Ryan Vargas
Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. Racing career. Early career and late models. Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway. He later moved up to Super Stock and super late model racing in 2015. After competing full-time in the K&N Pro Series East, Vargas returned to Irwindale for a full season of late model racing in 2019. K&N Pro Series East. 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. In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports. 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. 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.