David Ragan | |||||||
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Ragan at the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350
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Born |
Unadilla, Georgia |
December 24, 1985 ||||||
Awards | 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
364 races run over 12 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 38 (Front Row Motorsports) | ||||||
2016 position | 33rd | ||||||
Best finish | 13th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Dover 400 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Kobalt 400 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
First win | 2011 Coke Zero 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last win | 2013 Aaron's 499 (Talladega) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
107 races run over 11 years | |||||||
2016 position | 115th | ||||||
Best finish | 4th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2004 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
First win | 2009 Aaron's 312 (Talladega) | ||||||
Last win | 2009 Food City 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
29 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 24th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2004 O'Reilly 400K (Texas) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Casino Arizona 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 5, 2017. |
David Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional driver. Residing in Huntersville, North Carolina, he currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Fusion for Front Row Motorsports.
Ragan was born in Unadilla, Georgia, the son of former racer Ken Ragan, and began his racing career racing in the Bandolero Series at age 12. Four years later, he began competing in the Goody's Dash Series with Cam Strader. After one year, he moved to the Legends Pro-Division to race for Mark Martin. He concluded the season by finishing fourth in the point standings. At age 18, Ragan began racing in the Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.
In 2007, he moved the Sprint Cup Series, replacing Mark Martin in the No. 6, and driving for Roush Fenway Racing. Between 2007 and 2011, he has recorded 30 top-tens in the series.
On July 2, 2011, Ragan won his first career Sprint Cup Series race, the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. His second win, the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway in May 2013, was also the first win for Front Row Motorsports.
Ragan was born in Unadilla, Georgia in December 1985, the son of former racer Ken Ragan. Ragan started his racing career in the Bandolero Series at age 12. During the following year, he managed to win twelve races and the National Championship. In 1999, he won the National Championship for the second time. In 2001, Ragan began racing in the Goody's Dash Series with Cam Strader. During the season, the two built late models for Ragan to use in 2002. In 2002, he began racing in the Legends Pro-Division for Mark Martin. At the end of the season, he finished fourth in the final point standings.