Ryan Vargas

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Ryan Vargas
Ryan Vargas 2019 CTECH 180.jpg
Vargas in 2019 at Road America
BornRyan John Vargas
(2000-09-23) September 23, 2000 (age 21)
La Mirada, California
Awards2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
41 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 6/4 (JD Motorsports)
2021 position27th
Best finish27th (2021)
First race2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (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: December 26, 2021.

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 Nos. 6 and 4 Chevrolet Camaros for JD Motorsports.

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 Dover International Speedway 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] 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
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

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 10, 2021). "Landon Cassill, Ryan Vargas Swapping Rides for Saturday's Xfinity Race at Dover". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Spencer Pumpelly Making Xfinity Debut At COTA". Speed Sport. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Catanzareti, Zach (October 24, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Overcoming All Odds Toward NASCAR Career". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "Ryan Vargas – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

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