Ryan Blaney drops peak dad-humor after welcoming baby Charley

Ryan Blaney has embraced fatherhood with a hilarious take on diaper duty. The Team Penske driver shared a lighthearted jab aimed at his newborn's messy habits.

Blaney and his wife, Gianna, gave birth to their son, Charley Bennett Blaney, on Monday, November 17. The two had announced their pregnancy back in July this year. Notably, the pair got married last year around this time, in a winter-themed wedding at Aspen, Colorado.

With the off-season well underway, Blaney's hands seem to be tied to his newborn.

"We’ve moved on from the tar 💩 phase to the mustard 💩 phase. I gotta tell ya, I prefer mustard," he wrote in an X post.

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We’ve moved on from the tar 💩 phase to the mustard 💩 phase. I gotta tell ya, I prefer mustard.

On the racing front, Ryan Blaney finished the 2025 season sixth in the standings. He signed off with a win in the finale at Phoenix Raceway, matching his 2024 record of four wins per season. Notably, it was Blaney's maiden win at the 1-mile track, after coming close with four runner-up finishes since 2022.

Reflecting upon the same, Blaney spoke to the media and said,

“It’s nice to finally get in Victory Lane here after being so close for a number of years. Those things kind of stick in your brain a little bit. We’ve had a shot to win at these certain places a handful of times, but we haven’t really been able to get the job done.”

Ryan Blaney won the regular season finale as well. He narrowly finished ahead in a four-car battle to the finish line. The 31-year-old followed it up with a dominant win at New Hampshire, where he led 116 out of 301 laps.

With 15 top-5s and 852 laps led, the No.12 driver logged an average finish of 14.6 in 2025.

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Ryan Blaney opens up about off-season plans with newborn

In a recent interview with NASCAR reporter Matt Weaver, Ryan Blaney shared his plans for the off-season. The Ohio native remained committed to taking care of his firstborn child.

“Everyone keeps asking for my off-season plans. I have no plans. I have the plan of keeping a child alive,” he said,

“That's what my plan is.....that will consume our off-season but in a good way. We're excited. It's just that of going to the holidays as opposed to the kid is an old and get out. Like, we've got to stay home. It's a youngin'. So, yeah, we're looking forward to that. That's all we've got planned," he added.

Ryan Blaney met his wife during a NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas. They began dating two years later in 2020, and moved in together to their North Carolina home in 2021. Shortly after Blaney won the 2023 Cup Series title, he proposed to Gianna on December 12.