Ryan Ellis (racing driver)

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Ryan Ellis
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Ellis at Sonoma Raceway in 2024
BornRyan James Ellis
(1989-11-29) November 29, 1989 (age 35)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Achievements2005 Virginia State Legends Pro Champion
2009 Teen Mazda West Coast Champion
2011 NASA SU National Champion
Awards2011 Grand-Am ST Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
6 races run over 3 years
2021 position66th
Best finish58th (2016)
First race 2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (Phoenix)
Last race 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
131 races run over 12 years
Car no., teamNo. 71 (DGM Racing)
2024 position23rd
Best finish23rd (2024)
First race 2012 Sargento 200 (Road America)
Last race 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
26 races run over 4 years
2021 position114th
Best finish29th (2015)
First race 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2021 In It To Win It 200 (Darlington)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 9, 2024.

Ryan James Ellis [1] (born November 29, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the past.

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Racing career

Early career (1994–2005)

A third-generation racecar driver, Ellis began driving Quarter Midgets at age 4 and nearly won the first QMA Dirt National Championship race he ever entered. He then went on to a stellar 7-year career in Quarter Midgets, becoming Virginia's all-time QMA leader and one of the most successful open-wheel racers in the state. A threat in QMA National competition since his debut, Ellis was soon on the lookout for his next conquest. Entering the Legends scene at the age of 12, Ellis achieved national success campaigning the open-wheel INEX Legends Cars. Winning Young Lion and Semi-Pro titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, Ellis toured the nation in 2005 as a member of INEX’s elite Legends Pro division, capturing the 2005 Virginia State Pro Championship and finishing 4th in the National Pro Series. Ellis won dozens of Legends features on the Bullrings of Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Still today, Ellis returns to the ovals with his Legends Car several times each year.

NASCAR to road racing

Ellis had a short-lived entry into the full-bodied world of NASCAR during 2006. Quickly, Ellis was the NASCAR Late Model Stock Car (LMSC) Rookie pacesetter at his home track, Manassas’ fabled Old Dominion Speedway. Ellis competed sparingly that spring in both Virginia and North Carolina in NASCAR’s highest Weekly Racing Series division.

In 2006, when he wasn’t running Late Models, he raced his Legends Car, going Road Racing with the National Auto Sport Association, (NASA) where he won the majority of the events he entered. Ryan won the 2006 NASA Hyperfest/Summit Point event, captured the 2006 NASA Mid Atlantic Legends Road Racing Championship, and lost the inaugural 2006 NASA National Championships at Mid Ohio by a mere 2 feet. At the end of the 2006 season, Ryan was invited, (for the second year in a row) to the 2nd annual Performance Racing Industry National Invitational race at the Orlando Speedworld bullring. In only his second Oval track race of the season with the Legends Car, Ryan qualified in the top ten and was running fifth in the prestigious nationally televised event.

In 2007 Ryan Ellis Racing re-established its own internally managed race programs featuring a Pro Legends Car oval racing entry, and in mid-year they also began contesting a Mazda Spec Miata race car in a partial season of both NASA and SCCA Road Racing. That program led to a full-on 2008 NASA National and Regional Championship chase in the Spec Miata class. In 2008, Ellis finished as runner-up by two points in the NASA Mid Atlantic Spec Miata championship. He also was the highest-finishing driver from his region at the 2008 NASA Spec Miata Nationals, finished 2nd in the inaugural Mazda Teen Challenge program, and was voted “Driver of the Year” by NASA Mid Atlantic.

Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup career (2008–2010)

In February 2009, Ellis was selected in a nationwide search by Volkswagen of America as one of only 15 new drivers from North America invited to enter their 2009 Jetta TDI Cup series. When he wasn’t racing somewhere in the TDI Cup, Ellis spent the 2009 season racing his beloved Mazda Spec Miatas with NASA out on the West Coast – where he dominated the 2009 Teen Mazda Challenge and won the season Championship. Ryan also raced at Old Dominion Speedway’s 3/8 oval in 2009, winning another Legends race and driving a NASCAR Late Model once again. At the end of the 2009 season, Ellis entered the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup twin finale(s) at Virginia International Raceway. There he surprised the series regulars by running in the lead pack both days and posting solid top-ten finishes in his first time in an MX-5 Cup car. The 2009 season closed with a coveted invite to the Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development MX-5 Cup Shootout, where Ryan (the youngest of the 5 finalists) finished as the runner-up in the closest competition ever.

TDI Cup career and CTSCC ST Rookie of the Year (2010–2013)

In 2010, Ellis won the first two races of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup season before finishing the season sixth in points. Two wins and two poles, both at Virginia International Raceway, fastest lap at two races (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and VIR), three podiums (VIRx2 and Puebla), led three races VIRginia International Raceway twice, and Road America), and set a new track record at VIR. At the end of the season, he tested with many Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge teams before signing with APR Motorsport for the 2011 season.

At the 2011 season opener for the Continental series at Daytona International Speedway, Ellis broke the track record in qualifying by nearly two seconds, qualified 1st, and won the first race of his rookie season with teammate Ian Baas. He then won at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Round 2 and finished 3rd at the Continental Tire event at Road America resulting in a 3rd-place finish in the overall points standings and winning the ST Rookie of the Year.

Ellis signed with Insight Racing in 2012 and won the 2012 Kia 200 with co-driver Martin Jensen before the team folded due to lack of funding. Ellis was quickly signed to i-MOTO Racing and completed much of the 2012 season with them.

In 2013, Ellis was signed to drive with co-driver Mathew Pombo with i-MOTO Racing again. He qualified on pole at Daytona and led much of the race before retiring due to mechanical failure. Ellis qualified in the top-3 for many races with i-MOTO before being hired by Team SkullCandy Nissan for the balance of the 2013 season.

NASCAR (2014–present)

Ellis at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015 Ryan Ellis at Thunder Valley.jpg
Ellis at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015
Ellis' No. 93 car at Richmond International Raceway in 2016 Ryan ellis (27552832931).jpg
Ellis' No. 93 car at Richmond International Raceway in 2016
Ellis at Auto Club Speedway in 2023 Ryan Ellis Xfinity Auto Club 2023.jpg
Ellis at Auto Club Speedway in 2023
Ellis' No. 43 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. Ryan Ellis 43 Xfinity Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Ellis' No. 43 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

For 2014, Ellis moved to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving a partial schedule in the No. 28 fielded by FDNY Racing. [2] In 2014 and 2015, Ellis drove for various of teams in the Xfinity Series and the Truck Series. During the season, Ellis made his Sprint Cup Series debut in the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, driving the No. 33 for Circle Sport. [3] After qualifying 42nd, he finished 40th in the rain-shortened event, eight laps behind race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. [4] In 2016, Ellis began running multiple races for BK Racing, driving the No. 93 car in the Cup Series with sponsorship from ScienceLogic, starting at Richmond in April.

With a lack of sponsorship available, Ellis became the public relations representative for Go Fas Racing and Matt DiBenedetto. When DiBenedetto left BK Racing after the 2016 season, Ellis was one of the leading candidates to replace him in the seat before drivers with personal funding took over the ride. [5] In addition to his PR roles with GFR, Ellis continued competing part-time in the Xfinity Series with B. J. McLeod Motorsports. [6]

After spending 2020 completely away from the driver's seat, Ellis returned to BJMM in 2021 on a seven-race Xfinity schedule in the No. 99. [7] At Mid-Ohio, Ellis was involved in a late wreck with friend Cody Ware. To make amends, Ware's family team Rick Ware Racing offered Ellis a ride for the Kansas Cup race. [8] In 2022, he joined Alpha Prime Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a partial schedule. In his first race with Alpha Prime, Ellis scored a career-best 13th place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On September 15, it was announced that Ellis would return to Alpha Prime Racing for the 2023 season on an expanded, but still part-time schedule. [9] He would later go on to compete in almost every race of the season, also moving up to full-time in the No. 43 in 2024. [10] On October 18, 2024, it was announced that Ellis will leave APR at the end of the 2024 season and join DGM Racing for a full-time season in 2025. [11] [12] On December 6, 2024, DGM Racing announced that Ellis would drive the No. 71 for the 2025 season.

