American racing driver
NASCAR driver
Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series , driving the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro for 3F Racing , and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing and No. 74 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing . He also serves as the team and development director for 3F Racing .
Racing career
Early career
2012–2014
Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway .[ 2]
2015
He later moved up to Super Stock and super late model racing in 2015.[ 2]
2019
After competing full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2018 , Vargas returned to Irwindale Speedway for a full season of Super Late Model racing in 2019 for friend Alec Martinez out West while also running Late Model Stock Car races in the East for Lee Faulk Racing.[ 3]
K&N Pro Series East
2018
Vargas in his K&N East car at Dover International Speedway in 2018 .
In 2018, Vargas signed with Rev Racing for a full season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East . After starting the season with finishes outside of the top ten, he finished ninth at Langley .[ 4] The following round at South Boston Speedway , he crashed out after being collected in a wreck with Anthony Alfredo and Dillon Bassett on lap 22.[ 5] Vargas ended the season sixth in points with six top tens.[ 4] He did not return to Rev Racing in 2019.[ 6]
Xfinity Series
2019
Vargas in the No. 4 JD Motorsports machine at Road America in 2019.
In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports .[ 7]
2020
Vargas during the 2020 Pocono Green 225 .
He returned to the series and JD Motorsports in June 2020 on a multi-race deal.[ 8] Six more races were added to Vargas' schedule in September when he picked up a six-race sponsorship from the popular social networking service TikTok .[ 9]
2021
Vargas during the 2021 Pocono Green 225 .
In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6.[ 10] Ahead of the Dover race in May, Vargas switched cars with JDM teammate Landon Cassill and moved to the No. 4; the swap was spurred as the No. 6 was 37th in owner points, which would have placed it too low to qualify for later races.[ 11] He was replaced by Spencer Pumpelly for the following week's race at Circuit of the Americas , but returned the following week.[ 12]
Personal life
Vargas was born with craniosynostosis .[ 13] He attended La Mirada High School .[ 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. )
Xfinity Series
Craftsman Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO
Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2
References
^ Seelman, Jacob (December 15, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Relishes Second Trailblazer Award" . Race Chaser Online . Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
^ a b c "Vargas Named Recipient Of Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award" . racechaseronline.com . Retrieved January 4, 2019 .
^ Segal, Davey (July 2, 2019). "Ryan Vargas To Run For 2019 Irwindale Track Championship" . NASCAR.com . Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
^ a b c "Ryan Vargas – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
^ "South Boston Twin 100s produces pair of first-time winners" . Catchfence . Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ McFadin, Daniel (December 6, 2018). "NASCAR Drive for Diversity program announces 2019 class" . NBC Sports . Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ McFadin, Daniel (July 18, 2019). "Ryan Vargas set for Xfinity debut at Iowa Speedway" . NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
^ "JD Motorsports signs Ryan Vargas to a multi-race deal starting at Pocono" . JD Motorsports (Press release). June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
^ Sprung, Shlomo (September 24, 2020). "TikTok Sponsors NASCAR Xfinity Series Racer Ryan Vargas" . Forbes . Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ Long, Dustin (January 25, 2021). "Ryan Vargas to run for Xfinity Rookie of the Year honors" . NBC Sports . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ Srigley, Joseph (May 10, 2021). "Landon Cassill, Ryan Vargas Swapping Rides for Saturday's Xfinity Race at Dover" . TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021 .
^ "Spencer Pumpelly Making Xfinity Debut At COTA" . Speed Sport . May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ Catanzareti, Zach (October 24, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Overcoming All Odds Toward NASCAR Career" . Frontstretch. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2024 .
^ "Ryan Vargas – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .
External links
Personnel NASCAR Xfinity Series
Former drivers
Former personnel Partnerships and affiliations Formerly known as Richardson-Netzloff-Harmon Racing, Elite 2 Racing and CHK Racing
Personnel Xfinity Series
Drivers Crew chiefs
(4) Kase Kallenbach / Alex Bird / Kevin Cram
(6) Dylan Roberts / Kase Kallenbach / Mike Hatch
Former drivers Partnerships and affiliations Buyouts and mergers