{"id":66052,"date":"2025-07-14T23:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T23:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/66052\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T23:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T23:21:08","slug":"nascar-champion-ryan-blaney-hits-back-at-critics-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/66052\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney hits back at critics on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

2023 NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> champion Ryan Blaney<\/a> has hit back at criticism fired his way following Sunday’s race at Sonoma. <\/b><\/p>\n

\nBlaney would eventually go on to be classified as 36th in California<\/a><\/b>, but earlier in the race, he had been racing right near the front of the order having qualified in seventh. <\/p>\n

\nOn lap 30, Blaney was in fourth position and looking to make a move around the outside of Chase Briscoe<\/a> in the No. 19. Ultimately, he failed to pull this off, however, running out of room and dipping a tire into the dirt after being squeezed by his rival. <\/p>\n

\nThe Team Penske star quickly got on the radio to voice his frustrations, but when the No. 12 got close to the No. 19 later in the race, he did not try any dirty moves or to exact his revenge. <\/p>\n

\nThis led to some criticism from fans on X, with one account claiming that Blaney was ‘all bark, no bite’. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE:<\/b> Kyle Busch gets NASCAR playoff boost as Hendrick Motorsports star suffers demotion setback<\/a> <\/p>\n

Ryan Blaney hits back at criticism<\/p>\n

\nThat comment caught Blaney’s attention post-race, with the Team Penske star deciding to respond to his critic with a classy response. <\/p>\n

\n“Maybe it\u2019s because I was raised correctly and don\u2019t wreck people and put the guys who work on this stuff for hours on end in a tough spot,” the Team Penske star wrote. <\/p>\n

\n“Yes I get upset in the moment but it\u2019s a way to vent and let things go. <\/p>\n

\n“I do wish I wasn\u2019t that way and people didn\u2019t judge me for it but it\u2019s who I am unfortunately.” <\/p>\n

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Maybe it\u2019s because I was raised correctly and don\u2019t wreck people and put the guys who work on this stuff for hours on end in a tough spot. Yes I get upset in the moment but it\u2019s a way to vent and let things go. I do wish I wasn\u2019t that way and people didn\u2019t judge me for it but\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/xXxut0WGUF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Blaney (@Blaney) July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nIt is the second time in recent weeks that Blaney has been involved in an exchange on Twitter after being taunted by Spire Motorsports following his exit from the In-Season Challenge<\/a><\/b>. <\/p>\n

\nBlaney did so after losing his matchup with their driver, Carson Hocevar, and post-race after Atlanta, Spire poked fun at the Team Penske driver, photoshopping Hocevar’s face onto a popular swap meme in which ‘he’ proposes exchanging ‘a trip to round two’ for an ‘L’. <\/p>\n

\n“Thanks for accepting our trade, Ryan Blaney,” Spire Motorsports captioned the image. <\/p>\n

\nBlaney hit back on that occasion just like he did above, that time reminding Spire that he still owed Hocevar for wrecking him in February’s race at Atlanta. <\/p>\n

\n“Still owe y\u2019all for this one. Thanks for reminding me,” the Team Penske star wrote, accompanied by a screenshot of his No. 12 being spun around by Hocevar’s No. 77. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE:<\/b> Denny Hamlin hit with NASCAR penalty as four Cup Series drivers guilty of same offence<\/a><\/p>\n

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