Personal life

Ellis currently resides in Huntersville, North Carolina with his wife Allison Ellis, who is locally known for her philanthropic endeavors and her love for dogs.

Ellis' parents are Jane Ellis and Jim Ellis of Ashburn, Virginia. He has a younger sister named Kara. Ellis graduated from Stone Bridge High School in 2008 [13] and attended George Mason University (GMU) before finishing his degree through Appalachian State University. Ellis is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He used to serve as a resident Pro Racing Instructor at Allsports Grand Prix in Sterling, Virginia, hosts his own podcast, Not Another Racing Podcast with fellow NASCAR driver, Matt DiBenedetto. is a host on CBS/WJFK's weekly “In the Pits” radio talk show. Outside of racing, Ellis is an avid hockey player and has played professionally with the Potomac Mavericks of the PIHA and for the GMU college hockey team. Ellis also plays hockey recreationally with several adult hockey ice and inline leagues. [14] [15] A dedicated fan of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, Ellis added an anti-Pittsburgh Penguins logo to the back of some of his helmets, before designing a Capitals-themed helmet in 2018 that eventually commemorated the team's first Stanley Cup victory. [16] Ellis still plays hockey in Charlotte on a team with other NASCAR notables like Emmy-Winning Producer Christian Audesirk and JGR's Scott Simmons. [17]

