NASCAR: Third-Generation Driver Ryan Blaney Shines in Nationwide Series Debut

Travis Pastrana may have been the featured attraction at Richmond International Raceway tonight, but when all was said and done, young Ryan Blaney put on the better show.The 18-year-old Blaney, son of current Sprint Cup driver Dave Blaney and grandson of late sprint car legend Lou Blaney, made his Nationwide Series debut on the same night as Pastrana, choosing the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 for his debut. But while Pastrana ran in the middle of the pack for the entire night, Blaney impressed many with his competitiveness, bringing his No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet home in an impressive seventh place.Blaney qualified in eighth for the event, posting a 21.949 second lap under three tenths of a second off of Kevin Harvick's pole-...

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