David Ragan

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David Ragan
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Ragan at the 2020 Daytona 500
BornDavid Lee Ragan
(1985-12-24) December 24, 1985 (age 35)
Unadilla, Georgia
Awards2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
472 races run over 16 years
Car no., teamNo. 36 (Front Row Motorsports)
2020 position39th
Best finish13th (2008)
First race2006 Dover 400 (Dover)
Last race2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win2011 Coke Zero 400 (Daytona)
Last win2013 Aaron's 499 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 41 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
107 races run over 11 years
2016 position115th
Best finish4th (2008)
First race2004 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Last race2016 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
First win2009 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last win2009 Food City 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 49 3
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
31 races run over 4 years
2020 position48th
Best finish24th (2006)
First race2004 O'Reilly 400K (Texas)
Last race2020 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 1
Statistics current as of February 14, 2021.

David Lee Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 Ford Mustang for Front Row Motorsports, and is also an analyst on NASCAR on Fox on NASCAR Race Hub.

Ragan was born in Unadilla, Georgia, the son of former racer Ken Ragan, and began his racing career racing in the Bandolero Series at age 12. Four years later, he began competing in the Goody's Dash Series with Cam Strader. After one year, he moved to the Legends Pro-Division to race for Mark Martin. He concluded the season by finishing fourth in the point standings. At age 18, Ragan began racing in the Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.

In 2007, he moved up to the Sprint Cup Series, replacing Mark Martin in the No. 6, and driving for Roush Fenway Racing. Between 2007 and 2011, he has recorded 30 top-tens in the series.

On July 2, 2011, Ragan won his first career Sprint Cup Series race, the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. His second win, the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway in May 2013, was also the first win for Front Row Motorsports.

Racing career[]

1996–2002[]

Ragan was born in Unadilla, Georgia in December 1985, the son of former racer Ken Ragan.[1] Ragan started his racing career in the Bandolero Series at age 12. During the following year, he won twelve races and the National Championship. In 1999, he won the National Championship for the second time. In 2001, Ragan began racing in the Goody's Dash Series with Cam Strader. During the season, the two built late models for Ragan to use in 2002. In 2002, he began racing in the Legends Pro-Division for Mark Martin. At the end of the season, he finished fourth in the final point standings.[1]

2003–2006[]

Ragan's No. 6 in 2007

At age 18, Ragan moved to the Craftsman Truck Series, as well as the Busch Series and the ARCA Re/Max Series. During his first career start in the ARCA Series, he qualified in the second position, but failed to finish the race after having a tire failure.[2] His first race in the Craftsman Truck Series was at Texas Motor Speedway, where he qualified 28th and finished in the 20th position for Fiddleback Racing. During the season, he failed to qualify for one race, and failed to finish six of the ten races he participated in.[3] Ragan also ran one Busch Series race at Homestead Miami Speedway, finishing 31st, after starting 36th.[4] In the following season, he participated in Roush Racing: Driver X as the co-driver of the No. 6 Roush Racing Ford F-150 in the Truck Series. After participating in 19 events in the series, he recorded one top-five, eight top-ten finishes, and earned one pole position.[2]

Also in 2005, Ragan participated in three Busch Series events,[5] as well as 19 ARCA Racing Series events, where he won one race, and record three pole positions, eight top-five and 11 top-ten finishes.[6] During the 2006 season, he participated in three Busch Series events,[7] and two Nextel Cup Series events.[8] He also participated in 19 Truck Series events, where he recorded two pole positions, one top-five and eight top-ten finishes.[9]

2007–2011[]

Ragan at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2008

For the 2007 season, Ragan moved to the Nextel Cup Series as the driver of the number 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion. He also participated for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year standings in both Nextel Cup and Busch Series, where he finished second in the Nextel Cup Series, while winning the award in the Busch Series.[1] During the Cup season, Ragan recorded two top-five finishes, with one being in the 2007 Daytona 500, and three top-tens, finishing 23rd in the point standings.[10][11] During the Busch Series season, he earned two pole positions, four Top 5's, and nine Top 10's, while finishing fifth in the final point standings.[10][12] Also in 2007, he participated in one ARCA Racing Series event, where he finished in the fourth position.[13]

