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Ryan Eversley
Eversley in 2011
Nationality	American
Born	Ryan A. Eversley (1983-12-22)December 22, 1983 (age 42) Lithonia, Georgia, U.S.
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season	2019
Current team	L.A. Honda World Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	37
NASCAR driver
NASCARCup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2021 position	41st
Best finish	41st (2021)
First race	2021Jockey Made in America 250 (Road America)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
2021 position	112th
Best finish	112th (2021)
Pirelli World Challenge career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Gradient RacingAcura
Car number	5
Best finish	1st in2018
Previous series
2019 2014–2016 2010 2007–2013 2004,2010	Stadium Super Trucks IMSA SportsCar Championship SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series
Championship titles
2018	Pirelli World Challenge TCR
Statistics up to date as of December 25, 2021.

Ryan A. Eversley (born December 22, 1983) is an American professionalauto racing driver.^[1] He currently races the No. 7Audi RS 3 LMS for Precision Racing L.A. in the IMSAMichelin Pilot Challenge series as well as serving as Head of Driver and Racing Business Development for them and their sister team L.A. Honda World Racing.^[2] He is affectionately referred to as "The People's Champ," due to his fan interactions. From 2015 to 2023, Eversley was aHonda factory driver who primarily raced insports car racing championships such as theMichelin Pilot Challenge andPirelli World Challenge. He won the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge TCR championship.^[3]

Though his parents could not fund his racing career, they were supportive and helped Eversley to find opportunities. He left public school and pursued his high school degree in a homeschooling program so he could pursue a driving career.

Eversley got a job from Mike Johnson in 2001 with the Archangel Racing Team as a mechanic, allowing him to leave his full-time job at the local mill. He vowed that his entrance into motor sports would allow him to never need to return to the mill.

"I was one of the first guys in the shop every day and I was the one they had to tell to go home because I was so excited to be working on prototypes at sixteen and seventeen years old," Eversley stated in an interview on theMarshall Pruett Podcast in 2016.^[4] His first race as a mechanic was with the Archangel team the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in 2001.

Using the money he made working, Eversley went to thePanoz Racing Schools atRoad Atlanta and racedgo-karts whenever possible to gain experience. A driver himself, Mike Johnson was able to help Eversley get seat time and eventually a ride in the Continental Tire Series.

Eversley's first race took place in Sonoma in the Spring of 2003 in a Star Mazda. In his own words: “I rented a ride from a kid I met on Auto Racing AOL chatroom. This kid, Chris Nelson, him and his dad Bob Nelson help me out”. The Nelsons had the car, but didn't have enough money to race it. Eversley continues: “They said come to Sonoma. As long as you don’t crash you’re fine. It was kind of nerve wracking, because I don’t have two pennies to rub together… We go. I finish dead last, I sucked and I was so happy.”^[5]

Debuted in ST I class. He finished sixteenth in only one race atVirginia International Raceway.

In 2004, James Cook offered Eversley a ride in three IMSA races if he would build the car for him. Eversley accepted and created a team with Crew Chief Jason Duncan. They built the B2K/40 Lola with a Millington turbo engine and raced it at Mid-Ohio, Lime Rock and Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class. Though the class was small, the car finished second in each race.

Finished fifth in lone ST race atHomestead-Miami Speedway.

Did not score any points after driving in four races.

Finished 83rd in GS points. ... Three races, best finish fifteenth atDaytona International Speedway.

Finished 26th in GS points. ... Seven races, best finish ninth atNew Jersey Motorsports Park.

Eversley competed in the24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class forStevenson Motorsports. The team finished 22nd overall and thirteenth in class.

