Ryan Gifford
| Ryan Gifford | |||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Born |
March 10, 1989 Winchester, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2009 | ||||||
| Starts | 70 | ||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||
| Poles | 1 | ||||||
| Best finish | 9th in 2010 | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 67th | ||||||
| Best finish | 63rd (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 Get To Know Newton 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 28, 2014. | |||||||
Ryan Gifford is an American professional driver. A former development driver for Richard Childress Racing and a former member of NASCAR NEXT. he last drive the No. 2 Toyota Camry for Rev Racing in the regional K&N Pro Series East as a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity, and has made starts in the national Xfinity Series for RCR and Biagi-DenBeste Racing. Gifford is the first African-American driver to win a pole in the K&N East series, and works in the shop of Team Dillon Racing .
Gifford is the son of Allen Burnette and Michelle Gifford, who died in 2010. Ryan also has a half-brother, Jabryle Hill. Ryan's grandfather Farrell Gifford was a drag racer, who introduced him to racing at age six. Gifford graduated from Franklin County High School and attended Middle Tennessee State University.
Gifford began his career in go-karts at the age of eight, competing in the World Karting Association from 2000 to 2004 and winning two track championships and finishing 3rd in national standings in his final season. In 2005 at age 15, he began the transition to in dirt late models, earning 3 poles and four top 5's in his first season. In 2006, Gifford was noticed by Mike Dillon, the son-in-law of Richard Childress and RCR's general manager. Gifford would move into the Dillon's North Carolina household in 2008 to compete for RCR and Team Dillon Racing on both dirt and asphault, registering 3 wins and 20 top 10's in 29 starts that season. In 2009, Gifford made four starts in the K&N Pro Series East and one in the West Series in a #29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for RCR. Gifford scored four top 5's including two second-place finishes.
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