NASCAR star Ryan Blaney talks interest in completing one of toughest challenges in racing

22.05.2025    Fox News    1 views
NASCAR star Ryan Blaney talks interest in completing one of toughest challenges in racing

Sunday is a huge day for any fan of motorsports Formula will run the Monaco Grand Prix with the Indianapolis taking place in the afternoon and the Coca-Cola at night to put a cap on the day CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMRyan Blaney will be behind the wheel of the No Association Penske car for the Coca-Cola with the BodyArmor Chill drinks emblazoned on the hood of his truck Blaney s fellow NASCAR Cup Series colleague Kyle Larson will be attempting to do The Double The Double is one of the toughest feats any racecar driver could attempt to do during their career It involves racing the Indy and then flying on a plane to Charlotte for the Coca-Cola Larson became one of five drivers to attempt The Double last year but failed to make it to the NASCAR race Blaney stated Fox News Digital it was neat to watch Larson attempt it last year It s the biggest day in racing Blaney mentioned You got Monaco early then you got Indy and then we end it with the I get up and watch Monaco in the morning I cheer on the Penske guys for the and then I get ready to go race I think it s a great feat It was neat to watch him do it last year Last year didn t really go his way with rain and stuff like that it was kind of a crapshoot Hopefully it goes a little smoother for him this year just being able to do it all CONOR DALY LOOKS TO ETCH HIS NAME IN MORE THAN JUST INDY HISTORYAn attempt at The Double appeared to pique Blaney s interest given that Unit Penske has drivers competing at the Indy But yeah it s something I ve invariably considered Blaney stated You never know maybe down the road if I get a chance I m with a great group that has a chance to do it but we ll see You never know we ll figure it out Larson John Andretti Tony Stewart Robby Gordon and Kurt Busch have all attempted the feat Stewart was the only driver out of the group to complete both races on the same day No driver has won either race while making the attempt Larson is hoping that changes come Sunday The Indy will be broadcast May on FOX with coverage starting at a m ET It will also be available to stream live on FOXSports com and the FOX Sports app Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter

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