Ryan Vargas

Ryan John 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.

Ryan Vargas
Vargas in 2019 at Road America
BornRyan John Vargas
(2000-09-23) September 23, 2000
La Mirada, California
Awards2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 6 (JD Motorsports)
2020 position38th
Best finish38th (2020)
First race2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career
Debut season2018
Current teamRev Racing
Years active2018
Car number2
Starts14
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish6th in 2018
Last updated on: November 7, 2020.

Racing career

Early career and late models

Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway.[2] He later moved up to Super Stock and super late model racing in 2015.[2] After competing full-time in the K&N Pro Series East, Vargas returned to Irwindale for a full season of late model racing in 2019.[3]

K&N Pro Series East
Vargas in his K&N East car at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 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
Vargas in the No. 4 JD car at Road America in 2019

In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports.[7]

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]

In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6.[10]

Personal life

Vargas was born with craniosynostosis.[11] 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
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 [12]
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 [13]
6 DAR
25		 RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL
30		 CLT
17		 KAN
34		 TEX
8		 MAR
34		 PHO
33
2021 DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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
  1. Seelman, Jacob (December 15, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Relishes Second Trailblazer Award". Race Chaser Online. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. "Vargas Named Recipient Of Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award". racechaseronline.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. Segal, Davey (July 2, 2019). "Ryan Vargas To Run For 2019 Irwindale Track Championship". NASCAR.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. "Ryan Vargas – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. "South Boston Twin 100s produces pair of first-time winners". Catchfence. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  6. McFadin, Daniel (December 6, 2018). "NASCAR Drive for Diversity program announces 2019 class". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  7. McFadin, Daniel (July 18, 2019). "Ryan Vargas set for Xfinity debut at Iowa Speedway". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. "JD Motorsports signs Ryan Vargas to a multi-race deal starting at Pocono". JD Motorsports (Press release). June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. Sprung, Shlomo (September 24, 2020). "TikTok Sponsors NASCAR Xfinity Series Racer Ryan Vargas". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. Long, Dustin (January 25, 2021). "Ryan Vargas to run for Xfinity Rookie of the Year honors". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. Catanzareti, Zach (October 24, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Overcoming All Odds Toward NASCAR Career". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  12. "Ryan Vargas – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  13. "Ryan Vargas – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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