Ryan Hemphill

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Ryan Hemphill
Born (1981-12-30) December 30, 1981 (age 38)
Apollo, Pennsylvania
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 1 year
Best finish54th (2005)
First race 2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
Last race 2005 SBC 250 (Milwaukee)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
9 races run over 2 years
Best finish35th (2002)
First race 2002 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 (Memphis)
Last race 2003 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
WinsTop tens Poles
010

Ryan Hemphill (born December 30, 1981) is a former NASCAR driver from Apollo, Pennsylvania.

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Racing career

Hemphill, a second generation racer, started his racing career at the age of 12, when his father put him behind the wheel of a go-kart. He went on to race in go-carts both locally and nationally for a period of 3 years. During this span, Hemphill collected approximately 50 wins.

At the age of 15, Hemphill advanced to Legacy cars (three-quarter scale Nextel Cup cars), where he competed for 2 years and amassed 5 wins and 3 poles including winning the Blue-Grey Shootout at the Jennerstown Speedway(PA) and the Fireball Roberts Memorial at the famed Hickory Motor Speedway (NC).

In 1999, while a senior at Kiski Area High School (PA), Hemphill moved into Late Model competition locally at the Motordrome (PA) and Jennerstown (PA) Speedways. In impressive fashion Hemphill won the Rookie of the Year Award at both of these tracks. At the Motordrome Speedway, Hemphill garnered 20 top 10 finishes in 20 starts while finishing 2nd in the tight points battle, while at Jennerstown he finished a strong 6th in points.

The 2000 season saw Hemphill continue his maturation as a race car driver. He continued his participation at the Motordrome Speedway as he finished 3rd in the overall points and collected 3 wins, 17 top 5 and 10 top 10 finishes. Hemphillalso stepped up with his participation in 2 American Speed Association (ASA) events where he finished 12th in both. The year was capped off with his high school graduation and being named Auto Racing Club of Hagerstown (MD) Sportsman of the Year.

In 2001, Hemphill concentrated on gaining as much experience behind the wheel of a race car as possible. He limited his Motordrome Speedway schedule to 11 events where he won 5 times and earned 10 top 5 finishes. He expanded his ASA schedule and competed in 6 events with a season best 6th-place finish at the Chicago Motor Speedway. Hemphill also moved up to the NASCAR All-Pro Series and impressed many with his 3rd-place finish at Memphis Motorsports Park in his first race as well as a 4th-place finish in his ARCA Re/Max Series debut at the Milwaukee Mile. He was also selected as a member of the GM Vortec Power Team Professionals.

Hemphill made himself known in 2002 and 2003 driving in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for multiple owners, including Rick Ware, Bobby Hamilton, and Billy Ballew. In nine races, he scored one top ten.

Hemphill broke out in the 2004 ARCA season, scoring 6 wins and 10 top tens in eleven races, under the Chip Ganassi Racing driver development program. In 2005, Hemphill was promoted to the NASCAR Busch Series in the Biagi Brothers Racing Ganassi-assisted program, driving the No. 4 GEICO Dodge Charger. However, after eleven races, with only mediocre results, Hemphill was released from the car and from his Chip Ganassi Racing driver development program and finished last in the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year standings.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2005 Biagi Brothers Racing 4 Dodge DAY
36		 CAL
27		 MXC
17		 LVS
29		 ATL
30		 NSH
31		 BRI
33		 TEX
41		 PHO
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH
12		 KEN
28		 MLW
33		 DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 54th872 [1]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2002 Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Dodge DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM
26		 MLW
16		 KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX 35th624 [2]
Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge SBO
10		 LVS
14		 CAL PHO
26		 HOM
28
2003 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Dodge DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH
20		 BRI
28		 RCH
15		 NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 68th300 [3]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122ARMCPtsRef
2004 Braun Racing 77 Dodge DAY
5		17th2780 [4]
64 NSH
15*		 SLM KEN
1*		 CLT
1		 KAN
1*		 POC
7*		 MCH
33		 SBO BLN KEN
1*		 GTW
1*		 POC
1*		 LER NSH
40		 ISF TOL DSF CHI
28		 SLM TAL
4
KLM Motorsports 19 Chevy TOL
4

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Hemphill – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Hemphill – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Hemphill – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Hemphill – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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