Blaney began his NASCAR career, driving in select few races in both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series for Tommy Baldwin Racing and Team Penske.
In 2011, Ryan Blaney made his debuts in the ARCA Racing Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and East, scoring top ten finishes in every start in the three series; he won his first career NASCAR race in the K&N Pro Series West season finale at Phoenix International Raceway winning by over two seconds in his only series start.
In 2011, Ryan Blaney returned to the PASS South Super Late Model Series, winning two races in the series, at Dillon Motor Speedway and Ace Speedway, and winning the series championship.
In July 2012, Ryan Blaney announced that he had signed a contract to drive for Team Penske a minimum of three races in the 2012 Nationwide Series season, starting at Iowa Speedway in August.
On September 15, 2012, Ryan Blaney won his first career Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway, becoming the youngest winner in Truck Series history at 18 years, eight months, and 15 days.
For 2012, Ryan Blaney returned to the PASS Super Late Model Series in the Carswell Motorsports No. 98 car.
In 2012, Ryan Blaney continued driving in select races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series for Tommy Baldwin Racing and Team Penske.
In 2012, Ryan Blaney returned to the K&N Pro Series East, running six races for family-owned DB Racing, driving the No. 10 car.
In 2012, Ryan Blaney switched from Nationwide to Truck Series points at Atlanta Motor Speedway in August.
In 2013, Ryan Blaney drove the full Truck Series schedule for Brad Keselowski Racing and competed for the series' Rookie of the Year award. He won his first career pole at Kentucky Speedway in June and his second Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway in August. Blaney also won his first career Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway on September 21, leading 96 laps.
In 2013, Ryan Blaney had his first full time NASCAR season in the Truck Series driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, finishing 6th in points while also winning the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year Award.
In January 2014, Ryan Blaney announced he would be running a full Camping World Truck Series schedule with BKR, along with 15 Nationwide Series and two Sprint Cup Series races for Team Penske during the year.
In January 2014, it was announced that Team Penske was going to re-open a third car, the No. 12, for Ryan Blaney to make two starts in during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. He made his debut at Kansas Speedway, finishing 27th. His second start came at Talladega in the fall, where he notched a 22nd-place finish.
In late May 2014 at Dover, Ryan Blaney finished second to Kyle Busch. After the race, Blaney was one of the drivers who said that because Kyle was winning a lot in the truck series, the Cup series drivers should no longer race in any division besides the Cup series.
In August 2014, Ryan Blaney won his second career Nationwide race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The next week, Blaney won his first Truck race of 2014 at Ron Fellows' Canadian Tire Motorsports Park raceway.
In August 2014, it was announced that Ryan Blaney was to run twenty Sprint Cup Series races for Wood Brothers Racing in the No. 21 Ford during the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
In 2014, Ryan Blaney finished 2nd in the final point standings, narrowly losing the Truck Series title to Matt Crafton. In 2014, Blaney also made his Cup Series debut driving a few select races for Team Penske.
In 2015, Ryan Blaney continued his Xfinity Series schedule, nearly winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing second to Kyle Busch. He won at Iowa and nearly won at Road America. He won at the Kentucky standalone race in September. Blaney got his second top 10 of his career in the Sprint Cup at Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400 finishing seventh.
In 2015, Ryan Blaney performed well in the Sprint Cup Series, picking up his first Top 10 at Talladega in the GEICO 500, running as high as second and finishing fourth. He picked up a seventh-place finish in the fall at Kansas and ended the year with 15 starts in total.
In 2015, Ryan Blaney signed with Wood Brothers Racing driving a limited schedule in the No. 21 car.
In 2016, Ryan Blaney began competing full-time in the Cup Series with the Wood Brothers. Before the race at Auto Club Speedway, Blaney and Bubba Wallace took over NASCAR's Snapchat account, mimicking drivers. Blaney had a successful first half of the season, and finished 4th at Chicagoland. He put up a fight for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award, but lost to Chase Elliott.
In 2016, Ryan Blaney remained with the Wood Brothers for an additional year, driving his first full-time Cup series schedule.
In June 2017, Ryan Blaney joined Fox NASCAR's Cup driver-only broadcast team for the Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway as a pit reporter. He also interviewed race-winner Brad Keselowski.
In 2017, Go Fas Racing announced that they would loan their charter to the No. 21 Wood Brothers team, guaranteeing Ryan Blaney a spot in every race of the 2017 season. Ryan Blaney placed second to Kurt Busch during the Daytona 500. At Kansas, Blaney won his first career Cup Series pole. The race was primarily a duel between him and Martin Truex Jr.
