# Ryan Eversley

Ryan A. Eversley (born December 22, 1984) is an American professional auto racing driver. He currently races the No. 07 Toyota GR GT4 Supra Evo for Precision Racing L.A. in the Pirelli GT4 America series as well as serving as Head of Driver and Racing Business Development for them and their sister team L.A. Honda World Racing. He is affectionately referred to as "The People's Champ," due to his fan interactions. From 2015 to 2023, Eversley was a Honda factory driver who primarily raced in sports car racing championships such as the Michelin Pilot Challenge and Pirelli World Challenge. He won the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge TCR championship. In his spare time Ryan also works as an American developer, Ryan learned coding at a very young age.

## Early career

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 16 and 17 years old," Eversley stated in an interview on the Marshall Pruett Podcast in 2016. 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 the Panoz Racing Schools at Road Atlanta and raced go-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.

### First race

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.”

## Racing career
### 2003

Debuted in ST I class. He finished 16th in only one race at Virginia International Raceway.

### 2004

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 2nd in each race.
Finished 15th in lone ST race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

### 2006

Did not score any points after driving in four races.

### 2007

Finished 83rd in GS points. ... Three races, best finish 15th at Daytona International Speedway.

### 2008

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

### 2009

Eversley competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class for Stevenson Motorsports. The team finished 22nd overall and 13th in class.

### 2010

Eversley competed in the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and won both rounds of the TC class in his series debut. He made another Rolex Sports Car Series start in 2010 for Matt Connolly Motorsports at Barber Motorsports Park. The team failed to finish the race. He also drove in the American Le Mans Series' Petit Le Mans for Magnus Racing in the GTC class and finished third in class. Finished 84th in GS points. Four races, best finish 10th at Virginia International Raceway. Eversley drives in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Compass360 Racing in the ST class. He captured a class victory in the race at Virginia International Raceway. He also competed in the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona for The Racer's Group in the Children's Tumor Foundation charity Porsche. The team finished 20th overall and 8th in class.

### 2015

2015 was his first year competing full-time in the Pirelli 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 20 positions in the race.
Driving an Acura TLX for RealTime Racing, Eversley recorded a win at St. Petersburg, ultimately finishing 6th in the GT standings.

### 2016

Eversley returned to World Challenge racing with RealTime in 2016, again driving the TLX. He recorded back-to-back wins at Road America, finishing 6th in the GT standings for the second year in a row with four podiums.

### 2017

RealTime Racing returned to the World Challenge in 2017 with a new program in the Acura NSX GT3. They scored one podium with a 2nd-place finish at Utah, but Eversley reported in the Mario Andretti episode of his Dinner With Racers podcast that the team is struggling with downforce in their first year in development with the new car.

### 2018

In December 2017, Eversley announced that he would be joining Honda of America Racing Team (HART) in 2018 to drive an Acura 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.

### 2019

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 his Stadium Super Trucks debut at Honda Indy Toronto, driving the No. 43 Continental Tire truck. The following month, he competed in the series' second Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course weekend. In the Friday round, he was involved in a wreck with Jeff 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 when Cole Potts received a one-position penalty for cutting the course.

### 2020

Eversley joined the LA Honda World team in the Michelin Pilot Challenge for 2020.

### 2021

On June 18, 2021, Eversley announced he would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Road America in the No. 53 for Rick Ware Racing.

### 2022

In February 2022, it was announced that Eversley would be co-driving with Aidan Read in the No. 51 Nurtec ODT Acura NSX GT3 Evo for Rick Ware Racing for the IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup Championship. 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. 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.

### 2023

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. 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.

### 2024

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. In March 2024, it was announced that he would share the No. 07 Toyota with Harry Cheung in the season opener at Sonoma.

## Children's Tumor Foundation charity work

After driving the Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) charity car in the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona, Eversley has been committed to raising money and awareness to battle neurofibromatosis, 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.

## Dinner with Racers podcast

Eversley co-hosts the racing podcast Dinner 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 like NASCAR, IndyCar and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

## Personal life

Ryan is the son of veteran sports car racing mechanic John Eversley. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. His daily driver is an Acura MDX with Continental tires.

