# Ryan Reed

Ryan Austin Payton Reed (born August 12, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and driver coach. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. After Roush Fenway Racing closed down their Xfinity Series team after the 2018 season, Reed has mostly been without a ride in NASCAR since then, and while in that situation, Reed has worked since 2020 as the driver coach for Jack Wood, who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West.

## Racing career
### Early career

Reed began racing at age 4, and in 2009 won the Legends Division championship at Irwindale Speedway. In 2010, he entered the Super Late Model Division, became the track's youngest Super Late Model winner, and won Rookie of the Year. At age 17, Reed moved from Bakersfield, California to Mooresville, North Carolina to focus on racing. In 2011, Reed ran in various series, including the Pro Allstars Series, Whelen All-American Series and the K&N Pro Series East. During the year, Reed was expected to run a Late Model as a development driver with Kyle Busch Motorsports until his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. In December 2011, Reed was announced as a part-time driver in the ARCA Racing Series for Venturini Motorsports. Reed ran 14 events in the team's No. 15, recording six top tens and 14th-place points finish. In 2012, Reed made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 5 for Wauters Motorsports, finishing 17th.

### 2013–2018: Roush Fenway Racing

In 2013, Reed joined Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide Series, driving No. 16 Ford Mustang, and running various races during the 2013 season with Eli Lilly and Company and the American Diabetes Association's Drive to Stop Diabetes campaign as a sponsor. Reed made his Nationwide debut in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway, finishing 16th. Reed ran six races during the season, recording his first top-ten after finishing 9th in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond. On October 11, 2013, Roush Fenway Racing announced that Reed would run the No. 16 in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season full-time, with Lilly Diabetes and the ADA sponsoring full-time. The sponsorship has been reported to be worth $5 million annually.
On February 21, 2015, Reed won his first Xfinity Series race in the season-opening 2015 Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway, pushed by teammate Chris Buescher past leader Brad Keselowski on the final lap of the race. On June 20, 2015, Reed won his first career ARCA Racing Series race in the Scott 150 at Chicagoland Speedway driving for Lira Motorsports. Reed led the final 70 laps of the 100-lap race, capturing the Valvoline Lap Leader award. It was the first ARCA Series win for Lira Motorsports. Reed ended the 2015 Xfinity season a distant 10th in points, the Daytona victory being his only top 10 of the year.
Reed ran the full Xfinity season in 2016. In early 2016, Reed attempted the Truck race at Daytona driving the No. 58 Ford F-150 for Lira Motorsports, but failed to qualify. In 2016, Reed finished with 7 top 10s, increasing his total top 10 count from 3 to 10. Reed finished 6th in points.
On September 28, 2016, it was announced by RFR that Reed would attempt his Sprint Cup Series debut at Talladega in the Hellmann's 500, driving the No. 99 Ford Fusion. Reed became the first driver in NASCAR to manage his diabetes and race in the Sprint Cup Series. After starting 18th, he finished 26th.
On February 25, 2017, Reed won the Xfinity Series' season-opening race, the PowerShares QQQ 300, at Daytona. In his second career Xfinity Series victory, Reed survived a race that eliminated multiple drivers in wrecks, with only ten cars of the field of forty having little to no damage. At the June Michigan race weekend, Reed substituted for Trevor Bayne in the No. 6 Cup car during practice as Bayne's wife, Ashton, was expecting their second child.
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that longtime sponsor Lilly Diabetes would be pulling out of the sport, with Roush eventually shutting down their entire Xfinity program at season's end due to lack of sponsorship.

