Ryan Blaney

Ryan Blaney is an American professional stock car racing driver, born on December 31, 1993. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 12 Ford Mustang for Team Penske. Blaney comes from a racing family, being the son of former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney and the grandson of modified dirt track legend Lou Blaney. He began his racing career in quarter midget racing, winning his first race at the age of 9 and later moving up to Bandolero cars and Legends cars. Blaney made his debut in late model racing at Orange County Speedway at the age of 14. In 2009, he started competing in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS)-sanctioned South Super Late Model Series, winning the Rookie of the Year award.