Well, any family member would be tense if their loved one risked injury in a sport. NASCAR is such a high-risk sport with cars banging fenders at over 150 MPH. And the Next-Gen car complicated things in 2022. That season was filled with crashes, from Ross Chastain running over Kyle Busch in the All-Star Race to Cody Ware injuring his ankle in Texas, many wrecks unfolded.<\/p>\n
The most notable one was Kurt Busch<\/a>\u2018s crash in Pocono, which resulted in a career-derailing concussion. Although NASCAR tweaked the Next-Gen with regard to safety following 2022, the wrecks have hardly stopped. The 2024 season saw many violent flips like Corey LaJoie faced in Michigan or Josh Berry did in Daytona. Now, Ryan Blaney is seeing a handful in 2025.<\/p>\n The Team Penske driver owns 1 win, 7 top fives, and 8 top tens this season. But at the same time, Ryan Blaney also incurred 6 DNFs, leading his wife Gianna to worry a lot. She admitted so in a recent episode of \u2018Believe in the Good with Haley Dillon\u2019<\/a>: \u201cI sit and have anxiety\u2026You know how hard it is for them to win just one race. I can only imagine what he\u2019s thinking when he\u2019s close to winning a race. I\u2019m over here freaking out. I know how hard it is, how competitive it is. Every race, I swear, as he gets better, I get more nervous every time.\u201d With three laps to go in the Atlanta race, Austin Dillon spun and clipped Blaney\u2019s right rear, incurring his sixth DNF to add to the crashes that Blaney faced in Talladega, Charlotte, etc.<\/p>\n What is more? The Next-Gen car does not make things easier. The history of mishaps in NASCAR\u2019s innovation has taken an emotional toll on Gianna Tulio<\/a>. She expressed her tense feelings: \u201cThese new cars too, the Next-Gen cars. I think everyone is more nervous about these cars. Especially how a lot of the wrecks have looked, the flipping, especially last year\u2026 I don\u2019t think we\u2019re going anywhere great with that\u2026 It\u2019s scary<\/strong>. So my nerves are more for him to just be safe\u2026But obviously, when they don\u2019t win, you have to be their support system. Like you just need to be proud of yourself and the day that you had. Like you\u2019ve finished safely, that\u2019s more important at the end of the day. You\u2019re not like, injured, hurt, in an ambulance, a helicopter, or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n These feelings may have gotten stronger recently, as Ryan Blaney<\/a> is becoming a father.<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Learning the ropes from a best friend<\/strong><\/p>\n Last week, Ryan Blaney and Gianna Tulio slipped a heartwarming piece of news into the community. They unraveled photos of Gianna posing with a beautiful baby bump. Expecting the arrival of a first child can be exciting, but it can also be tiresome. The power couple\u2019s due date is in December, and that took a load off Blaney\u2019s shoulders.<\/p>\n This meant he would be able to focus on fetching a second Cup Series<\/a> championship, and then devote all his time and energy to welcoming his baby. Blaney said recently, \u201cWe\u2019re in the winter, so that takes a lot of stress off.\u201d Nevertheless, the preparation is no less hectic, as Gianna Tulio went through health complications, and Blaney is fully preparing to be a dad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"article-image\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/635717492580348738-USP-NASCAR-Coke-Zero-400-Powered-By-Coca-Cola.3.jpg\")
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