Eversley competed in theSCCA Pro Racing World Challenge race at theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course and won both rounds of the TC class in his series debut.^[6] He made anotherRolex Sports Car Series start in 2010 for Matt Connolly Motorsports atBarber Motorsports Park. The team failed to finish the race. He also drove in theAmerican Le Mans Series'Petit Le Mans for Magnus Racing in the GTC class and finished third in class.^[7] Finished 84th in GS points. Four races, best finish tenth atVirginia International Raceway. Eversley drives in theContinental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Compass360 Racing in the ST class. He captured a class victory in the race atVirginia International Raceway. He also competed in the2011 24 Hours of Daytona forThe Racer's Group in the Children's Tumor Foundation charity Porsche. The team finished twentieth overall and eighth in class.

2015 was his first year competing full-time in thePirelli World Challenge series in the GT class. In the first Pirelli World Challenge race of 2015, the Nissan Grand Prix of Texas at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX, Eversley, in the No. 43 RealTime/Acura Motorsports/HPD Acura TLX-GT, rocketed up to finish fifth after starting 25th on the day. Eversley was awarded the Optima Batteries Best Start Award for gaining eight positions, and the VP Racing Fuels Hard Charger Award for gaining twenty positions in the race.

Driving anAcura TLX forRealTime Racing, Eversley recorded a win at St. Petersburg, ultimately finishing sixth in the GT standings.

Eversley returned to World Challenge racing with RealTime in 2016, again driving the TLX. He recorded back-to-back wins atRoad America, finishing sixth in the GT standings for the second year in a row with four podiums.^[8]

RealTime Racing returned to the World Challenge in 2017 with a new program in the Acura NSX GT3.^[9] They scored one podium with a second place finish atUtah, but Eversley reported in the Mario Andretti episode of his Dinner With Racers podcast that the team was struggling with downforce in their first year in development with the new car.

In December 2017, Eversley announced that he would be joining Honda of America Racing Team (HART) in 2018 to drive anAcura NSX GT3 with co-driver Chad Gilsinger in Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup races.

In the inaugural season of the Pirelli World Challenge TCR class, Eversley won five races to clinch the championship.^[10]

A few weeks prior to the opening weekend of the Blancpain GT Series of America, Eversley announced his commitment to the Gradient Racing team, running an Acura NSX GT3 Evo. Eversley continued his IMSA career with co-driver Chad Gilsinger in HART's Honda Civic Type R TCR under the Michelin Pilot Challenge.

In July, he made hisStadium Super Trucks debut atHonda Indy Toronto, driving the No. 43Continental Tire truck.^[11] The following month, he competed in the series' secondMid-Ohio Sports Car Course weekend. In the Friday round, he was involved in a wreck withJeff Hoffman on the first lap that sent his truck into a flip before landing on its wheels; although he finished fourth, he was promoted to third whenCole Potts received a one-position penalty for cutting the course.^[12][13]

Eversley joined the LA Honda World team in theMichelin Pilot Challenge for 2020.^[14]

In January 2021, Atlanta Speedwerks announced that Eversley would co-drive the No. 94 Honda Civic TCR with Greg Strelzoff.^[15] Eversley and Strelzoff were joined by ATL Speedworks owner Todd Lamb at Daytona and opened the season with a second-place finish. Strelzoff would be replaced by Scott Smithson for Mid-Ohio and the pair would finish third. Lamb would return to join Eversley for the four-hour race at Watkins Glen and the pair would win as the team took the championship points lead. A second-place finish with Smithson as part of an Atlanta Speedworks 1-2 finish in the Sahlen's 120 at the Glen a week later was taken away after the car was moved to the back of the field for not meeting minimum weight. Smithson would remain with him for three more races. Eversley's team would skip the race at VIR, but he would join the sister Atlanta Speedwerks No. 84 Honda entry with Brian Henderson. In the season finale at Road Atlanta, Eversley returned to the No. 94 Honda and would be joined by Tyler Stone and the team scored another second-place finish.

