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Ryan Vargas

American racing 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.

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Ryan Vargas

Vargas at Road America in 2019

Born

Ryan John Vargas
(2000-09-23) September 23, 2000 (age 23)
La Mirada, California, U.S.

Awards

2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner^[1] and 2023 Comcast Community Champion

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

69 races run over 5 years

Car no., team

No. 32 (Jordan Anderson Racing)
No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing)

2022 position

26th

Best finish

26th (2022)

First race

2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)

Last race

2024 Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	2	0

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career

7 races run over 1 year

2023 position

32nd

Best finish

32nd (2023)

First race

2023 Fr8Auctions 208 (Atlanta)

Last race

2023 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 finish

6th (2018)

First race

2018 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)

Last race

2018 Crosley 125 (Dover)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	6	0

Statistics current as of April 7, 2024.

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

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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]
2019		4																								ROA 18	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	ROV	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO 26	HOM	48th	50	^[14]
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]
2020		6																								DAR 25	RCH	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL 30	ROV 17	KAN 34	TEX 8	MAR 34	PHO 33	38th	114	^[15]
2021		6		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]
2021		4											DOV 26	COA	CLT 16	MOH 18	TEX 24																				27th	301	^[16]
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]
2022	Mike Harmon Racing	47	Chevy														PIR 23		ROA DNQ																		26th	303	^[17]
2023	CHK Racing	74	Chevy	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	N/A	0¹	^[18]
2024	Jordan Anderson Racing	32	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO 37	COA	RCH 38																												-*	-*	^[19]
2024	Mike Harmon Racing	74	Chevy							MAR DNQ	TEX	TAL	DOV	DAR	CLT	PIR	SON	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC	POC	IND	MCH	DAY	DAR	ATL	GLN	BRI	KAN	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	-*	-*	^[19]

Craftsman Truck Series

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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	32nd	114	^[20]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

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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

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NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results
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	3F Racing	30	Chevy	ESP 11	ESP 12	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	NLD	CZE	CZE	GER	GER	BEL	BEL

References

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