## Motorsports career results

(key)

### Pirelli World Challenge results

| Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
| 2010 | | Mazda | RX-8 | TC | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | MOS1 | MOS2 | WAT | TOR | MDO1 1 | MDO2 1 | VIR1 | VIR2 | MIL | | | | | | | | | 15th | 249 |
| 2014 | C360R | Subaru | Impreza WRX STI | GTS | STP | LBH | BAR1 12 | BAR2 8 | DET1 | DET2 | ELK1 | ELK2 | TOR1 | TOR2 | MDO1 | MDO2 | SON1 | SON2 | MIL1 | MIL1 | | | | | 28th | 122 |
| 2015 | RealTime Racing | Acura | TLX-GT | GT | COA1 34 | COA2 5 | STP1 1 | STP2 7 | LBH 6 | BAR1 14 | BAR2 12 | MOS1 15 | MOS2 10 | DET 9 | ELK1 9 | ELK2 10 | ELK3 23 | MDO1 11 | MDO2 12 | MIL1 11 | MIL2 9 | SON1 10 | SON2 17 | LAG 10 | 6th | 1198 |
| 2016 | RealTime Racing | Acura | TLX-GT | GT | COA1 10 | COA2 12 | STP1 10 | STP2 6 | LBH 7 | BAR1 20 | BAR2 12 | MOS1 3 | MOS2 18 | LRP1 6 | LRP2 4 | ELK1 1 | ELK2 1 | MDO1 5 | MDO2 2 | UTA1 4 | UTA2 17 | SON1 10 | SON2 12 | LAG 10 | 6th | 1365 |
| 2017 | RealTime Racing | Acura | NSX GT3 | GT | STP1 DNF | STP2 8 | LBH 11 | VIR1 19 | VIR2 11 | MOS1 11 | LRP1 5 | LRP2 5 | ELK1 10 | ELK2 8 | MDO1 10 | MDO2 8 | UTA1 5 | UTA2 2 | COA1 9 | COA2 9 | COA3 6 | SON1 DNF | SON2 DNF | | 8th | 206 |
| 2018 | RealTime Racing | Honda | Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | TCR | STP1 NH | STP2 NH | COA1 3 | COA2 3 | LBH NH | VIR1 1 | VIR2 2 | MOS1 NH | MOS2 NH | LRP1 1 | LRP2 4 | ELK1 NH | ELK2 NH | POR1 3 | POR2 1 | UTA1 3 | UTA2 3 | WGI1 1 | WGI2 1 | | 1st | 276 |

### Pirelli GT4 America Championship

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
| 2021 | ST Racing | BMW M4 GT4 | Pro-Am | SON1 13 | SON2 13 | COA1 17 | COA2 6 | VIR1 | VIR2 | ELK1 | ELK2 | WGL1 | WGL2 | SEB1 | SEB2 | IMS1 | IMS2 | 20th | 8 |
| 2024 | Precision Racing LA | Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo | Pro-Am | SON1 10 | SON2 6 | SEB1 | SEB2 | COA 3 | VIR1 12 | VIR2 6 | ELK1 10 | ELK2 11 | BAR1 | BAR1 | IMS1 1 | IMS2 3 | | 11th | 85 |
* Season is still in progress.

### Michelin Pilot Challenge results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2008 | Motorsport Technology Group | Porsche 997 | GS | DAY | LRP | MOS | MDO | WAT | BAR | IA | CTR | NJ | MIL | VIR | | 26th | 111 |
| 2009 | Kinetic Motorsports | BMW M3 | GS | DAY | MIA | NJ 16 | LAG | LRP 13 | WAT | MDO 11 | BAR | CTR | MIL | VIR 10 | | 44th | 33 |
| 2010 | Compass360 Racing | Honda Civic Si | ST | DAY 5 | MIA 30 | BAR 3 | VIR 1 | LRP 3 | WAT 2 | MDO 3 | NJ 4 | CTR | MIL 4 | | | 4th | 239 |
| 2010 | BGB Motorsports | Porsche Carrera | GS | DAY | MIA | BAR | VIR | LRP | WAT | MDO | NJ | CTR | MIL 16 | | | 80th | 15 |
| 2011 | Compass360 Racing | Honda Civic Si | ST | DAY 11 | MIA 5 | BAR 22 | VIR 1 | LRP 3 | WAT 5 | ELK 16 | LAG 6 | NJ 9 | MDO 10 | | | 2nd | 229 |
| 2012 | Compass360 Racing | Honda Civic Si | ST | DAY 12 | BAR 7 | MIA 5 | NJ 30 | MDO 7 | ELK 6 | WAT 29 | IMS 29 | LAG 4 | LRP 18 | | | 11th | 164 |
| 2013 | Compass360 Racing | Honda Civic Si | ST | DAY 3 | COA 6 | BAR 13 | ATL 11 | MDO 3 | WAT 2 | IMS 19 | ELK 16 | KAN 3 | LAG 9 | LRP | | 2nd | 259 |
| 2014 | Compass360 Racing | Honda Civic Si | ST | DAY DNF | SEB 17 | LAG 7 | LRP 2 | KAN 4 | WAT 1 | MOS 4 | IMS 21 | ELK 19 | VIR | COA 1 | ATL 1 | 9th | 234 |
| 2016 | HART | Honda Civic Si | ST | DAY | SEB | LAG | WAT 21 | MOS 3 | LRP 26 | ELK 2 | VIR 1 | COA | ATL | | | 20th | 139 |
| 2019 | HART | Honda Civic Type R TCR | TCR | DAY 11 | SEB 3 | MOH 6 | WGL 12 | MOS 13 | LIM 5 | ELK 13 | VIR | LGA 7 | ATL 7 | | | 20th | 204 |
| 2020 | LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | TCR | DAY 12 | SEB1 12 | ELK 10 | VIR 12 | ATL1 4 | MOH1 2 | MOH2 7 | ATL2 5 | LGA 4 | SEB2 5 | | | 13th | 242 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Speedwerks | Honda Civic Type R TCR | TCR | DAY 2 | SEB 7 | MOH 3 | WGL1 1 | WGL2 15 | LIM 8 | ELK 9 | LGA 9 | VIR 7 | ATL 2 | | | 4th | 2600 |
| 2022 | LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | TCR | DAY 11 | SEB | LGA | MOH 6 | WGL 13 | MOS | LIM | | | ATL 4 | | | 16th | 1120 |
| 2022 | HART | Honda Civic Type R TCR | TCR | | | | | | | | ELK 10 | VIR | | | | 16th | 1120 |
| 2023 | LA Honda World Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | TCR | DAY 9 | SEB 11 | LGA 3 | WGL 12 | MOS 10 | LIM 3 | ELK 5 | VIR 12 | IMS | ATL 3 | | | 12th | 2170 |
| 2025 | Precision Racing LA | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | TCR | DAY 3 | SEB | LGA | MDO | SGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | | | | |

### Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

Rolex Sports Car Series :
| Year | Track | No. | Car | Team | Class | Start | Finish | Status |
| 2007 | Daytona | 87 | Porsche GT3 | Farnbacher Loles Racing | GT | 12 | 19 | Running |
| 2007 | Lime Rock | 24 | BMW M3 | Matt Connolly Motorsports | GT | 3 | 4 | Running |
| 2009 | Daytona | 97 | Chevrolet Corvette | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | 22 | 12 | Running |
| 2010 | Birmingham | 19 | Chevrolet Corvette | Matt Connolly Motorsports | GT | 12 | 15 | DNF |
| 2011 | Daytona | 4 | Porsche GT3 | TRG | GT | 6 | 8 | Running |
| 2011 | Watkins Glen | 67 | Porsche GT3 | TRG | GT | 16 | 16 | Running |
| 2011 | Laguna Seca | 67 | Porsche GT3 | TRG | GT | 16 | 11 | Running |
| 2012 | Daytona | 4 | Porsche GT3 | Magnus Racing | GT | 17 | 36 | Running |
| 2012 | Watkins Glen | 67 | Porsche GT3 | Horton Autosport | GT | 10 | 10 | Running |
| 2013 | Daytona | 38 | Porsche Cayman | BGB Motorsports | GX | 2 | 3 | Running |

### American Le Mans Series

American Le Mans Series :
| Year | Track | No. | Car | Team | Class | Start | Finish | Status |
| 2004 | Mid-Ohio | 13 | Lola B2K/40 | Marshall Cooke Racing | LMP2 | 4 | 2 | Running |
| 2004 | Lime Rock | 13 | Lola B2K/40 | Marshall Cooke Racing | LMP2 | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 2004 | Road Atlanta | 13 | Lola B2K/40 | Marshall Cooke Racing | LMP2 | 3 | 2 | Running |
| 2010 | Road Atlanta | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Magnus Racing | GTC | 3 | 3 | Running |

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
| 2014 | Bar1 Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8. | DAY | SEB | LGA 10 | KAN | WGL | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | | | | 36th | 27 |
| 2014 | Starworks Motorsport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8. | | | | | | | | | | PET 5 | | | | 36th | 27 |
| 2016 | Bar1 Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | COA | PET | | 31st | 1 |
| 2018 | HART | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 16 | SEB 15 | MOH | BEL | WGL 15 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | ATL | | 41st | 47 |
| 2022 | RWR Eurasia Motorsport | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY | SEB | LBH 8 | LGA 8 | MDO 10 | DET 9 | WGL | MOS 3 | LIM 9 | ELK 9 | VIR 9 | PET | 15th | 1427 |

### Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
Stadium Super Trucks results :
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | SSTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | COA | COA | TEX | TEX | LBH | LBH | TOR 9 | TOR 8 | MOH | MOH | MOH 3 | MOH 6 | ROA | ROA | ROA | POR | POR | SRF | SRF | 11th | 61 | |

### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Cup Series

NASCAR Cup 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 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Rick Ware Racing | 53 | Ford | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | BRI | MAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | SON | NSH | POC | POC | ROA 39 | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 41st | 1 | |

#### 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 |
| 2021 | JD Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND DNQ | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 112th | - | |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points