Ryan Blaney and his father, Dave Blaney Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Ryan Blaney won his fifth NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His father, Dave Blaney, won only once in the series—driving for owner Todd Braun at Charlotte in 2006, when Ryan was 12 years old.

But in Ryan’s eyes, there’s no doubt who the top driver in the family is, and that’s his father, the Buckeye Bullet, who earned his nickname as one of the world’s best Sprint Car drivers.

“To me, personally, he’s the best race car driver ever,” Ryan said after beating Kevin Harvick to the checkered flag in the Hisense 4K TV 300. “That’s how I’ve always looked at him, and that’s how I’ve always thought of him, not only as my father, but the way he drives a car – and not only his driving ability, but his mind-set towards things.”

For the first time, all five members of the Blaney family—Dave, wife Lisa and daughters Erin and Emma—were at the track together to see Ryan win. But Dave has been there for his son throughout his career.

“He always just supports me, and it was cool to have him here today,” Ryan said. “That’s really special to me to have him at the race track through the good and bad times of getting a stern talking to or helpful support, and it’s usually support.

“I’ve been lucky to have somebody like that to help me through these weekends to try to get myself better, whether it’s restarts or long runs or just communication. He’s been the best person, so in my mind I’ll never be half the race car driver he is, personally. I think he’s the greatest one ever, and that’s how I’ll always think of him.”