Blaney had a comeback of sorts at Richmond. He began at 20th and climbed to seventh by Stage 1, and then moved up to third in Stage 2. He had a strong launch in the final stage and eventually led for 39 laps before fading due to tire wear.

Ryan Blaney made things difficult for Austin Dillon at Richmond Raceway, as the RCR driver admitted in his post-race remarks.

Q. You come home third. That last cycle, what could the team have done differently? RYAN BLANEY: I don't know. I think the track changed a lot. I felt really, really good 10 laps into the last stage.

Ryan Blaney wasn't the only Team Penske driver to shine in Saturday's Cook Out 400. Austin Cindric's composed run led him to a fifth-place finish. He kept his No. 2 Ford in the top 10 throughout the race and jumped a spot to 15th in the standings.

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Ryan Blaney for fantasy racing. Although Ryan Blaney traditionally hated racing at Richmond, he has recently

Okay, NASCAR fans, let’s talk about something unexpected, shall we? Ryan Blaney snagged the pole position at Watkins Glen. It was an impressive sight to behold because Blaney is a driver in the Cup Series who is known for his superspeedway skills rather than road course skills.

Ryan Blaney was the only driver able to go faster than Shane van Gisbergen in NASCAR Cup qualifying at Watkins Glen, besting the road course ace for pole by just 0.033s. It was the 150th Cup pole for Team Penske.

Richmond Raceway has been an interesting track for Ryan Blaney, and not in a good way. In 17 career starts at "The Action Track," Blaney has just three top-10 finishes to his credit and has never ended up better than seventh.

Ryan Blaney bested Shane van Gisbergen in NASCAR Cup Series road course qualifying by three hundredths of a second, capturing the pole position at Watkins Glen International.

While Ryan Blaney doesn’t have a nickname like Kyle Busch’s “Rowdy,” Joey Logano’s “Sliced Bread” or even Kyle Larson’s “Yung Money,” one word comes to mind after watching the ...

Ryan Blaney’s wife, Gianna Blaney, recently shared a birthday post wishing her friend, Nicole, on Friday, August 15. She made an adorable collage of the two sharing some treasured moments.