{"id":256227,"date":"2025-09-26T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256227\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:47:09","slug":"ryan-blaney-sounds-off-on-nascars-new-era-after-big-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256227\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Blaney Sounds Off on NASCAR\u2019s New Era After Big Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ryan-Blaney-2023-Playoff-Media-Day-e1725999863443.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ryan Blaney at playoff media day.\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney during playoff media day.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney drives the No. 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/team-penske-ppg-extension-nascar-2023\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Team Penske<\/a> Ford. He talked about the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SiriusXMNASCAR\/status\/1971319076715659457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">SiriusXM NASCAR Radio<\/a>. The season is strong and full of surprises. Blaney said the sport changes a lot each week.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney wants his team to do well in the championship, even though many teams are tough to beat. He just won a race at <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/2025-nascar-cup-series-playoffs-standings-bristol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Hampshire Motor Speedway<\/a>. Blaney said, \u201cEvery team that\u2019s in this deal is really talented.\u201d He knows NASCAR is not easy. One week you can be the best, and the next week you might struggle.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR is Always Changing<\/p>\n<p>Blaney said that in NASCAR, things change very fast. \u201cYou never know who is going to come on strong at what time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the sport depends on each week\u2019s race. \u201cYou can be on top of the world one week and then you can be struggling to find your own way the next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This makes NASCAR very exciting and hard to predict. Drivers and teams have to work very hard every week. They must be ready to change and get better fast.<\/p>\n<p>Team Penske\u2019s Plan and Challenges<\/p>\n<p>The NASCAR championship will finish at <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/nascar-drivers-snap-new-hampshire-streak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Raceway<\/a> on November 2. The 2025 season is special because there is a new rule called the charter agreement.<\/p>\n<p>This rule lets teams have only three charters each. That means cars on the track are limited, and competition is tougher. Some teams like <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/gibbs-toyota-dominating-nascar-playoffs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/joe-gibbs-racing-sammy-smith-nascar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> still have four charters. This makes them very strong and hard to beat.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney said, \u201cI\u2019m just proud of all Team Penske right now.\u201d He sees that other teams are strong, too. \u201cThe Gibbs camp is strong, our camp\u2019s strong, Hendrick\u2019s strong as always.\u201d He thinks it is important to keep getting better every week. He asked, \u201cHow will it get better each week?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Team Penske wants to stay ahead by improving slowly but surely. This way, they can keep fighting in the championship race.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney\u2019s Experience and Focus<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney has been in NASCAR for ten full seasons. He knows the sport very well. He has won 16 races in his career. One of his recent wins was at Loudon. Even though he has done well, Blaney stays real.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cYou kind of know your competition, but you never know how good or off they can be week in and week out.\u201d This means the other drivers can do very well or have a bad race anytime.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 season has some new challenges. NASCAR started the In-Season Challenge. It is a new contest during the season. Ty Gibbs won this challenge. Also, NASCAR had a race called the Viva M\u00e9xico 250. It is the first points race outside the United States since 1958. This makes the season more exciting and different from past years.<\/p>\n<p>Not everything is easy in NASCAR right now. Some teams are in a lawsuit against NASCAR. These teams include Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing. This adds more stress and unpredictability to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney said the best thing is to focus on his own team. \u201cThe best thing I figured out is that we could just focus on this group,\u201d he said about Team Penske. This means they will look at what they can do better and not worry about what others do.<\/p>\n<p>He ended by saying, \u201cWe\u2019ll face the challenges as they come.\u201d This shows he is ready to deal with anything in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Blaney\u2019s words remind us that NASCAR is a sport full of surprises. Even though T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teampenske.com\/about\/index.cfm\/51992\/Year_By_Year_Highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">eam Penske won the championship last year with Joey Logano<\/a>, they must keep working hard. Blaney is hopeful but knows they must keep trying.<\/p>\n<p>Every week is a new chance to win or lose. To be the best, teams must never stop getting better. The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nascar\/dale-earnhardt-jr-team-penske-nascar-playoff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> is full of tough competition and big challenges. Ryan Blaney and Team Penske are ready to meet these and keep fighting for the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/dogliwilberforce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dogli Wilberforce<\/strong><\/a> is a sports writer who covers NASCAR, Formula 1 and IndyCar Series for Heavy Sports. With bylines at Total Apex Sports and Last Word on Sports, Wilberforce has built a reputation for delivering timely, engaging coverage that blends sharp analysis with accessible storytelling. Wilberforce has covered everything from major football transfers to fight-night drama, bringing readers the insight and context behind the headlines. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/dogliwilberforce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Dogli Wilberforce<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on NASCAR\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Ryan Blaney during playoff media day. Ryan Blaney drives the No. 12 Team Penske Ford. 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