Ryan Blaney pulled off an unforeseen feat when he won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series. His team, Team Penske, did not have a great regular season and in the initial few races of the playoffs, they were not very convincing. Things only fell into place towards the end and the driver of the #12 car won NASCAR's highest honor for the first time in his career. Apart from that feat, Blaney has won several races and other accolades in his career so far. His wealth has certainly seen a massive shoot up since his Cup win and as champion, he will be getting countless sponsorship offers from companies across the country.

Ryan Blaney’s Net Worth

Ryan Blaney perhaps is one of the highest-paid drivers in NASCAR today and as per Equity Atlas, his net worth is $12 million. This is projected to reach an impressive $20 million by the end of 2024.

The driver of the #12 car signed a contract extension with Team Penske in 2022 but there is no solid information yet regarding his annual salary as per his current contract. Given that he is one of the best racers in NASCAR today, it would probably be in the millions.

Ryan Blaney may be a tenacious racer but racing is not the only thing he is focused on. He has a wonderful family and a loving girlfriend who is soon to be his wife. Plus, he has other interests outside of NASCAR, like golf, basketball, football, and Star Wars.

Ryan Blaney’s Personal Life and Family

Ryan Blaney was born on the last day of 1993 in Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. He is of Irish descent and a third-generation race car driver. His father, Dave Blaney, used to race in NASCAR competitions while his grandfather, Lou Blaney was a modified dirt track racer. It's no wonder that he won the Cup Series as racing has always been in his blood. It is safe to say that he is the most successful one of the 3. The #12 driver also has a sister called Erin who is currently dating fellow Cup Series driver William Byron. He has another sister called Emma who is married to driver Cale Conley.

As far as Ryan Blaney's dating life is concerned, he has been in a long and loving relationship with Hooters model and executive Gianna Tulio. The couple made their relationship public when they went together on a vacation to Vail, Colorado. Gianna can often be seen at race tracks supporting her man and she was right there when Blaney won the 2023 Cup Series championship. Shortly after winning the title, Blaney popped the question to his girlfriend, and the two got engaged on December 12, 2023.

Apart from racing, Ryan Blaney's sporting interests lie in basketball, football, and golf. He has been spotted playing golf with IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin. He is also a huge fan of Star Wars, sporting a tattoo of the science fiction franchise on his leg.

Ryan Blaney’s Career, Wins and Championships

Ryan Blaney made himself immortal in NASCAR by winning the Cup Series in 2023, but that is not all he has achieved so far in his racing career. The Team Penske star has won the Rookie of the Year and Most Popular Driver awards in 2013 and 2014, respectively, for the Truck Series. He has also won several prestigious races like the Coca-Cola 600, All-Star Race, Coke Zero Sugar 400, and GEICO 500 just to name a few. In 2012 he also became the youngest-ever driver to win a race in the Truck Series once.

His career in NASCAR competitions began in the K&N Pro Series back in the early 2010s. His skills were noticed by eminent personalities in the sport which certainly helped him climb the ladder in American stock car racing. Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart were 2 people who praised his skills early on in his NASCAR career. In 2023, Ryan Blaney made the final four for the very first time in his career and that one chance was all he needed to clinch the Cup Series championship. It's safe to say that he is one of the most skilled in the competition today.

Ryan Blaney Endorsements

Blaney has been racing with Team Penske for six years now and working with a team like that certainly helps one get their sponsors. His latest contract with the team was signed in 2022 and it is a multi-year deal, although its end has not been specified. As far as sponsorships go, the 2023 Cup Series champion has those in abundance. As per the Team Penske website, the driver's primary sponsors are Menards, Discount Tire, BODYARMOR, DEX Imaging, Advance Auto Parts, WURTH, and Wabash..

Ryan Blaney Charity and Foundations

In 2009, the Blaney family was dealt a heartbreaking loss when Lou Blaney passed away at the age of just 69 due to Alzheimer's. As a result, the family started a charitable foundation to raise awareness about brain health and support people struggling with Alzheimer's or concussion-related injuries. The charity is based in North Carolina and is called Ryan Blaney Foundation. The 2023 Cup Series champion was close to his grandfather and his loss impacted him in a big way.

A statement on the charity website read, "We lost our father and grandfather, Lou Blaney, to Alzheimer’s disease when he was just 69 years old. It is a horribly difficult disease for both the person and family it affects. When we felt lost and did not know where to get the answers we needed, it was our local chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association that provided us not only with accurate and useful information, but with compassionate support for the whole family."

The Ryan Blaney Foundation raises money primarily through donations. The organization offers help offering important resources and information to raise awareness about the respective diseases. They have online and in-person support groups and a 24/7 hotline. The organization also helps in the research aspect towards finding a cure for Alzheimer's and they have a close relationship with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic.

Ryan Blaney In Media

It is a shame that Ryan Blaney has not appeared in any Star Wars movies or TV series but there's other stuff he has done in cinema. He voiced the character Ryan 'Inside' Laney in Cars 3 alongside several other NASCAR stars like Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, and Jeff Gordon to name a few. The Team Penske star also made an appearance in the 2017 film "Logan Lucky". He has also played Special Agent Nathan Wood in the TV series "Taken" in 2018.

The 2023 Cup Series champion is technically a Netflix star with a cameo appearance in Netflix's television series The Crew. He was also a podcaster with Kim Coon and Chuck Bush. The 3 started the Glass Case of Emotion podcast in 2017 which saw its final episode after Blanet won the Cup Series in 2023.

Ryan Blaney has also had a stint as a media executive with Fox. He joined as a pit reporter with Eric Jones and Ricky Stenhouse Jr in the Xfinity Series in 2017. He also interviewed Brad Keselowski once after the former Cup Series champion won a race at Pocono. It could be an interesting career choice for Blaney after he retires from the sport.

Ryan Blaney's Social Media Accounts

Ryan Blaney is fairly active on his social media handles, especially Twitter and Instagram.

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