### 2019–present

After starting the season without a ride, Reed joined DGR-Crosley's No. 17 team in the Truck Series for the 2019 spring race at Las Vegas, where he finished ninth. However, he did not end up attempting any more races with them or any other team in any NASCAR series for the rest of the year. However, he returned to compete in some late model races on occasion, returning to the Wauters Motorsports No. 5 team. In 2020, Reed was without a ride again. For the time being, he was announced to serve as a driver coach for Velocity Racing in the ARCA Menards Series West with their No. 78 team and driver Jack Wood, who is also from California like Reed. In 2021, Reed returned to the driver's seat for the first time in two years when he competed in the Truck Series race at Richmond in the No. 49 for CMI Motorsports. Team owner Ray Ciccarelli was originally going to drive the truck in the race, but after the team did qualify for it based on which other teams entered the race as part of the lack of qualifying due to COVID-19, Ciccarelli stepped aside in favor of Reed in an effort to get the team passed Norm Benning's No. 6 in the owner points, which would likely lock the No. 49 into future races they entered. On May 3, 2021, it was announced that Reed would join GMS Racing to drive their No. 24 at Darlington, after that truck's normal driver, Raphaël Lessard, struggled to find sponsorship and as a result was taken out of the ride.
In 2023, it was revealed on the entry list for the Las Vegas Motor Speedway event in October that Reed would attempt to make his return to the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet for MBM Motorsports in collaboration with Alpha Prime Racing.

## Personal life

Reed's father, Mark Reed, is a former NASCAR driver who has two K&N West wins and two Cup starts. Reed is the youngest of four children.
In February 2011, Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and doctors stated he would be unable to race again. As a result, Reed became a diabetes advocate, and established the foundation Ryan's Mission. Reed installed a drink system in his car, along with a blood glucose monitor on the car's dashboard which displays data from a wireless device attached to Reed's stomach. During races, Reed would monitor his blood glucose levels, while Roush engine tuner Craig Herrmann would inject Reed with insulin during pit stops. Reed is one of three drivers in a national racing series with type 1 diabetes, along with IndyCar Series drivers Charlie Kimball and Conor Daly.

## Motorsports career results
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Points | Position |
| 2009 | Langers Juice S-2 Sportsman Series | Tim Huddleston | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 228 | 6th |
| 2011 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | Mark Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 41st |
| 2012 | ARCA Racing Series | Venturini Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2720 | 14th |
| 2012 | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | Wauters Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 61st |
| 2013 | NASCAR Nationwide Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 37th |
| 2013 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Mark Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 74th |
| 2014 | NASCAR Nationwide Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 889 | 9th |
| 2014 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | Bill McAnally Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 50th |
| 2015 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 902 | 10th |
| 2015 | ARCA Racing Series | Lira Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 690 | 34th |
| 2016 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2205 | 6th |
| 2016 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55th |
| 2016 | ARCA Racing Series | Lira Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 108th |
| 2017 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2161 | 8th |
| 2018 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Roush Fenway Racing | 33 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2170 | 11th |
| 2019 | NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series | DGR-Crosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 59th |
| 2021 | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | CMI Motorsports GMS Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 56th |
| 2023 | NASCAR Xfinity Series | MBM Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 59th |
| 2024 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 48th |

### NASCAR

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

#### Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint 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 | NSCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2016 | Roush Fenway Racing | 99 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | BRI | MCH | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL 26 | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 55th | 0$^1$ | |

