Ryan Blaney
2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series
Through June 21, 2026 · 133 pts behind leader
Roles
- Driver — Team Penske
Coverage (7 articles)
Tyler Reddick Won His Fourth Race in Six Weeks. Darlington Couldn't Stop Him. Nobody Can.
Tyler Reddick won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington from the pole for his fourth Cup victory in six 2026 races, beating Brad Keselowski by 5.8 seconds despite cool shirt and electrical issues. Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing now has four of the first six wins this season.
Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.
Rockstar Energy Picked the Hottest Driver in NASCAR. He Races Out of Charlotte.
Rockstar Energy announced its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series sponsorship, partnering with Tyler Reddick and Charlotte-based 23XI Racing. The deal puts the yellow star on the No. 45 Toyota starting at Talladega on April 26.
The Boys Are Going Racing: NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys
NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys are launching "Racin' With The Boys," a 14-episode weekly summer show produced by Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions. The first episode — out May 28 — features Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace, and hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton head to the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville on May 31.
Two Toyotas, One Title, and the Track Ford Refuses to Lose
Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has won at 44 times and can't win at now. A FireKeepers Casino 400 preview from John Speedway.
Hamlin Grabs Pocono Pole
Denny Hamlin was the last man out at Pocono and grabbed the Busch Light Pole by fifty-seven thousandths of a second, his fourth of the season. The bigger story is the streak: two straight wins, his best track in front of him, and a shot at the first three-race run of his career on Sunday.
NASCAR Trades the San Diego Streets for Sonoma's Hills, and the Road-Course Aces Are Circling
NASCAR leaves its wild San Diego street debut for Sonoma's road course and the Toyota / Save Mart 350 on June 28. Road-course ace Shane van Gisbergen sits just below the playoff cutoff, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott loom, and Tyler Reddick's points lead is down to eight with nine races to the cutoff.