Ryan Reed
Ryan Reed | |||||||
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Born | Ryan Austin Payton Reed August 12, 1993 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2016 position | 55th | ||||||
Best finish | 55th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Hellmann's 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
172 races run over 7 years | |||||||
2023 position | 59th | ||||||
Best finish | 6th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2013 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
First win | 2015 Alert Today Florida 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last win | 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2021 position | 56th | ||||||
Best finish | 56th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 LiftKits4Less.com 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of October 9, 2023. |
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 Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet Camaro for MBM Motorsports. After Roush 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.[1]
Racing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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, and 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.[2] In December 2011, Reed was announced as a part-time driver in the ARCA Racing Series for Venturini Motorsports.[3] Reed ran 14 events in the team's No. 15,[4] recording six top tens and a 14th-place points finish.[5] In 2012, Reed made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 5 for Wauters Motorsports,[6] finishing 17th.[7]
2013–2018: Roush Fenway Racing
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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 sponsor. Reed made his Nationwide debut in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway,[8] finishing 16th. Reed ran six races during the season,[9] recording his first top-ten after finishing 9th in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond.[10] 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.[11][12]
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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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] Reed became the first driver in NASCAR to manage his diabetes and race in the Sprint Cup Series. After starting 18th, he finished 26th.[16]
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On February 25, 2017, Reed won the Xfinity Series' season-opening race, the PowerShares QQQ 300, at Daytona. 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.[17] 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.[18]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that longtime sponsor Lilly Diabetes would be pulling out of the sport,[19] with Roush eventually shutting down their entire Xfinity program at season's end due to lack of sponsorship.[20]
2019–present
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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,[21] 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.[22] 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.[1] 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.[23] 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.[24]
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 a collaboration with Alpha Prime Racing.[25]
Personal life
[edit]Reed's father, Mark Reed, is a former NASCAR driver[26] who has two K&N West wins and two Cup starts.[27] Reed is the youngest of four children.
In February 2011, Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,[28] and doctors stated he would be unable to race again.[29] As a result, Reed became a diabetes advocate, and established the foundation Ryan's Mission.[30] Reed installed a drink system in his car,[28] along with a blood glucose monitor on the car's dashboard which displays data from a wireless device attached to Reed's stomach.[26][12] During races, Reed would monitor his blood glucose levels,[28] while Roush engine tuner Craig Herrmann would inject Reed with insulin during pit stops.[2][12] 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.[31]
Motorsports career results
[edit]Career summary
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series
[edit]NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 01 | [32] |
Xfinity Series
[edit]Camping World Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
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 | [40] | |
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 | 01 | [41] |
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 | [42] |
2021 | CMI Motorsports | 49 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH 29 |
56th | 34 | [43] | |||||||||||||||||
Toyota | KAN 40 |
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GMS Racing | 24 | Chevy | DAR 12 |
COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
[edit]NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [44] | ||||
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 | [45] |
K&N Pro Series West
[edit]NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [46] |
ARCA Racing Series
[edit](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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Ref |
2012 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | DAY 12 |
SLM 11 |
TAL 13 |
WIN 18 |
NJE | 14th | 2720 | [47] | |||||||||||||||
Toyota | MOB 12 |
TOL 12 |
ELK 13 |
POC 9 |
IOW 9 |
IRP 6 |
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Ford | MCH 12 |
CHI 5 |
POC 6 |
BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | [48] | ||
38 | KEN 1 |
KAN 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 12 |
MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 108th | 170 | [49] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jack Wood announces ARCA campaign starting Thursday at Las Vegas". Speedway Digest. February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ a b James, Brant (April 24, 2013). "Ryan Reed's race against diabetes". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ryan Reed is Set to Run in the 2012 ARCA Racing Series Season with Venturini Motorsports". Venturini Motorsports. December 10, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "ARCA Racing Series Results (races)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "ARCA Racing Series standings for 2012". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ryan Reed to Make NASCAR Top-Tier Series Debut with Wauters Motorsports". Skirts and Scuffs. September 24, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "2012 Smith's 350". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Bailey, Alan (April 22, 2013). "Ryan Reed to make Nationwide debut at Richmond". American Racing Network. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (October 9, 2013). "NASCAR driver races to stop diabetes". CNN. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Roush Fenway Racing Announces Ryan Reed As The Driver Of The No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive To Stop Diabetes SM Presented By Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang For The 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season". Roush Fenway Racing. October 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Schoettle, Anthony (March 7, 2015). "Sponsorship of diabetic NASCAR driver may help Lilly regain market share". ibj.com. Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Reed takes Lira Motorsports to victory lane at Chicagoland". ARCA. June 20, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Starting Line Up by Row - Daytona International Speedway - 17th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Wilhelm, Chase (September 28, 2016). "XFINITY driver Ryan Reed to attempt Sprint Cup debut at Talladega". Foxsports.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Hellmann's 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Menzer, Joe (February 25, 2017). "Ryan Reed avoids calamity to win wreck-filled NXS race at Daytona". Foxsports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ McAssey, Pat (June 16, 2017). "Ryan Reed Ready To Drive No. 6 If Trevor Bayne Called To Delivery Room". New England Sports Network. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (October 15, 2018). "Lilly Diabetes to end Roush sponsorship". Racer.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (January 3, 2019). "Roush Fenway won't field Xfinity team in 2019". Racer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Reed Returning To Racing With DGR-Crosley". Speed Sport. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Reed will Have a Reunion Next Weekend". SRL Southwest Tour. Firethorn Marketing. January 26, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 14, 2021). "Ryan Reed Returning to NASCAR Competition at Richmond with CMI Motorsports". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 3, 2021). "Raphael Lessard OUT at GMS Racing, Ryan Reed Takes Over No. 24 at Darlington". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (October 10, 2023). "Ryan Reed Returning to Xfinity Series Competition at Las Vegas with Alpha Prime Racing". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Haug, Jim (February 20, 2014). "Nationwide rookie driver Ryan Reed tackles Daytona, and racing career, with diabetes". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Mark Reed racing profile
- ^ a b c "Ryan Reed". Stop Diabetes. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (December 26, 2013). "Diabetic driver Ryan Reed ready for first full Nationwide season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ryan Reed Joins Roush Fenway Racing". National Speed Sport News. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Associated Press (October 11, 2013). "Diabetic Ryan Reed gets Roush ride". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Reed – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
External links
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- Ryan Reed driver statistics at Racing-Reference