



- Birth Date: December 31, 1993
- Height: 5'7"
- Birth Place: Hartford, OH
- Weight: 165 lbs
- Residence: Mooresville, NC
- Twitter: @blaney
- Facebook: @Blaney12
- Instagram: @Ryanblaney10
- Car: Ford Mustang
- Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
- Primary Sponsor: Menards/Discount Tire/BODYARMOR/DEX Imaging/Advance Auto Parts/WURTH/Wabash

No. 12 Menards Ford Mustang
Crew
- Jonathan Hassler , Crew Chief
- Tony Palmer, Race Engineer
- Marcos Castro , Race Engineer
- Raymond Fox, Car Chief
- Ramon Zambrano, Mechanic
- Daniel Lynch, Interior/Rear Mechanic
- Dave Nichols, Mechanic
- Brett McCutcheon, Mechanic
- Gregory Sorber, Truck Driver
- Ryan Flores, Front Tire Changer
- Zach Price, Rear Tire Changer
- Chris Conklin, Gas Man
- Jourdan Osinskie, Jackman
- Trevor Aspey, Tire Carrier
- Josh Williams, Spotter
- Eric Bailey, Setup Plate
Biography
Ryan Blaney enters his eighth full season in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) in 2023 and he will be a mainstay in the No. 12 Menards/Discount Tire/Advance Auto Parts/BODYARMOR/Wurth/Dent Wizard/Wabash Ford Mustang after signing a multi-year contract extension during the 2022 season. Blaney led a race-high 84 laps en route to his first-career All-Star Race victory at Texas Motor Speedway in 2022, netting the No. 12 team a $1 million payday. A model of consistency throughout the 2022 season, Blaney produced a Cup Series-leading nine stage wins while ranking second with 290 stage points last season. His average finish of 13.6 – courtesy of 12 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes – helped Blaney advance to the Round of 8 in the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs.
The 2022 season marked Blaney’s first with crew chief Jonathan Hassler, who took the reigns of the No. 12 Ford Mustang team last season. After a successful run as an NCS race engineer with Team Penske, in 2021 Hassler served as crew chief for the No. 21 Ford Mustang with the team’s technical alliance partner – Wood Brothers Racing.
In 2021, Blaney recorded a single-season career-high three victories as he advanced to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs for the second time in his career. An early-season victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway locked Blaney and the No. 12 Ford team into the 2021 Playoffs and they continued to produce with wins at Michigan International Speedway and Daytona International Speedway to close out the regular season. In addition to the race victories, Blaney and the team delivered consistently strong results over the course of the season as the third-generation racer posted a career-best 20 top-10 finishes.
Biography
Ryan Blaney enters his eighth full season in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) in 2023 and he will be a mainstay in the No. 12 Menards/Discount Tire/Advance Auto Parts/BODYARMOR/Wurth/Dent Wizard/Wabash Ford Mustang after signing a multi-year contract extension during the 2022 season. Blaney led a race-high 84 laps en route to his first-career All-Star Race victory at Texas Motor Speedway in 2022, netting the No. 12 team a $1 million payday. A model of consistency throughout the 2022 season, Blaney produced a Cup Series-leading nine stage wins while ranking second with 290 stage points last season. His average finish of 13.6 – courtesy of 12 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes – helped Blaney advance to the Round of 8 in the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs.
The 2022 season marked Blaney’s first with crew chief Jonathan Hassler, who took the reigns of the No. 12 Ford Mustang team last season. After a successful run as an NCS race engineer with Team Penske, in 2021 Hassler served as crew chief for the No. 21 Ford Mustang with the team’s technical alliance partner – Wood Brothers Racing.
In 2021, Blaney recorded a single-season career-high three victories as he advanced to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs for the second time in his career. An early-season victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway locked Blaney and the No. 12 Ford team into the 2021 Playoffs and they continued to produce with wins at Michigan International Speedway and Daytona International Speedway to close out the regular season. In addition to the race victories, Blaney and the team delivered consistently strong results over the course of the season as the third-generation racer posted a career-best 20 top-10 finishes.
Blaney first joined Team Penske as a talented but raw 18-year-old racer, competing in select NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races for the team in 2012. He earned his first victory for Team Penske with an NXS win at Kentucky in 2013 and over the last 10 seasons, Blaney has produced a combined 13 victories and seven poles for the team across Xfinity Series and Cup Series competition.
In 2015, Blaney firmly established himself as one of NASCAR’s rising stars on the strength of 13 NXS starts in the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang for Team Penske. He scored wins at Iowa and Kentucky and posted nine top-five finishes to help the No. 22 team win its third consecutive NXS Owner’s title for Team Penske.
