NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney was honored at the NASCAR Awards in Nashville. He was surprised with a custom suit by a friend, featuring photos of his 2023 wins sewn inside. Blaney expressed his desire to contest the Indy500 in the future and received advice from teammate Joey Logano on being a champion. Additionally, Bubba Wallace faced depression following Blaney's championship win. Blaney also expressed interest in competing in the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, following Kyle Larson's attempt in 2024.
NASCAR champ Ryan Blaney said that he wants to try his hand at doing double duty and competing in the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. With Kyle Larson doing it in 2024, is there a resurgence in drivers looking to pull off the double? Read: https://t.co/7DSaJ8qffU https://t.co/mjUVxJrq2c
18 dazzling photos of NASCAR drivers on the red carpet for the NASCAR Awards https://t.co/ZwtTUcrsDT https://t.co/O7sJBJqCdy
🏆 “You understand the role a champion plays but […] I don’t really plan on changing too much.” Ryan @Blaney isn’t planning on acting any different now that he’s the 2023 Cup Series champion. Hear more @ 7 ET on the 2023 Championship Year in Review → https://t.co/yVP8e2JH96 https://t.co/JH14XxgKxD
For the sixth consecutive year, @chaseelliott has won the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award presented by @Hooters. https://t.co/Yiywxfn3LH
from earlier: Chase Elliott (again the most popular driver award winner), Denny Hamlin facing offseason rehab after shoulder surgeries @NASCARONFOX https://t.co/SINqHJokb6
Will NASCAR champ Ryan @Blaney ever do the Indy/Charlotte double? Time will tell. https://t.co/F4zTIXHxyT
18 dazzling photos of NASCAR drivers on the red carpet for the NASCAR Awards https://t.co/pUEHa5V89F https://t.co/L3RaYtRjL1
IndyCar's Josef Newgarden really got a tattoo of NASCAR champ Ryan Blaney's bearded face https://t.co/eza9HUhCG2 https://t.co/lghTORYUg6
Denny Hamlin says he knows he'll never win the most popular driver award, but it's been fun being the heel. Says he will win the anti-most popular driver nine times out of 10 for the rest of his career. https://t.co/50psZxMOAY
Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin have something in common. Oh Elliott is still the most popular. But both had shoulder surgery in the last few weeks. What they said Thursday (as well as Elliott’s comment on being most popular driver): https://t.co/SINqHJokb6
Joey Logano not only passed on the Cup Series champion's journal but advice on being a champion to teammate Ryan Blaney. “We talked a few times about it, just about the cool parts about it.” LINK https://t.co/k6k5iIAZB5
👀 "It is the only well kept secret in our sport." - @joeylogano More from the 2022 and 2-time #NASCAR Cup Series champion on the Champion's Journal, which he'll now give to his @Team_Penske teammate Ryan @Blaney. https://t.co/QUMJeG3DdS
Custom suit @Blaney friend made for him with his 2023 wins sewn inside. He showed it off in Green Room after awards ceremony! Nice! Tonight, stay tuned to backstage broadcast of 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Year in Review. @SiriusXMNASCAR https://t.co/n9q4W5Z00e
It got wild and was so fun at the post #NASCAR Awards Ceremony at the after party last night. Such a good time! Team members celebrating on stage! Tonight, the first airing of Championship Year in Review from back stage before ceremony! @SiriusXMNASCAR https://t.co/5gSSb9eWCt
Freshly-crowned #NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney has told his legendary team boss Roger Penske that he wants to contest the #Indy500 in future. Here's what he said ⬇️ https://t.co/POlSvOtK7x
It’s a reoccurring thing now… @dennyhamlin #NASCARAwards https://t.co/zKaciwSJTH
Family at core of #NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney's speech at NASCAR Awards https://t.co/UVJkqyECPr
Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney's NASCAR championship https://t.co/IRK0MOpEEu
Ryan Blaney shows off the jacket by clothier friend Stitched by Mitch, who put photos of his wins inside his suite jacket. https://t.co/bAnH7IuT1D
Ryan Blaney had a couple of surprises today, including a sewn tuxedo jacket with photos from his wins during the 2023 season inside. #NASCAR https://t.co/mlpg8kWo3G
A friend of Ryan Blaney stitched photos of his wins and the championship into his jacket. https://t.co/kamNuQWDs4
#NASCAR: Stitched by Mitch surprised @Blaney by sewing photos of this year’s wins inside his tuxedo jacket https://t.co/V0JeBCMVfy
NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney honored in Nashville awards ceremony https://t.co/Bm7XlBzGVP