Ryan "Inside" Laney

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Ryan "Inside" Laney
Ryan "Inside" Laney
Vehicle type	Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SA-2
Color	Orange, blue and white
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Blinkr
Main portrayer(s)	Ryan Blaney
First appearance	Cars 3
Character information
Full name	Ryan Laney
Aliases	Ryan "Inside" Laney
Gender	Male
Family	Unnamed grandfather

"McQueen's still not here? Didn't he pull this when he was a rookie? At least that's what my grandfather told me."

—Ryan Laney, Cars 3

Ryan "Inside" Laney is a Next-Generation race car who appears in Cars 3 as a rookie racer. His number is 21 (now 12), and he is sponsored by Team Blinkr. He is a Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SA-2. He takes Speedy Comet's role as the Blinkr racer and is one of the six rookies to debut in the Piston Cup at the second Motor Speedway of the South race in Cars 3.

History

Cars 3

In Cars 3, Ryan "Inside" Laney is one of the first six Next-Generation racers to replace six veterans at the second race located at the Motor Speedway of the South, having replaced Speedy Comet. He finishes in sixteenth place at the Los Angeles 500. During McQueen's training with Smokey, Ryan is interviewed before the first race of the new Piston Cup season starts and he questions that McQueen not showing up is something he pulled as a rookie and that his grandfather told him about. At the Florida 500, he starts in twenty-seventh place. Later, in the crash caused by Cam Spinner, he is seen miscolored, kind of looking like Michael Rotor in a couple of shots, and gets hit by Tim Treadless, but he is seen able to continue racing, and finishes in nineteenth place, while congratulating Cruz Ramirez on her win.

Physical description

Ryan is a Next-Gen 2017 Race Car SA-2. He is mainly painted orange with a big blue stripe on his hood, right door, and back left side. The Blinkr logo appears on the blue stripe on his hood, right door, left side, right taillight and on his spoiler. The number 21 appears white on his doors, roof and under his left taillight. His spoiler is mainly blue with orange wings. He uses Lightyear racing tires. His rim color is blue with an orange outline.

Bio

• Ryan "Inside" Laney is a third-generation Piston Cup racer who is beloved by fans for being passionate, fun, and exciting on the track. He represents the next wave of young athletes who focus on talent, speed, and precision.

Portrayals

• Ryan Blaney - Cars 3 (US version)
• Yianni Charalambous - Cars 3 (UK theatrical version)

Gallery

Concept art

Poster

Cars 3

Ryan in his first race at the Motor Speedway of the South

Cars 3

Cars 3

Ryan being interviewed by RSN

Miscoloured Ryan

Miscolored Ryan in the crash.

Cars 3

Diecast

2019 release

2021 release with Eric Braker

2021 release (NASCAR)

2022 release with Herb Curbler

2023 release

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Райън Лейни Raĭŭn Leĭni	–
Croatian	Rudi "Pista" Fergazer	–
Danish	Ryan Inderbahnsen	–
Greek	Ραιαν Λωριδας Raian Loridas	–
Italian	Ryan via Dedentro	–
Japanese	ライアン・“インサイド"・レニー	–
Norwegian	Preben Innersvingen	–
Portuguese	Rayan Laney	–
Russian	Райан Лани Rayan Lani Райан «Знаток» Трасс Rayan «Znatok» Trass[citation needed]	–
Spanish	Rayan Laney	–
Ukrainian	Раян Лені Rayan Leni	–

Trivia

• Ryan "Inside" Laney is a pun on his US voice actor's name, Ryan Blaney, who is a professional NASCAR racer, and a rookie in the 2016 NASCAR Cup Series, the same Piston Cup Season Ryan Laney debuted in.
• After the Florida 500 crash, Ryan disappears throughout the rest of the race after going into the pits, only reappearing to congratulate Cruz on her victory.
• During the Florida 500 crash, Ryan's paint job suddenly reversed to blue with orange stripes instead of orange with blue stripes. This miscolored version of Ryan is often mistakenly identified as Michael Rotor.
• Among the four next-generation racers who are based on real race car drivers, Ryan is the only one whose sponsor did not appear in the first film.
• In the movie, Ryan did not have any text on his spoiler, only the little Blinkr symbol, but on his diecast, he has Blinkr written on his spoiler as well.
• For the NASCAR crossover die-cast line his number was changed to 12 matching Ryan Blaney's number for the Cup Series.
• Ryan's Disney Store die-cast is inaccurate as his spoiler is the same as Tim Treadless's.