Ryan Vargas | |||||||
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Born | Ryan John Vargas September 23, 2000 La Mirada, California, U.S. | ||||||
Awards | 2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner [1] and 2023 Comcast Community Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
69 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 32 (Jordan Anderson Racing) No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing) | ||||||
2022 position | 26th | ||||||
Best finish | 26th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2023 position | 32nd | ||||||
Best finish | 32nd (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Fr8Auctions 208 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
14 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2018 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
Last race | 2018 Crosley 125 (Dover) | ||||||
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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.
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 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]
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]
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]
Vargas was born with craniosynostosis. [13] He attended La Mirada High School. [2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | 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
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ITA | GBR | GBR | NLD | CZE | CZE | GER | GER | BEL | BEL |
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