Championship team owner Roger Penske talks about the potential star power his newest champion, Ryan Blaney, possesses.
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00:00 And can you just describe Blaney's star power?
00:04 Because I've been saying for years,
00:06 if he ever got on a streak where he could win, he would be big.
00:09 I mean, you've had Mark Donohue, Rick Mears, Elio.
00:14 I mean, you just look at the kind of guys
00:16 that kind of ascend beyond the sport.
00:21 And Blaney can be that guy.
00:23 And I'm just wondering, what do you think his limits are?
00:26 I think his limits are the sky, to be honest with you.
00:29 I think that he gets in that class with Mears.
00:32 He's a soft-spoken guy, really.
00:34 But when he gets behind the wheels,
00:35 like Joey, when he puts his hat on, don't get in his way.
00:38 And I think he showed that today.
00:39 And he's only getting better and better.
00:41 He's got the confidence.
00:42 He's a leader.
00:44 He's a winner.
00:44 And he's a champion.
00:45 And once you have that, it's so hard to get there.
00:48 I don't think any of us realize him personally.
00:51 Just those last 20 or 30 laps when
00:52 he had to pass a couple of those guys to get the championship,
00:55 that shows his true mental.
00:56 But he's got a long way to go, a long way.