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Ryan Blaney will miss tonight’s NASCAR Awards in Miami after a fall at dinner Monday night that required medical attention. He will also miss Ford’s Proud to Honor race at Daytona on Wednesday.
Blaney shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday and said he is doing OK.
“I was out at dinner last night with my family and some friends, and I accidentally took a fall that required medical attention,” Blaney said. “I am doing okay and am resting and recovering.
“I’m disappointed to miss celebrating Kyle Larson and the NASCAR Championship today and Ford’s ‘Proud to Honor race’ tomorrow at Daytona.
“While I won’t be there, I’ll be supporting my teammates and fellow Ford drivers as they honor each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on Veterans Day.”
Blaney did not share details about the injury.
Blaney Ended the Season With a Win
The fall came two days after Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He passed Tyler Reddick late for the win, his fourth of the season, and became the first driver since Greg Biffle to win the season finale in back-to-back years. Kyle Larson clinched the championship in Stage 1 and finished 12th.
After the race, Blaney said winning was the only goal left for his Team Penske group after it fell out of title contention.
“Yeah, definitely went out on a high note,” Blaney said. “We weren’t racing for a championship this weekend, so it’s just, okay, what are your goals? The goal is to try to win the race.
“It’s nice to celebrate with those guys one last time. They did a great job. The Chase that we had just wasn’t good enough.
“Had too many blemishes. Other than that, I’m really proud of how we ran the last 10 weeks. We just didn’t have the finishes that we needed to kind of contend.”
A Season of ‘What If’
Blaney finished fourth in the final Chase standings, 94 points behind Larson. Four finishes of 33rd or worse in the Chase cost him a real shot at the title. Read more on Blaney’s season.
He praised his team for how it worked in the final weekend.
“They should be proud of themselves. It’s nice to drive for a great team. Even though we weren’t in the championship race this weekend, they put their head down and really went to work and gave as much effort as if we were racing for a championship.”
Pit This Time wishes Ryan Blaney a quick and full recovery.
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