Blaney also earned an opportunity to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2015 as he made 16 NCS starts for Wood Brothers Racing. Blaney competed in his first full NASCAR Cup Series season in 2016, as he recorded three top-five and nine top-10 finishes for Wood Brothers Racing to finish 20th in the final series point standings. He also posted four top-five and six top-10 results across eight NXS starts for Team Penske.
In 2017, Blaney delivered NASCAR’s longest-running team its best season since 1995. Blaney captured his first career NCS victory and the 99th all-time win for Wood Brothers Racing over their nearly 70 years of NASCAR competition with a memorable triumph at Pocono Raceway. Blaney and the No. 21 Ford team raced their way into the Playoffs with a strong regular season and advanced to the Round of 8 before eventually finishing ninth in the driver standings. Blaney also competed in 13 NXS races for Team Penske in 2017 and he earned two wins to help secure the team’s fourth series Owner’s championship.
For the first time in eight years, Team Penske expanded to a three-car NCS program in 2018 as Blaney raced alongside series championship drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Blaney returned to Victory Lane as the No. 12 Ford team won the inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win allowed Blaney to advance to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs and he eventually finished 10th in the final championship standings.
In 2019, Blaney earned a victory in NASCAR’s premier series for the third consecutive season and he also earned an NCS Playoffs berth for the third straight season. He produced a thrilling victory at Talladega Superspeedway in October that propelled him into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs.
The 2020 NCS season featured another productive year and the No. 12 Ford Mustang team. Highlighted by another win at Talladega, Blaney raced his way into the Playoffs and finished ninth in the series standings for his fourth consecutive top-10 championship season. The performance helped pave the way for the breakout season posted by Blaney and the No. 12 Ford team in 2021.
Blaney has a wide variety of interests outside of the racetrack. His hobbies include anything related to Star Wars, basketball, Ohio State football, music and spending time with his dog Sturgill. Blaney has also become an avid golfer, playing regularly with Team Penske INDYCAR driver Scott McLaughlin.
Blaney Key Accomplishments:
- Earned his first-career All-Star Race win at Texas Motor Speedway in May of 2022 after leading a race-high 84 laps to secure a one-million-dollar payday for the No. 12 team
- Recorded multiple Cup Series wins for the first time in his career with a team-best three victories in 2021
- Qualified for the NCS Playoffs in each of the last six consecutive seasons (2017-2022)
- Earned second-consecutive win at Talladega Superspeedway in April 2020 to become the first driver since Jeff Gordon (2007) to post back-to-back victories at the Alabama superspeedway
- Won the 2018 Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway – the inaugural Cup Series race hosted on the track’s road course configuration
- Posted first NCS win in 2017 at Pocono Raceway – the 99th all-time victory for Wood Brothers Racing
- Generated four wins in NASCAR Truck Series competition in consecutive seasons from 2012-2015
- Named NASCAR Truck Series Most Popular Driver in 2014
- Secured seven career NXS victories between 2012-2019 – all while running a limited schedule
- Contributed to four of Team Penske’s NXS Owner’s championships since 2013
Team Photos
Team Videos
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10.10.2019 Penske Games: Inflatable Obstacle Course
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09.12.2019 Penske Games: Big Wheel Race
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07.11.2019 Penske Games: Basketball Connect Four
Career Highlights
2022 - Races way into the NASCAR Playoffs and finishes inside the top 10 in the Cup Series championship standings for the sixth consecutive season. Posts career-best 12 top-10 finishes. Earns first career win in NASCAR All-Star race in a wild overtime finish at Texas Motor Speedway, capturing $1 million prize for the No. 12 Ford Mustang team.
2021 - Scores multiple wins for the first time in Cup Series career, winning at Atlanta, Michigan and Talladega. Collects 24 playoff points through the regular season. Consistently runs at the front of the field through the first seven races of the NASCAR Playoffs before an accident at Kansas prevents the No. 12 Ford team from advancing to the Championship 4. Records a career-high 20 top-10 finishes.
2020 - Posts a NASCAR Cup Series victory and earns a Playoff berth for the fourth-consecutive season. Won at Talladega Superspeedway in June to become the first driver to win back-to-back races at the track since 2007. Records 11 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in the No. 12 Ford Mustang. Establishes a new career high with 668 laps led on the season. Closes the season ranked ninth in the NCS championship standings to finish inside the top 10 for the fourth consecutive year.
2019 - Extends streak of NASCAR Cup Series seasons with a win to three consecutive years following a thrilling victory at Talladega Superspeedway in October. The victory propels the No. 12 team into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs. Finishes a career-best seventh in the final Cup Series championship standings after posting career-highs in top-five (11) and top-10 (18) finishes. Wins the pole at Phoenix in the fourth race of the season.
Career Highlights
2022 - Races way into the NASCAR Playoffs and finishes inside the top 10 in the Cup Series championship standings for the sixth consecutive season. Posts career-best 12 top-10 finishes. Earns first career win in NASCAR All-Star race in a wild overtime finish at Texas Motor Speedway, capturing $1 million prize for the No. 12 Ford Mustang team.
2021 - Scores multiple wins for the first time in Cup Series career, winning at Atlanta, Michigan and Talladega. Collects 24 playoff points through the regular season. Consistently runs at the front of the field through the first seven races of the NASCAR Playoffs before an accident at Kansas prevents the No. 12 Ford team from advancing to the Championship 4. Records a career-high 20 top-10 finishes.
2020 - Posts a NASCAR Cup Series victory and earns a Playoff berth for the fourth-consecutive season. Won at Talladega Superspeedway in June to become the first driver to win back-to-back races at the track since 2007. Records 11 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in the No. 12 Ford Mustang. Establishes a new career high with 668 laps led on the season. Closes the season ranked ninth in the NCS championship standings to finish inside the top 10 for the fourth consecutive year.
2019 - Extends streak of NASCAR Cup Series seasons with a win to three consecutive years following a thrilling victory at Talladega Superspeedway in October. The victory propels the No. 12 team into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs. Finishes a career-best seventh in the final Cup Series championship standings after posting career-highs in top-five (11) and top-10 (18) finishes. Wins the pole at Phoenix in the fourth race of the season.
2018 - Transitions from Wood Brothers Racing to Team Penske, competing in team's third full-season entry in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS). Wins the inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway while advancing to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs. Finishes 10th in the final point standings while recording career-bests in top-five finoshes (eight), top-10 results (16), poles (three) and laps led (660). Posts a win and top-four finishes among four starts for Team Penske in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS). Starts from the pole, leads 132 laps and wins at Texas for seventh career NXS victory.
2017 - Has a career year with Team Penske racing alliance partner Wood Brothers Racing, delivering NASCAR’s oldest running team its best season finish since 1995. Starts the season off strong finishing second in the Daytona 500. Captures first Cup Series career pole and Wood Brother Racing’s 117th pole after posting a speed of 189.6 mph to lead qualifying at Kansas Speedway. Earns first Cup Series victory with performance at Pocono Raceway, producing the 99th victory for Wood Brothers Racing. No. 21 team wins second pole of the season at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 137.942 mph. Qualifies for the NASCAR Playoffs and makes it through to the Round of 8. Finishes ninth in driver standing with four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes. Competes in 13 races for Team Penske in the XFINITY Series. Scores two wins on the year - at Charlotte Motor Speedway and at Dover International Speedway. Closes out the XFINITY Series season with 12 top-five results and an average finish of 4.2 to help secure Team Penske’s fourth NXS Owners Championship.
2016 - Completes his fifth season running a limited schedule in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) for Team Penske. Produces four top-five and six top-10 finishes in eight NXS starts. Completes first full-time season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for Wood Brothers Racing and finishes 20th in points recording three top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Finishes second in the 2016 Rookie of the Year standings.
2015 - Continues to grow as a young driver, competing all three of NASCAR’s top series. Runs a limited schedule in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) for Team Penske. Produces wins at Iowa Speedway and Kentucky Speedway for his third and fourth career series victories. Records nine top-five and 10 top-10 finishes with two victories in 13 NXS starts. Helps the No. 22 team capture its third consecutive NXS Owners’ title. Competes in five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races for Brad Keselowski Racing with one win, four top-five and five top-10 finishes. Makes 16 Sprint Cup Series starts for Wood Brothers Racing, Team Penske’s technical alliance partner. Produces one top-five and two top-10 finishes in limited action. Named to race full-time in the Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford this season after completion of the 2015 campaign.
2014 - Races in his third season with Team Penske. Running a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS), captures his second series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. Wins his first career pole at Iowa Speedway. In 14 Xfinity Series race starts, posts 10 top-five finishes, 13 top-ten results, one pole, and one win with an average starting position of 5.6 and an average finishing position of 5.8. Strong results help the No. 22 team win its second-straight series Owners' Championship. Runs full season schedule in the Camping World Truck Series (CWTS) for teammate, Brad Keselowski. Sets career-high numbers with one win, 12 top-five finishes, 17 top-10 results and 181 laps led. Finishes second in driver series points and wins Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver award. Makes Sprint Cup Series debut for Team Penske at Kansas Speedway, starts 21st and finishes 27th. Makes his second Cup career start at Talladega Super Speedway, starts fourth and finishes 22nd, leads 15 laps, his first in the Cup Series.
2013 - Captures his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Kentucky Speedway as he helps the No. 22 Discount Tire/Hertz team capture the NASCAR Nationwide owner’s championship. In three starts for Team Penske, records one victory and three top-10 finishes. Drives for Brad Keselowski Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Series and wins at Pocono for his second career victory to go along with eight top-five finishes over the course of the season.
