Ryan Partridge

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Ryan Partridge
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Partridge at the 2015 Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (1988-05-17) May 17, 1988 (age 35)
Rancho Cucamonga, California
K&N Pro Series West career
Debut season 2012
Current team Sunrise Ford Racing
Car number9
Engine Ford
Crew chief Jeff Schrader
Former teams PPL Motorsports, Kevin McCarty Racing
Starts44
Championships0
Wins5
Poles7
Best finish2nd in 2016, 2018
Finished last season2nd (2018)
Previous series
2011 Langers Juice S-2 Sportsman Series
Championship titles
2013–2014 Whelen All-American Series
Last updated on: October 27, 2018.

Ryan Partridge (born May 17, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, driving the No. 9 Ford Fusion for Sunrise Ford Racing. He was the Whelen All-American Series champion in 2013 and 2014.

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Racing career

His father was a track announcer, which led to his interest in racing. Partridge started racing Legends in 2004. [1]

Partridge made his K&N Pro Series West debut at Havasu 95 Speedway in April 2012. In 2013 and 2014 he won the Whelen All-American Series. He was the Whelen All-American Series California champion in 2014. [2]

In 2015 and 2016, Partridge competed full-time in the Pro Series West. He won his first series race at Colorado National Speedway during his first year, [3] followed by three more victories in 2016. He finished second to Todd Gilliland in the 2016 championship. [4]

After returning to finish second in points in 2018, Partridge transitioned to a role as a driver coach and spotter for the team's 2019 driver, Jagger Jones. [5]

Personal life

Partridge was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California. [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.)

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
2012 PPL Motorsports07 Ford PHO LHC
9
MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS
14
PHO 40th65 [6]
2014 Kevin McCarty Racing77 Toyota PHO IRW
8
S99 IOW KCR SON SLS CNS IOW EVG KCR MMP AAS PHO 56th37 [7]
2015 Sunrise Ford Racing 9 Ford KCR
13
IRW
5
TUS
4*
SHA
6
SON
4
SLS
4
IOW
6
EVG
2
CNS
1*
MER
11
AAS
9
PHO
12
3rd498 [8]
91 IOW
8
2016 9 IRW
2
KCR
2
TUS
1
OSS
6*
CNS
4
SON
4
SLS
10
IOW
2
EVG
5
DCS
1
MMP
9
MMP
3
MER
11
AAS
1*
2nd581 [9]
2018 Sunrise Ford Racing 9 Ford KCR
5
TUS
3
TUS
2*
OSS
1*
CNS
2
SON
5
DCS
4
IOW
3
EVG
3
GTW
10
LVS
8
MER
5
AAS
2*
KCR
2
2nd559 [10]
2021 Sunrise Ford Racing 51 Ford PHO SON IRW CNS IRW
5
PIR LVS AAS PHO 42nd39 [11]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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