Column: Blaney's strong start should earn him attention (The Associated Press)

It's time to pay attention to Ryan Blaney, the second-year NASCAR driver who is as close to a throwback as fans are going to get from this current crop of talent. More important, Blaney is pretty good behind the wheel of a race car and has proven through the first six races of this season that he won't bow down to the stars of the sport. ''Too soon ol boy,'' Earnhardt wrote on Twitter.