In June, Eversley announced he would make hisNASCAR Cup Series debut atRoad America in the No. 53 forRick Ware Racing.^[16] After the second-place finish in the Michelin Pilot Challenge race at Watkins Glen, Eversley flew to Road America in time to practice and qualify. He would start 31st, but a rear gear issue ended his day after just 27 laps and he finished 39th.^[17]

In August, Eversley would attempt his second NASCAR race, this time withJD Motorsports in theNASCAR Xfinity Series at the Indianapolis road course. He would be one of eight drivers to fail to qualify for the race.

In February 2022, it was announced that Eversley would be co-driving with Aidan Read in the No. 51Nurtec ODT Acura NSX GT3 Evo forRick Ware Racing for the IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup Championship.^[18] The team was set to finish in fourth-place on debut at Long Beach until they were pushed into a tire barrier by a prototype. The team would score their only podium finish of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Eversley and Read finished eighth in the Sprint Cup Championship. Rick Ware Racing would move the program to the LMP2 class for 2023 and Eversley would not return.

Eversley also competed in a part-time schedule in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, returning to L.A. Honda World Racing after a year away, driving the No. 73 Honda Civic Type R TCR.^[19] He teamed up with Mike LaMarra for the races at Daytona, Sebring, and Watkins Glen, and was joined by Mat Pombo at the season finale at Road Atlanta. Pombo would win the pole at Road Atlanta and they were in contention for the win late in the race before finishing fourth. Eversley also joined HART's No. 89 Honda Civic Type R TCR driving lineup at Road America.

In December 2022, L.A. Honda World Racing announced that Eversley would drive the No. 37 Honda Civic Type R TCR with Mat Pombo and that they would be the first team to take delivery of the new Honda Civic FL5 Type Rs.^[20] Pombo would win the team four straight pole positions to open the season at Daytona, Sebring, Laguna Seca, and Watkins Glen, giving him five straight poles dating back to the 2022 season finale. The team would score their first podium of the season with a third-place finish at Laguna Seca. They would score their second podium at Lime Rock after dominating the race on pace from the pole, but the car struggled with tire degradation over the full run and would fall behind two Hyundais to finish third. After Lime Rock, the team made the decision to shuffle the driver lineups to "switch up the mojo" after some struggles and Eversley would once again pair with LaMarra who had been driving the sister No. 73 Honda beginning at Road America. Eversley and LaMarra would finish the season with a third-place podium finish at Road Atlanta with Eversley finishing 12th in the TCR driver's championship.

In January 2024, it was announced that Eversley had joined Precision Racing L.A. to serve as Head of Driver and Racing Business Development for them and their sister team L.A. Honda World Racing. He will also race the full Pirelli GT4 America Series for Precision Racing L.A. in a Toyota GT4 Supra.^[21] He would share the car with a rotating cast of drivers, scoring a podium at Circuit of the Americas with Mike La Marra as well as a win and a podium in the season finale doubleheader at Indianapolis withTerry Borcheller.

At the end of December 2024, Precision Racing LA announced that Eversley would join IMSA Diverse Driver Scholarship winner Celso Neto in the No. 7 Audi TCR in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.^[22] The pair opened the season with a podium finish at Daytona and added another at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

After driving theChildren's Tumor Foundation (CTF) charity car in the2011 24 Hours of Daytona, Eversley has been committed to raising money and awareness to battleneurofibromatosis, a condition that causes tumors to form in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Over the last few years Eversley has raised tens of thousands of dollars for CTF, largely through an annual event called the Cupid's Undie Run, which he and other team members run in their underwear every February.

Eversley co-hosts the racing podcastDinner with Racers with former sports car PR person Sean Heckman. They begrudgingly travel across the United States to interview hesitant racing drivers, team owners, engineers and general motorsports personalities over meals. The show has had more than one season and some guests from various motorsports series, mostly focused on American racing series likeNASCAR,IndyCar and theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Eversley is the son of veteran sports car racing mechanic John Eversley. He currently resides inAtlanta, Georgia.^{[citation needed]}

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