In 2008, he raced in the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, as well as in two ARCA Racing Series events. In the Cup season, he recorded six Top 5's and 14 Top 10's, while finishing 13th in points. During the Nationwide season, he got seven top-fives and 21 top-ten finishes. Ragan clinched fourth in the final point standings. One year later in 2009, he participated in only the Cup Series and the Nationwide Series. During the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, he recorded zero Top 5's and two Top 10's and finished 27th in points. However, in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, he won two races, and earned five Top 5's and 15 Top 10's, while finishing 18th in points.[10]

Ragan racing during the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350

During 2010, he only participated in the Sprint Cup Series. He recorded zero top fives, only three top-ten finishes and finished 24th in points once the season concluded.[1] In 2011, he began the year almost winning the Daytona 500, but he got penalized for moving lanes before he crossed the line on the restart with two laps to go.[10] On May 21, 2011, he won the Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway, passing Brad Keselowski with two laps to go.

He won the Coke Zero 400 on July 2, 2011, for his first career Sprint Cup win after getting a late push from teammate Matt Kenseth.[14] He was eligible to compete in the "wild card" to get himself into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. After bad finishes a few weeks before the final race before the Chase at Richmond, he finished 4th but was 54 points away from 13th to put himself into a Chase position. At the end of the 2011 season UPS, Ragan's primary sponsor on the Roush Fenway Racing No. 6 Ford, announced that they would no longer sponsor the No. 6 and that the company would scale back its racing program next season, leaving the number 6 team without sponsorship and ultimately forced the camp to shut down, making Roush Fenway Racing a 3-car team for the 2012 season.

2012–2014[]

Ragan at the 2013 Sprint All-Star Race.

In January 2012, Ragan signed with Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 34 Ford for the team in 2012.[15] He drove for GC Motorsports International in the season-opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona.[16] Ragan got off to a bad start with FRM, crashing out on lap 2 of the Daytona 500 and finishing last. He would eventually go on to finish 28th in Cup Series points.

Ragan started the 2013 season with a rotating roster of sponsors. He started the season wrecked at the Daytona 500 (along with his two other teammates, David Gilliland and Josh Wise) and had no finish better than 20th in the first nine races. However, during the Aaron's 499, Ragan started the green–white–checker restart in 10th-place. On the last lap, teammate Gilliland was able to help push him past Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, and Carl Edwards to win the race. This was his first win with Front Row Motorsports and the team's first Sprint Cup win,[17] as well as the first NASCAR win for his sponsor for that race, Farm Rich. The 34 team improved more in 2013 earning sixteen top-25 finishes including the win, a 12th-place finish at the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and a sixth-place finish at the fall Talladega race. However, three consecutive engine failures during the Chase dropped Ragan to 28th in points.

For 2014, Ragan returned to the Front Row Motorsports No. 34 to run the full season with sponsorship from Farm Rich and CSX. In the Nationwide Series, Ragan joined Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the No. 98 Ford for several races throughout the season.[18] Ragan got his first top-10 finish on a non-restrictor plate track with Front Row Motorsports in the 2014 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway by gambling on track position with 5 laps to go in the race. It was his first top-10 of the season and came with a paint scheme paying tribute to the late Wendell Scott, who had also driven the number 34. Ragan finished 32nd in points.

2015[]

Ragan returned to Front Row Motorsports in 2015. Ragan's owner points were given to new teammate Cole Whitt, but Ragan raced his way into the Daytona 500, finishing 17th in the race.

Joe Gibbs Racing[]

After the 500, Ragan was tapped by Joe Gibbs Racing to take over the No. 18 Toyota for several races while Kyle Busch was out with leg injuries.

At Atlanta, Ragan nursed the No. 18 to an 18th-place finish. This was followed by a 22nd-place finish at Las Vegas and 21st-place finish at Phoenix. At Auto Club, he made moves on several late restarts to take a 15th-place finish. At Martinsville, Ragan took his best finish of his stint with JGR with a fifth-place run. This was followed by a 13th-place finish at Texas.

