Ryan Vargas | |||||||
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Born | Ryan John Vargas (2000-09-23)September 23, 2000 (age 24) La Mirada, California, U.S. | ||||||
Awards | 2016, 2017Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner 2023Comcast Community Champion | ||||||
NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
69 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2022 position | 26th | ||||||
Best finish | 26th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2019U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2024Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2023 position | 32nd | ||||||
Best finish | 32nd (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023Fr8Auctions 208 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 2023Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 67 (Maples Motorsports) | ||||||
First race | 2025General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
14 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2018New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
Last race | 2018Crosley 125 (Dover) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA West no., team | No. 67 (Maples Motorsports) | ||||||
First race | 2025General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 7, 2024. |
Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professionalstock car racing driver who competes part-time in theARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 67Chevrolet forMaples Motorsports. He has previously competed in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and theNASCAR Whelen Euro Series.
Vargas started racing in 2012, runningBandolero cars atIrwindale Speedway.[1]
He later moved up to Super Stock andsuper late model racing in 2015.[1]
After competing full-time in theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East in2018, Vargas returned toIrwindale Speedway for a full season ofSuper Late Model racing in 2019 for friend Alec Martinez out West while also runningLate Model Stock Car races in the East for Lee Faulk Racing.[2]
In 2018, Vargas signed withRev Racing for a full season in theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East. After starting the season with finishes outside of the top ten, he finished ninth atLangley.[3] The following round atSouth Boston Speedway, he crashed out after being collected in a wreck withAnthony Alfredo andDillon Bassett on lap 22.[4] Vargas ended the season sixth in points with six top tens.[3] He did not return to Rev Racing in 2019.[5]
In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in theNASCAR Xfinity Series atIowa Speedway forJD Motorsports.[6]
He returned to the series and JD Motorsports in June 2020 on a multi-race deal.[7] Six more races were added to Vargas' schedule in September when he picked up a six-race sponsorship from the popular social networking serviceTikTok.[8]
In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6.[9] Ahead of the Dover race in May, Vargas switched cars with JDM teammateLandon 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.[10] He was replaced bySpencer Pumpelly for the following week's race atCircuit of the Americas, but returned the following week.[11]
Vargas was born withcraniosynostosis.[12] He attendedLa Mirada High School.[1]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | On Point Motorsports | 30 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL 14 | COA | TEX 8 | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR 27 | NWS | CLT 26 | GTW | NSH | MOH 23 | POC | RCH 30 | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL 17 | HOM | PHO | 32nd | 114 | [19] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [3] |
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Pts | |||
2023 | 3F Racing | 30 | Chevy | ESP | ESP | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | GER 10 | GER 10 | BEL 15 | BEL 11 | 22nd | 150 | ||||
2024 | ESP 11 | ESP 12 | ITA 12 | ITA 23 | GBR 15 | GBR 10 | NLD 5 | CZE 12 | CZE 10 | GER 6 | GER 16 | BEL 10 | BEL 12 | 10th | 423 |
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Pts | |||
2024 | 3F Racing | 30 | Chevy | ESP | ESP | ITA | ITA | GBR | GBR | NLD 3 | CZE | CZE | GER | GER | BEL | BEL | 30th | 34 |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2025 | Maples Motorsports | 67 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 32 | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [20] |
ARCA Menards Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | |||
2025 | Maples Motorsports | 67 | Chevy | KER | PHO 32 | TUC | CNS | KER | SON | TRI | PIR | AAS | MAD | LVS | PHO | -* | -* | [21] |