Ken Ragan | |||||||
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Born | Unadilla, Georgia | September 12, 1950||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
50 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 35th (1983) | ||||||
First race | 1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 58th (1982) | ||||||
First race | 1982 TranSouth 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Kenneth Ragan (born September 12, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, and is the father of driver David Ragan.
Ragan made 50 Cup starts from 1982 to 1990, mostly for his brother Marvin, but also drove in the 1985 season for Roger Hamby. Ragan's best finish was an 11th place that he recorded at Talladega Superspeedway in 1984. He also made five Busch Series starts in 1982 and 1983. Ragan's 1984 No. 77 Cup car is sometimes featured in stills from the 1984 Firecracker 400, as he was the lapped car directly ahead of Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough in their battle for victory. He was the last driver to win at Middle Georgia Raceway. [1]
Ragan travels with his son to his races and has served as his manager. He formerly worked at David Ragan Ford, a car dealership owned for several years by his son in Perry, Georgia.
Ragan is a type 1 diabetic, which he was diagnosed with in the 1970s. [2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1984 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 14 |
1985 | Hamby Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 21 |
1986 | Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 21 |
1987 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ford | 24 | 17 |
1988 | DNQ | |||
1990 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1993 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | DNQ |
NASCAR Late Model Sportsman 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 | 34 | 35 | NLMSC | Pts | Ref |
1982 | Branch-Ragan Racing | 57 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR 22 | HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT 33 | ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR 15 | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | CLT 11 | HCY | MAR | 58th | 409 | [13] | ||||||
1983 | DAY 26 | RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | DAR | RCH | NWS | SBO | MAR | ROU | CLT | HCY | MAR | 133rd | 85 | [14] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar 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 | APSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
1982 | Branch-Ragan Racing | 57 | Pontiac | NSV | DAY | TAL 28 | FRS | CMS | WIN | NSV | TAT | TAL 10 | FRS | BFS | MIL | SND | NA | 0 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983 | DAY 8 | NSV | TAL | LPR | LPR | ISF | IRP | SSP | FRS | BFS | WIN | LPR | POC | TAL | MCS | FRS | MIL | DSF | ZAN | SND | NA | 0 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | 77 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | TAL 3 | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | NA | 0 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pontiac | TAL 34 | FRS | ISF | DSF | MGR 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Pontiac | TOL 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | 9 | Pontiac | ATL 38 | 31st | - | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Chevy | DAY 4 | ATL 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Chevy | TAL 15* | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | 17 | Pontiac | ATL 20 | DAY | ATL | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | 107th | - | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Branch-Ragan Racing | 74 | Ford | DAY 5 | ATL 4 | KIL 15 | TAL 13 | FRS | POC 9 | KIL | TOL | HAG | POC | TAL | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL | 36th | - | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Kincaid Racing | 47 | Chevy | DAY 8 | 16th | 1470 | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | ATL 2 | TAL 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Buick | KIL 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | TOL 21 | FRS 10 | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craig Rubright | 15 | Olds | ATL 41 |
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