At Bristol, Ragan started in 11th-place. However, he was caught up in a crash on lap 312 and finished 41st, 76 laps down. At Richmond, he started 10th and finished 23rd, two laps off the lead lap.

At Talladega, Ragan started in ninth place. However, he sustained severe damage in the Big One on lap 47 and finished 38th, 65 laps down.

The nine races in which Ragan participated entitled him to a one-fourth share (nine races) of Sprint Cup championship team bonuses, as the No. 18 team won the 2015 championship, worth $1,197,075 for his championship efforts.

With Erik Jones replacing Kyle Busch for the July Xfinity race at Daytona, Ragan drove the No. 20 Interstate Batteries Toyota and was running well until he was caught in an accident late in the race.

Michael Waltrip Racing[]

Ragan's No. 55 at Michigan International Speedway in 2015

Ragan was originally scheduled to return to Front Row after his stint at JGR was over. However, it was announced on April 28 that beginning at Kansas, the No. 18 would be handed to rookie Erik Jones until Busch's return, while Ragan would move to Michael Waltrip Racing and drive their No. 55 car for the remainder of the season, beginning at Kansas.

At Kansas, Ragan was involved in a two-car accident on lap 121 with Josh Wise and finished 33rd, four laps down. At the Coca-Cola 600, he started seventh and was running well until his engine blew up with 47 laps to go, leaving him with a 41st-place finish.

At Dover, he started 15th and finished 13th. At Pocono, Ragan started 21st and finished 23rd. At Michigan, Ragan fell off the lead lap and was scored 35th when the race was called for rain.

At Sonoma, Ragan started in ninth. He'd be involved in two wrecks during the day. On lap 30, when coming out of Turn 7, Martin Truex, Jr. forced him into the grass. When Ragan's car got back onto the racing surface, he clipped Truex from behind, sending Truex into the tire barriers. Later, following a restart on lap 79, Ragan was racing alongside Carl Edwards for position when, coming through the esses in the same spot as Truex's crash, Edwards' car bounced over the outside curb, sending him into Ragan, and sending both cars into the jersey barriers on the inside of the track. Ragan finished 39th.

Returning to Daytona for the Coke Zero 400, Ragan started eighth. He was involved in a single-car spin on the back straightaway on lap 149 after contact with Landon Cassill but was able to recover and finish 12th. At Kentucky, he started 25th and finished 18th. This was followed by a 21st-place finish at Indianapolis, a 17th-place finish at Pocono, and a 23rd-place finish at Watkins Glen. After the race at Homestead, in which Ragan finished 27th, MWR closed its doors leaving Ragan without a ride.

2016[]

Ragan's No. 23 at Martinsville Speedway in 2016

On January 19, 2016, it was announced that Ragan would drive the No. 23 Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry for BK Racing.[19] The No. 23 team struggled mightily, as the team's engines did not have enough speed to be competitive on a weekly basis. Ragan's best result with the BK team in 2016 was a 16th-place finish at the Coke Zero 400. During late summer, Ragan was thrown into the spotlight after Chris Buescher, driving Ragan's old No. 34 at FRM, won at Pocono while trailing Ragan for 30th in points. The battle between Buescher and Ragan for 30th (and therefore Chase eligibility for Buescher) became a focal point of the lead-up to the Chase. Buescher ended up qualifying for the Chase, while Ragan dropped several spots to finish 33rd overall in Sprint Cup points, a career-worst, and marking his first season without at least one Top 10 finish. Ragan parted ways with BK Racing after the season.[20]

For the 2nd year in a row, Ragan drove in relief for Joe Gibbs Racing in the July Xfinity race at Daytona, driving the No. 18 Toyota replacing Matt Tifft, out on medical leave.[21] Ragan sat on the pole, but crashed on the last lap, and finished 21st.

2017[]

Ragan's No. 38 at Dover International Speedway in 2017

After departing BK Racing following his worst career points finish, Ragan returned to Front Row Motorsports, where he drove from 2012 to 2015, to drive the No. 38.[22] His first race back at FRM resulted in a 25th-place finish in the Daytona 500 after he was involved in a crash while running in the Top 5. His first Top 10 in over a year came at the GEICO 500 at Talladega, where he finished 10th after avoiding the Big One late in the race and making daring four-wide passes on Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Ty Dillon, Clint Bowyer, and Chris Buescher all on the final lap. This result boosted him up five spots in the point standings to 28th.

