Ryan Unzicker | |||||||
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Born | El Paso, Illinois | July 9, 1981||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
24 races run over 13 years | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 24 (Hendren Motorsports) | ||||||
Best finish | 42nd (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2003 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 (DuQuoin) | ||||||
First win | 2020 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield) | ||||||
Last win | 2022 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 (DuQuoin) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of September 20, 2022. |
Ryan Unzicker (born July 9, 1981) is an American professional racing driver who competes in dirt track racing as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendren Motorsports.
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Unzicker made his debut in what was then known as the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2003 in the race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack (Springfield). He returned to the series in 2011 and has every year since then as a dirt ringer, running the races at Springfield and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack. He has won two races in the series, the first being at Springfield in 2020 and the second being at DuQuoin in 2022. The race at DuQuoin in 2022 was also the final race for his team, Hendren Motorsports, as car owner Bill Hendren retired after the season. [1]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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