#### 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 |
| 2013 | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH 16 | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI 26 | ATL | RCH 9 | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT 14 | TEX | PHO 15 | HOM 13 | 37th | 171 |
| 2014 | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ford | DAY 18 | PHO 22 | LVS 15 | BRI 31 | CAL 17 | TEX 20 | DAR 13 | RCH 12 | TAL 24 | IOW 16 | CLT 14 | DOV 27 | MCH 11 | ROA 21 | KEN 17 | DAY 4 | NHA 11 | CHI 15 | IND 20 | IOW 15 | GLN 12 | MOH 12 | BRI 14 | ATL 18 | RCH 16 | CHI 24 | KEN 11 | DOV 24 | KAN 12 | CLT 15 | TEX 17 | PHO 19 | HOM 27 | 9th | 889 |
| 2015 | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ford | DAY 1 | ATL 16 | LVS 15 | PHO 13 | CAL 11 | TEX 15 | BRI 21 | RCH 21 | TAL 32 | IOW 12 | CLT 12 | DOV 11 | MCH 19 | CHI 12 | DAY 13 | KEN 14 | NHA 13 | IND 20 | IOW 19 | GLN 30 | MOH 22 | BRI 25 | ROA 19 | DAR 23 | RCH 13 | CHI 11 | KEN 25 | DOV 14 | CLT 11 | KAN 17 | TEX 15 | PHO 23 | HOM 17 | 10th | 902 |
| 2016 | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ford | DAY 16 | ATL 15 | LVS 13 | PHO 14 | CAL 14 | TEX 14 | BRI 21 | RCH 11 | TAL 31 | DOV 18 | CLT 19 | POC 33 | MCH 14 | IOW 11 | DAY 6 | KEN 29 | NHA 14 | IND 13 | IOW 10 | GLN 9 | MOH 11 | BRI 35 | ROA 5 | DAR 13 | RCH 11 | CHI 32 | KEN 7 | DOV 10 | CLT 15 | KAN 16 | TEX 12 | PHO 6 | HOM 16 | 6th | 2205 |
| 2017 | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ford | DAY 1 | ATL 18 | LVS 9 | PHO 11 | CAL 15 | TEX 11 | BRI 38 | RCH 23 | TAL 29 | CLT 11 | DOV 5 | POC 14 | MCH 8 | IOW 19 | DAY 31 | KEN 36 | NHA 14 | IND 6 | IOW 21 | GLN 15 | MOH 33 | BRI 37 | ROA 35 | DAR 15 | RCH 12 | CHI 17 | KEN 10 | DOV 16 | CLT 12 | KAN 10 | TEX 23 | PHO 14 | HOM 20 | 8th | 2161 |
| 2018 | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | Ford | DAY 3 | ATL 10 | LVS 19 | PHO 18 | CAL 17 | TEX 14 | BRI 18 | RCH 9 | TAL 22 | DOV 19 | CLT 29 | POC 13 | MCH 4 | IOW 17 | CHI 32 | DAY 26 | KEN 8 | NHA 12 | IOW 7 | GLN 8 | MOH 10 | BRI 17 | ROA 39 | DAR 13 | IND 11 | LVS 35 | RCH 10 | ROV 11 | DOV 16 | KAN 7 | TEX 29 | PHO 12 | HOM 12 | 11th | 2170 |
| 2023 | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | 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 20 | HOM | MAR | PHO | 59th | 17 |

#### 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 |
| 2012 | Wauters Motorsports | 5 | Ford | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS 17 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | 61st | 27 |
| 2016 | Lira Motorsports | 58 | Ford | DAY DNQ | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 115th | 0$^1$ |
| 2019 | DGR-Crosley | 17 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS 9 | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | 59th | 31 |
| 2021 | CMI Motorsports | 49 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | LVS | ATL | BRD | RCH 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56th | 34 |
| 2021 | CMI Motorsports | 49 | Toyota | | | | | | | KAN 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56th | 34 |
| 2021 | GMS Racing | 24 | Chevy | | | | | | | | DAR 12 | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | | 56th | 34 |
| 2024 | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL 7 | HOM | MAR | PHO | 48th | 30 |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | DAY 12 | | SLM 11 | TAL 13 | | | | | WIN 18 | NJE | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2720 |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | | MOB 12 | | | TOL 12 | ELK 13 | POC 9 | | | | IOW 9 | | IRP 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2720 |
| 2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Ford | | | | | | | | MCH 12 | | | | CHI 5 | | POC 6 | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN 10 | 14th | 2720 |
| 2015 | Lira Motorsports | 58 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | CHI 1* | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | | | 34th | 690 |
| 2015 | Lira Motorsports | 38 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 1 | KAN 4 | 34th | 690 |
| 2016 | Lira Motorsports | 38 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 12 | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 108th | 170 |

#### 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 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Mark Reed | 04 | Toyota | GRE | SBO | RCH | IOW | BGS | JFC 27 | LGY | NHA 34 | COL | GRE 16 | NHA | DOV | | | | | 41st | 258 | |
| 2014 | Bill McAnally Racing | 99 | Ford | NSM | DAY | BRI | GRE | RCH | IOW | BGS | FIF | LGY | NHA | COL | IOW | GLN 7 | VIR | GRE | DOV | 50th | 37 | |

#### K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2013 | Mark Reed | 40 | Chevy | PHO | S99 | BIR | IOW | L44 | SON 34 | CNS | IOW | EVG | SPO | MMP | SMP | AAS | KCR | PHO | 74th | 10 | |