Ragan continued his string of good momentum with a 17th-place finish at the spring race at Kansas, his third consecutive Top 20 finish, boosting him to 27th in the point standings. While his Top 20 streak ended at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he finished 23rd, it allowed him to maintain 27th in the standings. His momentum abruptly ended at Dover, where a late crash with five laps to go relegated him to a 30th-place finish and sent him back to 29th in the overall standings. Ragan was up front with a handful of laps to go at Daytona in July in a position to score his third career win. He led the race with two laps to go, ultimately getting passed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who ended up winning the race. Ragan was the only driver to score both stage points in both stages and left Daytona with a Top 10 finish, where he finished 6th.

After a few subpar mid 20s finishes, Ragan bounced back with a 17th-place finish in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race after running as high as 12th in the race. Ragan was headed for another Top 20 finish in the Bojangles' Southern 500, running as high as 15th early in the race, but fell to 25th after a spin and two cut tires. Ragan received quite some attention at Dover in the fall, benefiting from an early caution to race his way into the Top 5, then went on to finish ninth in Stage 1 for his first stage points since Daytona in July. Ragan remained on the lead lap for much of the event and finished the race in the 21st position.

Upon the series' return to Talladega in October, Ragan moved from his 33rd starting position to the front early. Despite involvement in several crashes throughout the evening, Ragan posted his 3rd Top 10 of the season, matching his Talladega result in the spring. Ragan ended the 2017 season with a 17th-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway and a 30th-place finish in the point standings.

2018[]

Ragan and Michael McDowell (left), his teammate at FRM in 2018 and 2019, at Atlanta in 2019

On December 14, 2017, it was announced that Ragan would return to the team in 2018, with new teammate Michael McDowell who previously was also a teammate in Watkins Glen 2013 when he drove the No. 34 and McDowell drove the No. 35 car.

After a crash in the Daytona 500, Ragan rattled off three consecutive Top 25 finishes at Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, the latter of which gave him his best start and finish to date, qualifying 16th and finishing 22nd. Ragan had a series of six consecutive Top 25 finishes From Atlanta to Texas. The Bristol weekend was a big success for Ragan so far in 2018, where he was fastest in final practice and finished on the lead lap in 12th place. Ragan was on pace to have another Top 15 run at Richmond until a flat tire in the final ten laps sidelined him to a 33rd-place finish.

As always happens whenever the series visits Talladega Superspeedway, Ragan and his FRM team were expected to be contenders. He posted his best qualifying effort of the season by starting 12th, then overcame an early speeding penalty to finish 6th, his first Top 10 of the season. Two more Top 20s followed at Kansas and Pocono before his momentum was halted by an early race crash at Michigan precipitated by Bubba Wallace. After a career-best 22nd-place finish at Sonoma Raceway, Ragan suffered numerous mechanical issues in the race at Chicagoland Speedway and struggled to a 38th-place finish, nearly 80 laps off the pace.

When the series returned to Daytona International Speedway in July, Ragan was immediately picked by many to be a dark horse for the win. However, a crash early in the race dashed Ragan's hopes for victory. His team still did an incredible job repairing the #38 and Ragan finished the event in 15th position. Ragan rebounded with a solid 18th-place run at Kentucky Speedway after driving up to as high as 12th in the race and later getting a 19th-place finish at Pocono Raceway, a 17th-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway, and an 18th-place finish at Darlington Raceway. After a couple of mediocre finishes, Ragan finished 16th at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 19th at Kansas Speedway, and 18th at Martinsville Speedway, rebuilding momentum for the end of the season.

After two consecutive 20th-place finishes at ISM Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, Ragan finished 25th in the overall 2018 standings, ranking 31 points ahead of teammate Michael McDowell in 26th and 42 ahead of Ty Dillon in 27th. This is Ragan's best finish with FRM and his best overall since 2011, his last year with Roush Fenway Racing.

