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.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — A year ago at Watkins Glen, Ryan Blaney didn't complete a lap. Sunday, he could lead the opening lap after winning the pole at the 2.45-mile road course.

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.

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.

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.

Shane van Gisbergen was two tenths over the Group one qualifying before, Ryan Blaney shocked the Cup field with just his second ever pole position at a Road Course. Blaney went .033 seconds faster than van Gisbergen to take pole at the same place he took his first in 2017.

NASCAR’s Ryan Blaney earned the pole for Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen race. The 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen NASCAR race is slated for Sunday at 2 PM on USA Network. Blaney drove the number 12 Team Penske Ford to a best lap of 122.

Shane Van Gisbergen qualified second as he seeks to become fourth driver in Cup Series history to win four straight road-course races.

Ryan Blaney is introduced before a NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb) by: JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

Ryan Blaney will lead the field to green in Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen after securing the pole position in Saturday’s qualifying session at Watkins Glen International. The Team Penske driver clocked a lap of 1:11.

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.