Ryan Blaney is an American professional stock car racing driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for the Team Penske organization. Blaney debuted full-time in NASCAR in 2016, with his first win in the Cup Series coming the next year at Pocono. Ryan Blaney comes from a racing family. He is the grandson of famous modified dirt rack racer Lou Blaney and the son of former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney. He began his journey on the NASCAR ladder in 2012, with a combination of starts in select races in both the Xfinity & Truck Series.
Blaney notched up his first Truck Series win in those part-time cameos at Iowa, which then led to a full-time drive with the same team, Brad Keselowski Racing. He managed a best championship finish of 2nd in 2014, while at the same time continuing to race in and win select races in the Xfinity Series with Team Penske. Blaney won the last race of the NASCAR Playoffs Round of 8 to secure his spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race in 2024. He finished the championship as runner up after losing the final race to Joey Logano.
Ryan Blaney's race wins
According to NASCAR's official website, Ryan Blaney has won 13 races in his NASCAR career of 11 seasons, as of January 2025. Blaney has won all but one of these races with Team Penske. His sole win away from Team Penske was with Wood Brothers Racing in 2017 at Pocono. It was a marker of his breakout Cup Series season, which included his first appearance in the playoffs. Blaney ended the 2017 season with a 9th-place finish in the driver standings.
Blaney has made consistent playoff appearances for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series. He had a streak of eight playoff appearances, as of the 2024 Cup Series season. This includes his Championship victory in the 2023 season.
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How many races did Ryan Blaney win in 2024?
Ryan Blaney has won three races in the NASCAR Cup Series 2024 season, as of January 2025. He won his first race in Iowa at the 2024 Iowa Corn 350. His second victory came at the Pocono Raceway in 2024 at the Great American Getaway 400.
Ryan Blaney took a last-minute win in the 2024 Xfinity 500 race to jump up the Playoffs standings and make himself eligible for the championship four. Blaney finished the season with 5035 after the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.
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Ryan Blaney's pole positions
Ryan Blaney has claimed 12 pole positions in the Cup Series, as per Motorsport Stats. Blaney has been unable to convert his pole position to a win yet in the Cup Series. Blaney was able secure one pole in the 2024 season at the Food City 500 race.
Ryan Blaney's top-10s
Ryan Blaney has secured a total of 148 Top-10 finishes in his NASCAR Cup Series career. He acheived his first Top-10 finish in the Cup Series in 2015, as per Motorsports Stats. Blaney was participating as part-time contestant for Wood Brother's Racing in the 2015 season. He claimed fourth position in the 2015 GEICO 500 race and went on to claim another top-10 finish at the Hollywood Casino 400.
Ryan Blaney's top-5s
Ryan Blaney has been able to secure 80 Top-5 finishes in his NASCAR Cup Series career, as of January 2025. According to NASCAR's official website, Blaney managed to finish in the Top-5 12 times in the 2024 season. His first Top-5 finish was also his first top-10 finish at the 2015 GEICO 500.
Ryan Blaney's DNFs
Ryan Blaney has been retired out of a race a total of 41 times out of his 341 race starts in his career. Blaney had 7 retirements in the 2024 season, as per NASCAR's official website.
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