Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney met the newest member of Bubba Wallace’s family with his fiancée, Gianna Tulio, last week. Wallace and Blaney have been pals since their entry-level races. After meeting his son, Blaney’s fiancée fell in love with little Becks Hayden Wallace. She even shared a collage on her Instagram story.
In the story, the couple held baby Becks and played with him at Wallace’s home. Both Blaney and his fiancée Tulio were seen having a great time with the newborn. In one image, Wallace’s son was seen smiling in Blaney’s arms. In another image, the little kid was also sleeping in Tulio’s arms.
Ryan Blaney’s fiancée, Gianna Tulio, captioned the story:
“We met the precious Becks last week & I’m so in love with him 😭 He’s PERFECT.”
Bubba Wallace became a father on September 29, 2024, while he was racing at the Hollywood Casino 400, at the Kansas Speedway. Wallace finished in P17, earning 20 points, and Ryan Blaney was in fourth place, securing 49 points in his playoff points pool.
Ryan Blaney reminisced about Bubba Wallace’s first win at Talladega Superspeedway
Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney and 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace have been through thick and thin together and have known each other since their teenage years. Blaney recently recalled Wallace’s historic rain-shortened win at NASCAR’s longest track in 2021.
In a video shared by NASCAR on NBC on X, Blaney revisited the years of his friendship with Wallace and said:
“Bub and I grew up together racing Bandoleros. I mean, we’ve known each other for 15 years, been there in the really bad times, and it’s great to be there in the really good times too.” [1:27]
Continuing further, Ryan Blaney defended his friend after his win at the 2021 YellaWood 500. He added:
“People say, ‘Oh, it was rain out. You know, it doesn’t really count.’ Like, hey, listen, he and I both restart in the back, like the restart before, and he drove to the front and made the moves that were the best moves to get him to the lead, and I stuck back in 20th. He did everything right to put himself in the spot, and definitely deserves it.”
For the 117-lap race, Bubba Wallace qualified in 19th position and didn’t finish in the top ten by the end of Stage 1. However, things changed for Wallace, and he finished stage 2 of the race in P1, earning an additional ten points.
The 23XI Racing driver won the race and led five laps, earning a total of 50 points. On the other hand, Ryan Blaney started the race in fourth place and finished in fifteenth place, earning 27 points.
