# Ryan Vargas

Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 67 Chevrolet for Maples Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.

## Racing career
### Early career
#### 2012–2014

Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway.

#### 2015

He later moved up to Super Stock and super late model racing in 2015.

#### 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.

### K&N Pro Series East
#### 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. 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. Vargas ended the season sixth in points with six top tens. He did not return to Rev Racing in 2019.

### Xfinity Series
#### 2019

In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports.

#### 2020

He returned to the series and JD Motorsports in June 2020 on a multi-race deal. 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.

#### 2021

In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6. 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. He was replaced by Spencer Pumpelly for the following week's race at Circuit of the Americas, but returned the following week.

## Personal life

Vargas was born with craniosynostosis. He attended La Mirada High School.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 2019 | JD Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROA 18 | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO 26 | HOM | 48th | 50 |
| 2020 | JD Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | 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 |
| 2020 | JD Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 25 | RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL 30 | ROV 17 | KAN 34 | TEX 8 | MAR 34 | PHO 33 | 38th | 114 |
| 2021 | JD Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | 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 |
| 2021 | JD Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | DOV 26 | COA | CLT 16 | MOH 18 | TEX 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 301 |
| 2022 | JD Motorsports | 6 | Chevy | 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 |
| 2022 | Mike Harmon Racing | 47 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PIR 23 | | ROA DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 303 | |
| 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 | 0$^1$ |
| 2024 | Jordan Anderson Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO 37 | COA | RCH 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68th | 13 |
| 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 29 | TAL | ROV | LVS 34 | HOM | MAR | PHO | 68th | 13 |

#### 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 | 32nd | 114 | |
$^*$ 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 | |

#### 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 | 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 12 | ITA 23 | GBR 15 | GBR 10 | NLD 5 | CZE 12 | CZE 10 | GER 6 | GER 16 | BEL 10 | BEL 12 | 10th | 423 |

#### Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results :
| 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 |

### ARCA Menards Series

(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 :
| 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 | -* | -* | |

#### ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results :
| 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 | -* | -* | |