Ryan Blaney explains what it was like growing up with an ‘even keel and emotionless’ father in a racing family

Dave Blaney was also a successful NASCAR car driver.

Ryan Blaney explains what it was like growing up with an ‘even keel and emotionless’ father in a racing family

Dave Blaney and Ryan Blnaney at Pocono, 2013 August 3 (Via IMAGO)

Ryan Blaney’s impressive win at Talladega ensured his advancement to the R-8 for the first time in his career. The No: 12 Ford Mustang driver was second last in the standings before Talladega. As he competes to be in the championship four, he has opened up on what it was like growing up in a racing family.

Blaney is the son of former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney and grandson of dirt track legend Lou Blaney. As racing is in his blood, Blaney was nurtured from childhood for the sport. In the Mics Are Hot Podcast, Blaney revealed how his father was far from the even keel and emotionless person he was shown to be.

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Blaney revealed that his father was, in fact, a very impulsive person, much like Blaney himself. He revealed that his father would ‘put him in line’ if he wasn’t focused enough during practice sessions. Blaney ended by saying that despite his father’s tough approach, he was always supportive of him.

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“I have my dad’s genes… like a light switch firecracker can go off at any minute. Dad was always pretty hard on me but supportive. And I like that way of learning and growing up,” said Blaney on the Mics Are Hot Podcast.

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Ryan Blaney opens up on his career-worst crash

Blaney’s R-8 qualification has the Team Penske driver on the ninth cloud. He is currently dash on the Cup Series Standings. His recent results prove him to be a worthy competitor for the Championship Four. He recently opened up on his worst crash, which came at Nashville Superspeedway this season.

Ryan Blaney's crash at Nashville
Ryan Blaney’s crash at Nashville (via TobyChristie.com)

Blaney had hit the walls head-on where SAFER barriers weren’t installed. He said that he knew that it was concrete the moment he hit it due to the force he felt. He said that being a race car driver means finding your limit. Blaney believes that successful drives and crashes are a part of racing and one should take their learnings and move on.

“I knew it was concrete the moment I hit it… That’s part of being a racecar driver and finding a limit. Sometimes you’re going to drive out of it and be okay, and other times you’re just not going to save the race car. You’re going to crash,” said Blaney.

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