Ryan Vargas

Ryan Vargas
Vargas in 2024
BornRyan John Vargas
(2000-09-23) September 23, 2000 (age 24)
La Mirada, California, U.S.
Awards2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1] and 2023 Comcast Community Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
69 races run over 5 years
Car no., teamNo. 32 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing)
2022 position26th
Best finish26th (2022)
First race2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2024 Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 1 year
2023 position32nd
Best finish32nd (2023)
First race2023 Fr8Auctions 208 (Atlanta)
Last race2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish6th (2018)
First race2018 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)
Last race2018 Crosley 125 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
Statistics current as of April 7, 2024.

Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro for 3F Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing and No. 74 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing. He also serves as the team and development director for 3F 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 Alec 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

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

2019

Vargas in the No. 4 JD Motorsports machine at Road America in 2019.

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

2020

Vargas during the 2020 Pocono Green 225.

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

Vargas during the 2021 Pocono Green 225.

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 ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO
26
HOM
2020 15 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC
13
IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN
25
ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY 38th 114 [15]
6 DAR
25
RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL
30
ROV
17
KAN
34
TEX
8
MAR
34
PHO
33
2021 DAY
18
DRC
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 IRC MCH
21
DAY
27
DAR
25
RCH
35
BRI
37
LVS
19
TAL
33
ROV
36
TEX
22
KAN
22
MAR
32
PHO
28
27th 301 [16]
4 DOV
26
COA CLT
16
MOH
18
TEX
24
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
IRC MCH
29
GLN DAY
6
DAR
27
KAN
33
BRI TEX TAL
30
ROV
24
LVS
28
HOM MAR
29
PHO 26th 303 [17]
Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy PIR
23
ROA
DNQ
2023 CHK Racing 74 DAY
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 01 [18]
2024 Jordan Anderson Racing 32 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO
37
COA RCH
38
68th 13 [19]
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy MAR
DNQ
TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN
29
TAL ROV LVS
34
HOM MAR PHO

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2023 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS ATL
14
COA TEX
8
BRD MAR KAN DAR
27
NWS CLT
26
GTW NSH MOH
23
POC RCH
30
IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL
17
HOM PHO 32nd 114 [20]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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]

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2023 3F Racing 30 Chevy ESP ESP GBR GBR ITA ITA CZE CZE GER
10
GER
10
BEL
15
BEL
11
22nd 150
2024 ESP
11
ESP
12
ITA
12
ITA
23
GBR
15
GBR
10
NLD
5
CZE
12
CZE
10
GER
6
GER
16
BEL
10
BEL
12
10th 423

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2024 3F Racing 30 Chevy ESP ESP ITA ITA GBR GBR NLD
3
CZE CZE GER GER BEL BEL 30th 34

References

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