2019: Final season[]

On November 27, 2018, it was announced Ragan would return for a sixth season with FRM to drive the No. 38 in 2019. A strong run at the 2019 Daytona 500 for the No. 38 team was ruined by a late-race accident that relegated them to a 30th-place finish, but the team rebounded the next weekend at Atlanta with a 16th-place finish. The Las Vegas weekend gave Ragan his best starting spot in several years, as the No. 38 lined up on the outside of the third row in 6th after a stellar qualifying performance. At the 2019 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, Ragan and the No. 38 team enjoyed their best race in quite some time, running in the Top 10 all race and leading in the late stages before fading to 15th at the finish after a late-race restart.

On August 14, 2019, Ragan announced that he would be retiring from full-time competition to focus on his family.[23] At Kansas, Ragan qualified second, his team's best qualifying effort on a non-restrictor plate track, behind pole-sitter Daniel Hemric.

2020–present: Part-time racing[]

Ragan (No. 36) in the 2020 Daytona 500

In his retirement announcement, Ragan affirmed he was still open to racing part-time.[23] On January 10, 2020, he announced that he would compete in the Daytona 500 with Rick Ware Racing, who partnered with Front Row Motorsports for this race to field Ragan's entry in the renumbered No. 36 Ford (usually the No. 53).[24] The No. 36 was previously run by FRM teammate Matt Tifft in 2019 until the team scaled back operations. As part of this deal, FRM then leased the charter for the No. 36 (which they had kept for Ragan at the Daytona 500, giving him a guaranteed starting spot in the race) to RWR to use for the No. 53 for the remainder of the season. Ragan would qualify 30th in the 500 and go on to finish fourth, his first top five since 2015, despite damage from one of the Big Ones occurring during the race.

After retiring, Ragan transitioned into a test driver role for Ford Performance, which included simulator testing and assisting in development of the Next Gen car. In June, he was on the entry list to make his first Truck Series start since 2006 when he joined DGR-Crosley at Atlanta; the attempt was initially planned for Richmond until it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] However, due to random draw and the entry list exceeding 40 entries, the truck did not make the field. A second attempt at Michigan also failed for the same reason.[26] Ragan would finally appear in a Truck race in September at Darlington, where he finished 22nd.[27] He switched from Cup to Truck points prior to the following week's race at Richmond to be eligible to compete.[28][29]

Ragan returned to FRM in the No. 36 for the 2021 Daytona 500,[30] although this year it was not in a partnership with Rick Ware Racing or another team with a charter. This meant that Ragan instead had no charter and had to race his way in through his Duel qualifying race.[31]

Broadcasting[]

Ragan has appeared as a rotating contributor on NASCAR on Fox's NASCAR Race Hub show for multiple seasons, both when he was driving for Front Row Motorsports[32] and after his retirement from full-time driving.[33] Ragan was open to doing more TV (or radio) work in 2020, the first year after his last full season in the Cup Series,[34] but he remained with Fox on Race Hub.

Personal life[]

He is married to Jacquelyn; they have two daughters.[35] He is also a Freemason;[36] he was raised to the Master Mason degree on May 22, 2012 at Williams Lodge in Cornelius, NC.[37]

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.)

Cup Series[]