2012 - Competes in seven NASCAR Nationwide Series races for Team Penske, recording five top-10 finishes and posting a career best runner-up results at Texas Motor Speedway. Earns two additional Nationwide Series top-10 finishes in six races with Tommy Baldwin Racing. Drives for Brad Keselowski Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and earns five top-10 results in nine races while claiming a race victory at Iowa. Drives for his father’s DB Racing team in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and earns two runner-up finishes in five races.
2011 - Wins in just his third race during debut season in NASCAR K&N Pro Series at Phoenix after posting an eighth-place finish in his first race. Competes in the ARCA Series, winning the pole at Winchester and leads 154 of 200 laps before a cut tire results in a sixth-place finish. Earns a runner-up result at Lucas Oil Raceway behind series champion Ty Dillon. Captures the PASS South Super Late Model Championship after he wins twice and posts six top-five and nine top-10 finishes.
2010 - Wins the 2010 CRA Southern Six-Pack Championship with one race victory. Finishes second in PASS South points standings as he records three wins and finishes in the top-10 nine times in 13 races.
2009 - Wins PASS South Rookie of the Year honors and finishes as series runnerup with 12 top-10 finishes in 14 starts while placing third in the overall PASS National standings. Wins the Eastern Grand National Championship in Heavy AA Series and Eastern Grand A-Main Qualifier in World Formula and Junior Half. Posts over 100 victories over three classes.
2008 - Produces four top-10 finishes in six starts during his debut Late Model season. Wins the 2008 Eastern Grand A-Main Qualifier in Light AA.
2007 - Earns Young Lions Winter Heat Point Championship and captures the Lowe’s Motor Speedway Young Lion Summer Shootout. Wins the World Formula Gasoline Alley National Championship.
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season Statistics
Date | Event | Start | Finish | Points (Behind) | Rank (+/-) |
2/5/23 | Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum | 15 | 17 | NA | NA |
2/16/23 | Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at DAYTONA | 4 | 3 | NA | NA |
2/19/23 | DAYTONA 500 | 7 | 8 | 37 (-15) | 7 (--) |
2/26/23 | Pala Casino 400 | 9 | 26 | 57 (-35) | 12 (-5) |
3/5/23 | Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube | 3 | 13 | 81 (-48) | 15 (-3) |
3/12/23 | United Rentals Work United 500 | 8 | 2 | 124 (-30) | 8 (+7) |
3/19/23 | Ambetter Health 400 | 3 | 7 | 161 (-16) | 4 (+4) |
3/26/23 | EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix | 38 | 21 | 177 (-34) | 6 (-2) |
4/2/23 | Toyota Owners 400 | 17 | 26 | 188 (-75) | 11 (-5) |
4/9/23 | Food City Dirt Race | 9 | 23 | 211 (-70) | 10 (+1) |
4/16/23 | NOCO 400 | 31 | 7 | 241 (-61) | 10 (--) |
4/23/23 | GEICO 500 | 5 | 2 | 276 (-55) | 8 (+2) |
4/30/23 | Wurth 400 | 3 | 3 | 326 (-44) | 5 (+3) |
5/7/23 | AdventHealth 400 | 10 | 16 | 350 (-54) | 7 (-2) |
5/14/23 | Goodyear 400 | 11 | 9 | 381 (-48) | 7 (--) |
5/21/23 | NASCAR All-Star Race | 11 | 6 | NA | NA |
5/28/23 | Coca-Cola 600 | 8 | 1 | 445 (-1) | 2 (--) |
Season Totals
Current Point Standings: | 2 |
Starts: | 14 |
Poles: | 0 |
Victories: | 1 |
Top 5s: | 4 |
Top 10s: | 8 |
Avg. Start: | 11.6 |
Avg. Finish: | 11.7 |
News

Tune In: Streets of Detroit (INDYCAR), Gateway (NASCAR)
Streets of Detroit (INDYCAR) 6/4 at 3:00 PM on NBC; Gateway (CUP) 6/4 at 3:30 PM on FS1
NASCAR Cup Series Race Report - Charlotte (Coca-Cola 600)
Blaney captured Team Penske's third Coca-Cola 600 victory, marking the first time Team Penske has won the Coca-Cola 600 and Indianapolis 500 in the same season.
Tune In: Indianapolis 500 (INDYCAR), Coca-Cola 600
Indianapolis 500 (INDYCAR) 5/28 at 12:30 PM on NBC; Coca-Cola 600 (CUP) 5/28 at 6:00 PM on FOX
NASCAR Cup Series Race Report - All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
Blaney got off to a fast start in Sunday night's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, gaining five spots in the first ten laps
Tune In: Return to North Wilkesboro (NASCAR) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (INDYCAR)
Indy 500 Qualifying starting 5/20 at 11:00 AM on Peacock; Return to North Wilkesboro Speedway (CUP) 5/21 at 8:00 PM on FS1
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