Ryan Blaney On Being Marketed As A Superstar: 'I Want To Be Jeff Gordon In The Nineties, You Know?'

Ryan Blaney did not shy away when being asked about NASCAR superstars and how he wants to be seen by those who view the sport from afar. Frontstretch's Trey Lyle was among those who spoke to him.

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[zachwalentiny]

Well if he wants to be Jeff Gordon than he better start winning more races lol. I know he just won a championship but he only has what, 10 wins total in Cup? He's a great driver but he needs to be winning races more consistently.

[tlibretep]

Racing in the 90's was real racing too
Not sure what we call this nowadays

[michaelwilliams]

Not a Gordon fan but I don’t see one in the cup field that will ever come close to the numbers he put up in his career. Kyle Busch is the by far the closest thing we have.

[lukefolds]

Blaney has a good personality to represent NASCAR as a superstar.

[hunternixonfishing]

Blaney has the right personality to represent the sport as a superstar

[joshuahitt]

I like that mindset, Blaney looks like a different driver after winning that championship, maybe this is his time, let’s find out