NASCAR Cup 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 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2006 Roush Racing 06 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV
42
KAN TAL CLT MAR
25
ATL
Wth
63rd 88 [8]
No Fear Racing 60 Ford TEX
DNQ
PHO HOM
DNQ
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 6 Ford DAY
5
CAL
16
LVS
37
ATL
33
BRI
26
MAR
15
TEX
39
PHO
41
TAL
17
RCH
20
DAR
27
CLT
37
DOV
14
POC
26
MCH
21
SON
29
NHA
15
DAY
12
CHI
25
IND
16
POC
33
GLN
32
MCH
18
BRI
41
CAL
12
RCH
3
NHA
19
DOV
25
KAN
16
TAL
34
CLT
40
MAR
26
ATL
33
TEX
37
PHO
32
HOM
10
23rd 3251 [11]
2008 DAY
42
CAL
14
LVS
7
ATL
23
BRI
21
MAR
11
TEX
13
PHO
27
TAL
4
RCH
17
DAR
5
CLT
12
DOV
15
POC
24
MCH
8
SON
24
NHA
40
DAY
5
CHI
8
IND
14
POC
5
GLN
30
MCH
3
BRI
10
CAL
13
RCH
32
NHA
28
DOV
18
KAN
8
TAL
3
CLT
10
MAR
13
ATL
8
TEX
11
PHO
10
HOM
24
13th 4299 [38]
2009 DAY
6
CAL
17
LVS
42
ATL
19
BRI
27
MAR
27
TEX
37
PHO
22
TAL
12
RCH
23
DAR
38
CLT
24
DOV
24
POC
26
MCH
15
SON
33
NHA
38
DAY
13
CHI
25
IND
24
POC
22
GLN
24
MCH
30
BRI
14
ATL
33
RCH
33
NHA
33
DOV
24
KAN
35
CAL
7
CLT
20
MAR
22
TAL
17
TEX
17
PHO
23
HOM
34
27th 3252 [39]
2010 DAY
16
CAL
23
LVS
23
ATL
37
BRI
29
MAR
16
PHO
19
TEX
15
TAL
6
RCH
24
DAR
14
DOV
26
CLT
24
POC
26
MCH
34
SON
25
NHA
20
DAY
38
CHI
12
IND
20
POC
14
GLN
25
MCH
11
BRI
32
ATL
19
RCH
23
NHA
22
DOV
24
KAN
16
CAL
32
CLT
10
MAR
17
TAL
21
TEX
8
PHO
25
HOM
20
24th 3599 [40]
2011 DAY
14
PHO
36
LVS
22
BRI
16
CAL
22
MAR
8
TEX
7
TAL
39
RCH
4
DAR
21
DOV
28
CLT
2
KAN
13
POC
17
MCH
20
SON
29
DAY
1
KEN
8
NHA
14
IND
23
POC
34
GLN
28
MCH
14
BRI
20
ATL
35
RCH
4
CHI
11
NHA
7
DOV
21
KAN
20
CLT
11
TAL
28
MAR
33
TEX
12
PHO
33
HOM
38
23rd 906 [41]
2012 Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford DAY
43
PHO
25
LVS
21
BRI
23
CAL
31
MAR
24
TEX
35
KAN
30
RCH
32
TAL
7
DAR
28
CLT
35
DOV
21
POC
27
MCH
23
SON
27
KEN
29
DAY
26
NHA
34
IND
28
POC
28
GLN
22
MCH
23
BRI
32
ATL
28
RCH
32
CHI
22
NHA
29
DOV
30
TAL
4
CLT
34
KAN
20
MAR
26
TEX
28
PHO
33
HOM
31
28th 622 [42]
2013 DAY
35
PHO
38
LVS
31
BRI
21
CAL
24
MAR
30
TEX
26
KAN
30
RCH
20
TAL
1
DAR
39
CLT
25
DOV
22
POC
37
MCH
25
SON
33
KEN
26
DAY
22
NHA
19
IND
34
POC
21
GLN
21
MCH
24
BRI
12
ATL
23
RCH
29
CHI
26
NHA
29
DOV
25
KAN
36
CLT
30
TAL
6
MAR
43
TEX
42
PHO
35
HOM
29
28th 633 [43]
2014 DAY
34
PHO
28
LVS
32
BRI
31
CAL
27
MAR
28
TEX
35
DAR
32
RCH
30
TAL
35
KAN
38
CLT
31
DOV
36
POC
18
MCH
38
SON
36
KEN
31
DAY
22
NHA
25
IND
35
POC
19
GLN
19
MCH
24
BRI
23
ATL
27
RCH
33
CHI
31
NHA
42
DOV
31
KAN
27
CLT
34
TAL
30
MAR
10
TEX
32
PHO
25
HOM
30
32nd 531 [44]
2015 DAY
17
27th 701 [45]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota ATL
18
LVS
22
PHO
21
CAL
18
MAR
5
TEX
13
BRI
41
RCH
23
TAL
38
Michael Waltrip Racing 55 Toyota KAN
33
CLT
41
DOV
13
POC
23
MCH
35
SON
39
DAY
12
KEN
18
NHA
18
IND
21
POC
17
GLN
23
MCH
18
BRI
40
DAR
40
RCH
17
CHI
15
NHA
41
DOV
22
CLT
37
KAN
25
TAL
30
MAR
25
TEX
23
PHO
18
HOM
27
2016 BK Racing 23 Toyota DAY
29
ATL
32
LVS
32
PHO
24
CAL
22
MAR
21
TEX
33
BRI
39
RCH
23
TAL
34
KAN
29
DOV
17
CLT
31
POC
23
MCH
22
SON
32
DAY
16
KEN
22
NHA
30
IND
37
POC
32
GLN
33
BRI
21
MCH
29
DAR
21
RCH
34
CHI
35
NHA
32
DOV
30
CLT
23
KAN
36
TAL
24
MAR
37
TEX
33
PHO
31
HOM
29
33rd 455 [46]
2017 Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford DAY
25
ATL
23
LVS
29
PHO
35
CAL
31
MAR
24
TEX
28
BRI
23
RCH
19
TAL
10
KAN
17
CLT
23
DOV
30
POC
25
MCH
29
SON
31
DAY
6
KEN
24
NHA
29
IND
38
POC
22
GLN
27
MCH
30
BRI
17
DAR
25
RCH
27
CHI
29
NHA
29
DOV
21
CLT
37
TAL
10
KAN
17
MAR
28
TEX
30
PHO
33
HOM
17
30th 447 [47]
2018 DAY
30
ATL
23
LVS
23
PHO
22
CAL
25
MAR
25
TEX
23
BRI
12
RCH
33
TAL
6
DOV
27
KAN
13
CLT
25
POC
16
MCH
38
SON
22
CHI
38
DAY
15
KEN
18
NHA
29
POC
19
GLN
26
MCH
27
BRI
17
DAR
18
IND
24
LVS
27
RCH
23
CLT
16
DOV
24
TAL
39
KAN
19
MAR
18
TEX
24
PHO
20
HOM
20
25th 524 [48]
2019 DAY
30
ATL
16
LVS
28
PHO
25
CAL
25
MAR
26
TEX
25
BRI
21
RCH
28
TAL
23
DOV
26
KAN
27
CLT
15
POC
30
MCH
34
SON
20
CHI
23
DAY
38
KEN
29
NHA
34
POC
36
GLN
22
MCH
16
BRI
36
DAR
26
IND
20
LVS
22
RCH
19
CLT
35
DOV
27
TAL
29
KAN
26
MAR
11
TEX
35
PHO
36
HOM
27
30th 388 [49]
2020 Rick Ware Racing[a] 36 Ford DAY
4
LVS CAL PHO DAR DAR CLT CLT BRI ATL MAR HOM TAL POC POC IND KEN TEX KAN NHA MCH MCH DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO 39th 01 [50]
2021 Front Row Motorsports Ford DAY
37
DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -* [51]
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2007 Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35 5
2008 14 42
2009 33 6
2010 19 16
2011 34 14
2012 Front Row Motorsports Ford 25 43
2013 35 35
2014 43 34
2015 28 17
2016 BK Racing Toyota 29 29
2017 Front Row Motorsports Ford 20 25
2018 15 30
2019 24 30
2020 Rick Ware Racing Ford 30 4
2021 Front Row Motorsports Ford 18 37