In 2017, Ryan Blaney captured his first career Cup series win at Pocono Raceway and finished 9th in the final point standings.
In 2017, Ryan Blaney started a NASCAR-supported podcast called the Glass Case of Emotion, featuring Kim Coon and Chuck Bush.
In 2017, Ryan Blaney voiced Ryan "Inside" Laney in the Pixar film Cars 3. Blaney also had a cameo appearance as a delivery boy in the film Logan Lucky.
On April 20, 2018, Ryan Blaney guest-starred in the TV show Taken in season 2 episode 12 "Imperium", as Special Agent Nathan Wood.
In 2018, Ryan Blaney joined Team Penske full-time driving the No. 12 Menards sponsored Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
In 2018, Ryan Blaney returned to his pit duties for the driver-only broadcast at Talladega Superspeedway for the Xfinity race.
In 2019, Ryan Blaney had a cameo appearance as himself in Netflix's television series The Crew alongside Austin Dillon and Cole Custer.
In 2019, at Watkins Glen, Ryan Blaney spun Jimmie Johnson out of contention, leading to an argument between the two after the race. Blaney won the Talladega fall race in a photo finish and advanced into the Round of 8.
In 2020, during the final lap of the Daytona 500, Ryan Blaney's push led to a violent crash involving Ryan Newman. Blaney finished second to Denny Hamlin. The incident had a mental toll on him, which improved after speaking with Newman. Blaney later crashed out at Phoenix and had mediocre runs at Darlington. He then achieved back-to-back third-place finishes at Charlotte and led 60 laps at Bristol before a wreck resulted in a last-place finish. He then recorded three top-five finishes, and won the GEICO 500, defeating Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
In 2021, Ryan Blaney was one of three drivers featured as cover stars for the NASCAR 21: Ignition video game.
In 2021, Ryan Blaney won at Atlanta and Michigan, securing his fifth and sixth career wins. The Atlanta win was emotional due to his father's near-win 20 years prior. He achieved back-to-back wins at Daytona International Speedway, marking his sixth and seventh career wins. He entered the 2021 Cup playoffs as the second-seeded driver but was eliminated after Martinsville, finishing the season seventh in points.
Since 2021, Ryan Blaney has served as a commentator in the booth for the driver-only broadcast, and as a rotating driver analyst for Xfinity and ARCA Menard Series broadcasts.
In 2022, Ryan Blaney started with a fourth-place finish at the Daytona 500. Despite no wins in the first 13 races, he had consistent top finishes and won the NASCAR All-Star Race. He clinched a Playoff spot at the Daytona night race, beating Martin Truex Jr. He was eliminated after the Round of 8 at Martinsville, finishing the season eighth in points despite being winless.
In 2022, Ryan Blaney was a featured driver in the USA Network series Race for the Championship, following the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Ryan Blaney's NASCAR-supported podcast called the Glass Case of Emotion ended.
In 2023, Ryan Blaney started with an eighth-place finish at the Daytona 500 and finished second at Phoenix. He spotted for Joey Logano at Bristol's Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt. He finished second at the GEICO 500 at Talladega. Blaney won the Coca-Cola 600, ending a 59-race drought. A sixth-place finish at Gateway put him on top of the points standings.
In 2023, Ryan Blaney was a featured driver in the 2024 Netflix documentary series NASCAR: Full Speed, which followed the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
In 2023, Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series championship and also secured a crown jewel victory in the 2023 Coca-Cola 600.
In 2024, Ryan Blaney had a 30th-place DNF at the Daytona 500. He finished second at Atlanta. He also ran out of fuel at Gateway on the last lap. Blaney won at Iowa and Pocono. During the playoffs, he won at Martinsville, making the Championship 4, finishing second to Joey Logano for the 2024 Cup Series Championship.
In 2024, Ryan Blaney nearly won back-to-back titles, finishing 2nd in the final point standings to his Penske racing teammate Joey Logano.
In 2024, Ryan Blaney was a featured driver in the 2024 Netflix documentary series NASCAR: Full Speed, which followed the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
In 2025, Ryan Blaney started with a seventh-place finish at the Daytona 500. He scored his first win of the season at Nashville.
On June 1st, 2025, it was announced that Ryan Blaney and his wife, Gianna Tulio, are expecting a baby.
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