In the past couple of days, a rumor has been going around that Ryan Blaney has signed to drive the famous #21 car of Wood Brothers Racing in 2015. The car's current driver, Trevor Bayne, is driving full-time with Roush Fenway Racing in the reactivated #6 car starting next year. Blaney is currently under contract with Team Penske in the Nationwide Series, and Brad Keselowski Racing, owned by the namesake Penske driver, in the Camping World Truck Series, in which Blaney drives full-time.
But Team Penske has said that Blaney has not made any deals with other racing teams, and that they plan to continue helping him be successful in NASCAR. Blaney's main concern right now is winning the Truck Series championship with Brad Keselowski. He has also competed in some Nationwide races in Penske's #22, sharing the ride with Keselowski and Joey Logano, and he picked up his first win in that series at Kentucky just about a year ago. Blaney made his Cup debut at Kansas in May in Penske's #12 research and development car.
Another possible driver to replace Bayne in the #21 is former Penske and current Nationwide Series driver for Joe Gibbs, Sam Hornish Jr. Whoever ends up driving for the Wood Brothers in 2015, one sure thing is that they are going to remain a part-time team due to sponsorship issues that have plagued them for the past several years. But this has not seemed to take away any prestige from one of the most successful NASCAR teams of all time.
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