Terry Ryan (racing driver)

Terry Ryan
Born	(1938-05-13) May 13, 1938 (age 87) Davenport, Iowa, United States
NASCAR Cup Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Best finish	40th (1977)
First race	1976 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	1977 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 0

Terry Ryan (born May 13, 1938) is an American stock car racing driver. The Davenport, Iowa native competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1976 and 1977.

Racing career

Ryan competed in the USAC Stock Car and ARCA Racing Series before his NASCAR career. He ran his first USAC race in 1971 with a locally purchased car. ^[1] In 1975, he won the pole for the ARCA event at Daytona International Speedway. ^[2]

After receiving new backing and a new car in 1975, Ryan went down to Daytona International Speedway to attempt to qualify for the 1976 Daytona 500. He posted the fifth-fastest time, but the times of A. J. Foyt, Darrell Waltrip and Dave Marcis were disallowed, leaving Ryan on the front row with fellow Iowan Ramo Stott. ^[1] He finished sixth in that race, and attempted four more races that year; he failed to finish two and finished the other half in the top ten. ^[3]

Ryan again made the Daytona 500 in 1977 but fell victim to mechanical issues in that race and the three after that. Turning a page in the second half of the season, Ryan finished three races, steadily improving to get a top ten in his final race of the year. ^[4] He attempted Daytona in 1978 but failed to qualify and never again ran NASCAR. ^[5]

After retiring from NASCAR in 1977, Ryan eventually returned to the vintage racing circuits in 1997; where he was racing as of 2009. ^[1] Ryan was inducted into the Quad Cities Raceway Hall of Fame in 2008. ^[6] His old Camaro from the NASCAR days could not be sold because of all of the rule modifications. ^[5]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1976	Bill Monaghan	81	Chevy	RSD	DAY 6	CAR	RCH	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL 5	NSV	DOV	CLT 40	RSD	MCH 32	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT 9		46th	558	[3]
1977				RSD	DAY 18	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL 35	NSV 27	DOV	CLT 29	RSD	MCH 17	DAY 12	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH 9	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL 24	ONT		40th	702	[4]
1980	Bill Monaghan	81	Olds	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT	N/A	0	[5]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1976	Bill Monaghan	Chevrolet	2	6
1977			34	18
1980	Bill Monaghan	Oldsmobile	DNQ

References

1. Terry Ryan: Still turning laps at age 71 at Front Porch Expressions
2. "Surprising Ryan wins pole position". The Montreal Gazette . Montreal, PQ. February 8, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
3. "Driver Terry Ryan 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
4. "Driver Terry Ryan 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
5. "Driver Terry Ryan 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
6. "5/30/76: Terry Ryan's journey from Iowa short tracks to NASCAR superspeedways continues to this day". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.

External links

• Terry Ryan driver statistics at Racing-Reference