Ryan Vargas
| Ryan Vargas | |||||||
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 Vargas in 2019 at Road America | |||||||
| Born | September 23, 2000 La Mirada, California | ||||||
| Awards | 2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1] | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 61 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 6 (JD Motorsports) No. 47 (Mike Harmon Racing) | ||||||
| 2021 position | 27th | ||||||
| Best finish | 27th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 27, 2022. | |||||||
Ryan Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports and the No. 47 Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing.
Racing career
Early career
2012-2014
Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway.[2]
2015
He later moved up to Super Stock and super late model racing in 2015.[2]
2019
After competing full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2018, Vargas returned to Irwindale Speedway for a full season of Super Late Model racing in 2019 for friend Aalec Martinez out West while also running Late Model Stock Car races in the East for Lee Faulk Racing.[3]
K&N Pro Series East
2018
In 2018, Vargas signed with Rev Racing for a full season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. After starting the season with finishes outside of the top ten, he finished ninth at Langley.[4] The following round at South Boston Speedway, he crashed out after being collected in a wreck with Anthony Alfredo and Dillon Bassett on lap 22.[5] Vargas ended the season sixth in points with six top tens.[4] He did not return to Rev Racing in 2019.[6]
Xfinity Series
2019
In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports.[7]
2020
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He returned to the series and JD Motorsports in June 2020 on a multi-race deal.[8] Six more races were added to Vargas' schedule in September when he picked up a six-race sponsorship from the popular social networking service TikTok.[9]
2021
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In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6.[10] Ahead of the Dover race in May, Vargas switched cars with JDM teammate Landon Cassill and moved to the No. 4; the swap was spurred as the No. 6 was 37th in owner points, which would have placed it too low to qualify for later races.[11] He was replaced by Spencer Pumpelly for the following week's race at Circuit of the Americas, but returned the following week.[12]
Personal life
Vargas was born with craniosynostosis.[13] He attended La Mirada High School.[2]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2019 | JD Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW 17 |
GLN | MOH | BRI | 48th | 50 | [14] | |||||||||||||
| 4 | ROA 18 |
DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO 26 |
HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 15 | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | HOM | HOM | TAL | POC 13 |
IND | KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN 25 |
ROA | DAY | DOV | DOV | DAY | 38th | 114 | [15] | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | DAR 25 |
RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL 30 |
CLT 17 |
KAN 34 |
TEX 8 |
MAR 34 |
PHO 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | DAY 18 |
DAY 37 |
HOM 24 |
LVS 23 |
PHO 30 |
ATL 31 |
MAR 40 |
TAL 30 |
DAR 27 |
NSH 18 |
POC 39 |
ROA | ATL 14 |
NHA 29 |
GLN | IND | MCH 21 |
DAY 27 |
DAR 25 |
RCH 35 |
BRI 37 |
LVS 19 |
TAL 33 |
CLT 36 |
TEX 22 |
KAN 22 |
MAR 32 |
PHO 28 |
27th | 301 | [16] | ||||||||||
| 4 | DOV 26 |
COA | CLT 16 |
MOH 18 |
TEX 24 |
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| 2022 | 6 | DAY 18 |
CAL 35 |
LVS 32 |
PHO 29 |
ATL 12 |
COA 30 |
RCH 36 |
MAR 25 |
TAL 20 |
DOV 26 |
DAR 21 |
TEX 38 |
CLT 26 |
NSH 19 |
ATL 21 |
NHA 19 |
POC 25 |
IND | MCH 29 |
GLN | DAY 6 |
DAR 27 |
KAN 33 |
BRI | TEX | TAL 30 |
CLT 24 |
LVS 28 |
HOM | MAR 29 |
PHO | -* | -* | [17] | ||||||
| Mike Harmon Racing | 47 | Chevy | PIR 23 |
ROA DNQ |
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K&N Pro Series East
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Rev Racing | 2 | Toyota | NSM 12 |
BRI 13 |
LGY 9 |
SBO 16 |
SBO 11 |
MEM 7 |
NJM 6 |
TMP 10 |
NHA 11 |
IOW 7 |
GLN 18 |
GTW 13 |
NHA 14 |
DOV 7 |
6th | 462 | [4] |
References
- ^ Seelman, Jacob (December 15, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Relishes Second Trailblazer Award". Race Chaser Online. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Vargas Named Recipient Of Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award". racechaseronline.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (July 2, 2019). "Ryan Vargas To Run For 2019 Irwindale Track Championship". NASCAR.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ryan Vargas – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "South Boston Twin 100s produces pair of first-time winners". Catchfence. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (December 6, 2018). "NASCAR Drive for Diversity program announces 2019 class". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (July 18, 2019). "Ryan Vargas set for Xfinity debut at Iowa Speedway". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "JD Motorsports signs Ryan Vargas to a multi-race deal starting at Pocono". JD Motorsports (Press release). June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Sprung, Shlomo (September 24, 2020). "TikTok Sponsors NASCAR Xfinity Series Racer Ryan Vargas". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Long, Dustin (January 25, 2021). "Ryan Vargas to run for Xfinity Rookie of the Year honors". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 10, 2021). "Landon Cassill, Ryan Vargas Swapping Rides for Saturday's Xfinity Race at Dover". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Pumpelly Making Xfinity Debut At COTA". Speed Sport. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Catanzareti, Zach (October 24, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Overcoming All Odds Toward NASCAR Career". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Ryan Vargas driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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