Ryan Blaney and his soon-to-be wife Gianna rock cowboy hats with country musician Tim Dugger

The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney and his fiancé Gianna Tulio are set to tie the knot soon. Ahead of their wedding, Tulio shared a picture of the duo along with country musician Tim Dugger on her Instagram story.

Blaney and Tulio got together in 2020. The #12 Team Penske racer proposed to the former Hooters model on December 12th, 2023, during their vacation in Washington, D.C. He even managed to capture the special moment that both Blaney and Tulio shared on their respective Instagram pages. Tulio, a permanent fixture at the NASCAR star's Team Penske garage, has also regularly shared updates about their wedding preparations on social media.

With the 2024 Cup Series championship wrapping up in November, preparations for the D-day gained pace. Now, ahead of the special day, guests have begun arriving at Jerome Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. The list included iconic country musician Tim Dugger.

Tulio shared a few pictures alongside her special guests on her Instagram stories:

Blaney and Tulio with musician Tim Dugger (Source: @giannatulio on Instagram)

Tulio with her friends (Source: @giannatulio on Instagram)

Tulio with her friends sharing a moment (@giannatulio on Instagram)

Blaney also shared a picture of himself and his wife-to-be as a story on Instagram. He captioned the post:

"Today is the day!!!"

Blaney and Tulio ahead of their wedding (Source: @ryanblaney10 on Instagram)

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"I turn the competitive nature off and let the mind rest a little bit" - Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney on his mindset after the season ends

While Team Penske's star driver Ryan Blaney is a force to reckon with during the Cup Series season, the Ohio-born racer prefers to rest once the battle ends. During a recent interview with ESPN, the third-generation driver spoke about his off-season activities.

"I'm lazier in the winter, for sure," Blaney told ESPN. "I drink a little bit more. I enjoy the offseason because it's a long year; I like to relax and unwind. Your mindset is so different in the competing months during the year of constantly on kill mode, and as a competitor, you're trying to figure out ways to better yourself or outsmart the competition," Blaney said.

"The fire in you is lit all the time, and in the offseason, I try to turn that off. I have no reason to be competitive in the winter. But I turn the competitive nature off and let the mind rest a little bit. Your mind is pretty tense throughout the year. It's nice to get that breath of relaxation," he added.

As for the 2024 season, Blaney finished second in the driver's championship behind his teammate and three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano.