Ryan Blaney Takes the Wheel of the No. 12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang on Aug. 24 at Daytona International Speedway - Speedway Digest

Ryan’s Daytona History

Ryan has proven to be one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ top superspeedway racers. In 18 total NCS starts at the legendary 2.5-mile track, Blaney has seven top-10 finishes, including a win in the 400-mile summer classic in 2021. His Daytona superspeedway superlatives:

Led laps in 12 of his 18 career NCS starts at Daytona
Top-10 finishes in three of his last six starts at Daytona
Along with his win at the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, Blaney visited Daytona’s victory lane in the 150-mile Daytona 500 qualifying race in 2018

Ryan’s thoughts on Daytona

“Our 12 group is looking forward to getting back to Daytona. We have a lot of confidence in our speed and strategy going into superspeedway races and it’s just a matter of being in contention for that final run. It’s great to have Advance Auto Parts and over 200 fans on board with us this weekend – we’re looking forward to putting together another solid run for them.”

Race Fans to “Ride with Ryan Blaney” on No. 12 Ford

The names of more than 200 race fans will be featured on Blaney’s Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang through the auto parts retailer’s Ride with Ryan Blaney promotion. Race fans who made an in-store or online purchase with Advance Auto Parts between June 16 and July 5 were eligible to participate.

The names of race fans will be featured on the yellow stripe along the sides and rear of the No. 12 car. Fans can preview their name on Blaney’s car at RideWithBlaneyAAP.com.

Advance, Blaney to present check to Florida nonprofit

At 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, at Advance’s store on 2220 W. International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach, Blaney will join representatives from Advance and the NASCAR Foundation in presenting a $10,000 gift to Fix It Forward, a DeLand, Fla.-based 501(c)(3). Advance Auto Parts Foundation will donate $5,000 to Fix it Forward, while the NASCAR Foundation will match AAPF’s gift. The nonprofit is led by U.S. Army veteran Ed Rosa, who repairs vehicles at no charge for local families and individuals in need.

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