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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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPtsRef
2015 Circle Sport 33 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO
40		 HOM 75th01 [18]
2016 BK Racing 93 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH
37		 TAL KAN DOV CLT POC MCH SON DAY KEN IND
32		 POC GLN BRI MCH DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX
38		 PHO HOM 58th01 [19]
Premium Motorsports 98 Chevy NHA
37
2021 Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN
36		 MAR PHO 66th01 [20]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2012 Hamilton Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA
39		 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN
DNQ		 CGV
DNQ		 BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 99th5 [21]
2013 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
38		 BRI ATL 55th57 [22]
SR² Motorsports 24 Toyota RCH
31		 CHI KEN
35		 DOV
32		 KAN CLT TEX
35		 PHO HOM
36
2014 DAY PHO LVS
28		 BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL 37th104 [23]
The Motorsports Group 46 Chevy IOW
40		 CLT ROA
34		 KEN DAY CHI
37		 IND IOW GLN CHI
39		 KEN
39		 DOV
40		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 TEX
40		 PHO
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy DOV
38
23 MCH
29
JGL Racing 93 Dodge NHA
36		 RCH
24
JD Motorsports 01 Chevy MOH
QL†
Vision Racing 37 Dodge BRI
DNQ		 ATL
2015 JGL Racing 26 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW
35		 CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY 102nd01 [24]
Jimmy Means Racing 79 Chevy KEN
39		 NHA IND IOW
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy GLN
22		 BRI
28		 ROA RCH
35		 CHI KEN
37
JD Motorsports 01 Chevy MOH
QL†
Rick Ware Racing 17 Ford DAR
40
Obaika Racing 97 Chevy DOV
26		 CLT
23
Rick Ware Racing 17 Chevy KAN
34		 TEX PHO HOM
2016 15 Ford DAY ATL LVS
QL‡		 PHO
QL±		 CAL 30th191 [25]
Obaika Racing 97 Chevy TEX
30		 BRI
35		 RCH
29		 TAL
35		 IND
30		 IOW GLN
30		 KEN
22		 TEX
33
Rick Ware Racing 25 Chevy DOV
31		 CLT POC
25		 MCH IOW MOH
18		 BRI ROA DAR
33		 RCH CHI
27		 DOV
36
15 DAY
15		 KEN NHA
Obaika Racing 77 Chevy CLT
DNQ		 KAN
36		 PHO
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ
2017 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA
21		 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 63rd16 [26]
2018 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Toyota DAY
30		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI 57th27 [27]
Chevy ROA
17		 DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
2019 99 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW
23		 CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI 59th30 [28]
78 ROA
21		 DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
2021 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Toyota DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR
16		 DOV COA
24		 CLT MOH
28		 TEX NSH POC DAR
35		 RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN 44th67 [29]
78 ROA
30		 ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY
99 Chevy MAR
23
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy PHO
DNQ
2022 Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevy DAY CAL LVS
13		 PHO
16		 ATL COA RCH TAL
32		 TEX
30		 CLT
13		 PIR NSH
24		 ROA ATL NHA POC IRC
36		 MCH
27		 GLN DAY DAR
22		 KAN BRI
19		 TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 36th155 [30]
45 MAR
DNQ		 DOV
20		 DAR
2023 43 DAY
35		 CAL
34		 LVS
27		 PHO
19		 ATL
23		 COA
20		 RCH
15		 MAR
28		 DOV
25		 DAR
33		 CLT
27		 PIR SON NSH
28		 CSC
31		 ATL
25		 NHA
19		 POC
18		 ROA
35		 MCH
23		 IRC
29		 GLN
30		 DAY
32		 DAR
29		 KAN
17		 BRI
18		 TEX
13		 ROV
36		 HOM
24		 MAR
24		 PHO
26		25th366 [31]
45 TAL
11
43 Ford LVS
27
2024 Chevy DAY
11		 ATL
25		 LVS
22		 PHO
21		 COA
33		 RCH
27		 MAR
26		 TEX
26		 TAL
26		 DOV
13		 DAR
38		 CLT
27		 PIR
17		 SON
26		 IOW
14		 NHA
35		 NSH
23		 CSC
21		 POC
36		 IND
23		 MCH
14		 DAY
37		 DAR
21		 ATL
21		 GLN
15		 BRI
24		 KAN
19		 TAL
15		 ROV
31		 LVS
28		 HOM
25		 MAR
18		 PHO
25		23rd441 [32]
2025 DGM Racing 71 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO -*-*
† – Qualified for Landon Cassill · ‡ – Qualified for Stanton Barrett · ± – Qualified but replaced by Todd Peck

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2014 Rosenblum Racing 28 Chevy DAY
18		 MAR CLT
27		 POC
19		 MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
23		 MAR 100th01 [33]
JJC Racing 0 Chevy KAN
28		 DOV
34		 TEX
27		 GTW KEN
32		 IOW ELD
Win-Tron Racing 35 Toyota TEX
31		 PHO HOM
2015 FDNY Racing 28 Chevy DAY
16		 ATL MAR CLT
DNQ		 POC
20		 MCH 29th192 [34]
MAKE Motorsports 1 Chevy KAN
20		 DOV
24		 TEX
20		 GTW
17		 IOW
29		 BRI
28
50 KEN
30		 ELD MSP
31		 CHI
29		 NHA LVS TAL
DNQ		 MAR TEX PHO HOM
2016 FDNY Racing 28 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 POC
20		 BRI 100th01 [35]
MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy ATL
DNQ		 MAR
1 KAN
30		 DOV CLT TEX
30		 IOW GTW KEN ELD
Norm Benning Racing 6 Chevy MCH
31		 MSP CHI NHA LVS
MB Motorsports 63 Chevy TAL
DNQ		 MAR
JJC Racing 10 Chevy TEX
DNQ		 PHO HOM
2021 Reaume Brothers Racing 34 Chevy DAY DRC LVS ATL
34		 BRD RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW 114th01 [36]
33 Toyota DAR
37		 BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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