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 | |||||||
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Vargas in 2019 at Road America | |||||||
Born | Ryan John Vargas September 23, 2000 La Mirada, California | ||||||
Awards | 2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1] | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
12 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 6 (JD Motorsports) | ||||||
2020 position | 38th | ||||||
Best finish | 38th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career | |||||||
Debut season | 2018 | ||||||
Current team | Rev Racing | ||||||
Years active | 2018 | ||||||
Car number | 2 | ||||||
Starts | 14 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||
Best finish | 6th 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
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
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [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 |
References
- Seelman, Jacob (December 15, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Relishes Second Trailblazer Award". Race Chaser Online. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryan Vargas. |
- Official website
- Ryan Vargas driver statistics at Racing-Reference