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 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2004 95 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
DNQ
ATL PHO DAR HOM
31
131st 70 [4]
2005 16 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX
39
PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
36
DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY
32
IRP GLN MCH BRI
DNQ
CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 97th 168 [5]
2006 Roush Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL
41
RCH DOV
18
KAN 92nd 204 [7]
6 CLT
36
MEM TEX PHO HOM
2007 Roush Fenway Racing DAY
43
CAL
18
MXC
14
LVS
24
ATL
20
BRI
13
NSH
36
TEX
5
PHO
35
TAL
4
RCH
14
DAR
13
CLT
25
DOV
32
NSH
7
KEN
8
MLW
12
NHA
18
DAY
34
CHI
19
GTY
5
IRP
18
CGV
19
GLN
21
MCH
21
BRI
6
CAL
10
RCH
39
DOV
32
KAN
34
CLT
6
MEM
3
TEX
17
PHO
23
HOM
33
5th 3739 [12]
2008 DAY
9
CAL
12
LVS
10
ATL
16
BRI
8
NSH
21
TEX
8
PHO
5
MXC
22
TAL
18
RCH
4
DAR
27
CLT
9
DOV
29
NSH
5
KEN
7
MLW
4
NHA
6
DAY
9
CHI
13
GTY
10
IRP
9
CGV
13
GLN
9
MCH
36
BRI
25
CAL
9
RCH
5
DOV
9
KAN
3
CLT
12
MEM
8
TEX
5
PHO
14
HOM
23
4th 4525 [52]
2009 DAY
8
CAL
5
LVS
26
BRI
19
TEX
4
NSH
7
PHO
6
TAL
1
RCH DAR CLT
7
DOV
30
NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
9
CHI
34
GTY IRP IOW GLN
8
MCH
4
BRI
1
CGV ATL
9
RCH DOV KAN CAL
9
CLT MEM TEX
8
PHO
6
HOM 18th 2632 [53]
2011 Randy Hill Racing 08 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX
35
PHO HOM 133rd 01 [54]
2012 GC Motorsports International 27 Ford DAY
27
PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX
6
RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 118th 01 [55]
2014 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford DAY
DNQ
PHO LVS
17
BRI CAL
13
TEX DAR RCH TAL
4
IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
23
NHA CHI IND
13
IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL
8
RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 89th 01 [56]
2015 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY
7
KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 94th 01 [57]
2016 18 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY
21
KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 115th 01 [58]

