Ryan Vargas

Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 30 Toyota Tundra for On Point Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro for CHK Racing. He also serves as the team and development director for 3F Racing.

Ryan Vargas
Vargas at Road America in 2019
BornRyan John Vargas
(2000-09-23) September 23, 2000
La Mirada, California, U.S.
Awards2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
67 races run over 4 years
Car no., teamNo. 74 (CHK Racing)
2022 position26th
Best finish26th (2022)
First race2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Last race2022 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 30 (On Point Motorsports)
First race2023 Fr8Auctions 208 (Atlanta)
Last race2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish6th (2018)
First race2018 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)
Last race2018 Crosley 125 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
Statistics current as of September 30, 2023.

Racing 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]

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]

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
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 ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO
26		 HOM
2020 15 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC
13		 IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN
25		 ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY 38th 114 [15]
6 DAR
25		 RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL
30		 ROV
17		 KAN
34		 TEX
8		 MAR
34		 PHO
33
2021 DAY
18		 DRC
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 IRC MCH
21		 DAY
27		 DAR
25		 RCH
35		 BRI
37		 LVS
19		 TAL
33		 ROV
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
21		 TEX
38		 CLT
26		 NSH
19		 ATL
21		 NHA
19		 POC
25		 IRC MCH
29		 GLN DAY
6		 DAR
27		 KAN
33		 BRI TEX TAL
30		 ROV
24		 LVS
28		 HOM MAR
29		 PHO 26th 303 [17]
Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy PIR
23		 ROA
DNQ
2023 CHK Racing 74 DAY
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -* [18]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 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 -* -* [19]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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]

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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

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.
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  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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