Ryan Vargas

Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.

Ryan Vargas
Vargas in 2019 at Road America
BornRyan John Vargas
(2000-09-23) September 23, 2000
La Mirada, California
Awards2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
51 races run over 4 years
Car no., teamNo. 6 (JD Motorsports)
2021 position27th
Best finish27th (2021)
First race2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2022 A-GAME 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of February 26, 2022.

Racing career

Early career and late models

Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway.[2] He later moved up to Super Stock and super late model racing in 2015.[2] After competing full-time in the K&N Pro Series East, Vargas returned to Irwindale for a full season of late model racing in 2019.[3]

K&N Pro Series East
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
Vargas in the No. 4 JD car at Road America in 2019

In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports.[7]

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]

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
NASCAR Xfinity 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 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2019 JD Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW
17		 GLN MOH BRI 48th 50 [14]
4 ROA
18		 DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO
26		 HOM
2020 15 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC
13		 IND KEN KEN TEX KAN
25		 ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY 38th 114 [15]
6 DAR
25		 RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL
30		 CLT
17		 KAN
34		 TEX
8		 MAR
34		 PHO
33
2021 DAY
18		 DAY
37		 HOM
24		 LVS
23		 PHO
30		 ATL
31		 MAR
40		 TAL
30		 DAR
27		 NSH
18		 POC
39		 ROA ATL
14		 NHA
29		 GLN IND MCH
21		 DAY
27		 DAR
25		 RCH
35		 BRI
37		 LVS
19		 TAL
33		 CLT
36		 TEX
22		 KAN
22		 MAR
32		 PHO
28		 27th 301 [16]
4 DOV
26		 COA CLT
16		 MOH
18		 TEX
24
2022 6 DAY
18		 CAL
35		 LVS
32		 PHO
29		 ATL
12		 COA
30		 RCH
36		 MAR
25		 TAL
20		 DOV
26		 DAR
 TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -* [17]

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2018 Rev Racing 2 Toyota NSM
12		 BRI
13		 LGY
9		 SBO
16		 SBO
11		 MEM
7		 NJM
6		 TMP
10		 NHA
11		 IOW
7		 GLN
18		 GTW
13		 NHA
14		 DOV
7		 6th 462 [4]

References
  1. Seelman, Jacob (December 15, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Relishes Second Trailblazer Award". Race Chaser Online. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. "Vargas Named Recipient Of Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award". racechaseronline.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. Segal, Davey (July 2, 2019). "Ryan Vargas To Run For 2019 Irwindale Track Championship". NASCAR.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. "Ryan Vargas – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. "South Boston Twin 100s produces pair of first-time winners". Catchfence. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  6. McFadin, Daniel (December 6, 2018). "NASCAR Drive for Diversity program announces 2019 class". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  7. McFadin, Daniel (July 18, 2019). "Ryan Vargas set for Xfinity debut at Iowa Speedway". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. "JD Motorsports signs Ryan Vargas to a multi-race deal starting at Pocono". JD Motorsports (Press release). June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. Sprung, Shlomo (September 24, 2020). "TikTok Sponsors NASCAR Xfinity Series Racer Ryan Vargas". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. Long, Dustin (January 25, 2021). "Ryan Vargas to run for Xfinity Rookie of the Year honors". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. Srigley, Joseph (May 10, 2021). "Landon Cassill, Ryan Vargas Swapping Rides for Saturday's Xfinity Race at Dover". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  12. "Spencer Pumpelly Making Xfinity Debut At COTA". Speed Sport. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  13. Catanzareti, Zach (October 24, 2017). "Ryan Vargas Overcoming All Odds Toward NASCAR Career". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  14. "Ryan Vargas – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  15. "Ryan Vargas – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  16. "Ryan Vargas – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  17. "Ryan Vargas – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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