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series[]

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck 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 NGTC Pts Ref
2004 67 Ford DAY ATL MAR MFD
DNQ
CLT DOV TEX
20
MEM MLW KAN KEN
19
GTW
19
MCH
31
IRP
35
NSH
32
BRI
30
RCH
35
NHA
21
LVS
34
CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 32nd 802 [3]
2005 Rosenblum Racing 28 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT
DNQ
DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A - [59]
2006 Roush Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL ATL
22
MAR
34
CLT
25
MFD DOV MCH
19
BRI
15
NHA
11
LVS TAL
7
MAR
20
ATL
6
PHO
17
HOM 24th 2122 [9]
6 GTY
28
TEX
8
MLW
30
KAN
6
KEN
5
MEM
6
IRP
9
NSH
34
TEX
6
2020 DGR-Crosley 17 Ford DAY LVS CLT ATL
DNQ
HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH
DNQ
DAY DOV GTW DAR
22
RCH
7
BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 48th 372 [60]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 Switched to Truck Series points prior to Richmond

ARCA Re/Max Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARMC Pts Ref
Mark Gibson Racing 56 Ford DAY SLM TOL KAN MCH LER
12
POC NSH ISF DSF CHI TAL 92nd 285 [61]
95 Ford
23
Ford DAY
DNQ

19
32nd 865 [62]
2 DAY
25
95 Ford SLM
19

37
TOL
Bobby Jones Racing 88 Dodge
19
KAN POC MCH
32
BLN KEN
2
LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI TAL
2005 90 Dodge DAY
32
14th 3820 [6]
Chevy
DNQ

12
TAL
8
Ford SLM
3

1
MIL
29
POC
26
MCH
27
KAN KEN
17
POC
4

2
LER
30
MCH
4
ISF TOL
2
DSF
10
CHI
2

16
Pontiac TOL
4
BLN
6
2007 39 Ford DAY
4
USA NSH SLM KAN WIN TOL IOW POC MCH KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF SLM TOL 104th 210 [13]
2008 DAY SLM IOW KAN TOL
5
POC MCH KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL
15
51st 590 [63]

Rolex Sports Car Series[]

Grand Touring[]

(key) Bold – Pole Position. (Overall Finish/Class Finish).

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT results
Year Team No. Engine Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
2011 11 Ford Mustang GT DAY HOM BAR VIR LRP WGL
(23/11)
ELK LGA NJ WGL MON MDO 83rd 19 [64]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Entry was prepared by Front Row Motorsports, fielded under RWR banner.

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Achievements
Preceded by
Danny O'Quinn
NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Landon Cassill
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