Ryan Blaney signed a long-term contract extension to remain with Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series, the team announced Wednesday.
The 2023 Cup champion, Blaney has driven Roger Penske’s No. 12 Ford full-time since 2018 but has driven for the team in stints dating back to 2012, when he made part-time starts for Penske’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series program.
The team also announced a multiyear renewal of its longstanding partnership with Menards.
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“Roger’s commitment to me and my career has been something a race-car driver could only dream of — not only getting the opportunity in the first place, but sticking with me through the highs and lows for more than a decade,” Blaney said in a team release. “To still be a part of Team Penske — the wins, the championships, the people — and continuing to grow my career with the unwavering support of Roger and the entire organization has been the opportunity of a lifetime. We’re going to keep pushing to deliver more wins and championships, and to do that with the support of John Menard and the Menard family is truly an honor.”
Now 32, Blaney has scored Cup victories in nine of the last 10 seasons, amassing 18 victories in 389 career starts. He has established himself as one of NASCAR’s top talents, and a long-term extension with Team Penske offers an opportunity to maintain that status together for years to come.
“Ryan Blaney has developed into one of the elite drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series, and the success he’s achieved speaks for itself,” Roger Penske said in a team release. “I’m confident Ryan and the No. 12 team will continue to build momentum into the future, especially positioned alongside a committed partner like Menards who’s been instrumental to our team for more than a decade.”
Blaney is one of the series’ most consistent drivers, collecting 17 or more top 10s in each of the last seven full seasons. After Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR Insights rated Blaney as the No. 3 driver in both passing and speed, and he was ranked 12th in restarts and ninth in defense.
He has grown into a reliable leader for Team Penske, which is part of why the team locked him into another long-term deal.
Blaney currently sits fourth in the Cup standings with one win, three top fives and seven top 10s in 11 races in 2026. He and the Cup Series return to action on Sunday at Watkins Glen International (3 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).