Ken Ragan Explained

Ken Ragan
Birth Date:	12 September 1950
Birth Place:	Unadilla, Georgia, U.S.
Total Cup Races:	50
Years In Cup:	8
Best Cup Pos:	35th (1983)
First Cup Race:	1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last Cup Race:	1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	0
Cup Poles:	0
Total Busch Races:	5
Years In Busch:	2
Best Busch Pos:	58th (1982)
First Busch Race:	1982 TranSouth 200 (Darlington)
Last Busch Race:	1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Busch Wins:	0
Busch Top Tens:	0
Busch Poles:	0

Kenneth Ragan (born September 12, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, and is the father of driver David Ragan.

Career

Ragan made 50 Cup starts from 1982 to 1990, mostly for his brother Marvin, but also drove in the 1985 season for Roger Hamby. Ragan's best finish was an 11th place that he recorded at Talladega Superspeedway in 1984. He also made five Busch Series starts in 1982 and 1983. Ragan's 1984 No. 77 Cup car is sometimes featured in stills from the 1984 Firecracker 400, as he was the lapped car directly ahead of Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough in their battle for victory. He was the last driver to win at Middle Georgia Raceway.^[1]

Personal life

Ragan travels with his son to his races and has served as his manager. He formerly worked at David Ragan Ford, a car dealership owned for several years by his son in Perry, Georgia.

Ragan is a type 1 diabetic, which he was diagnosed with in the 1970s.^[2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston 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		Pts	Ref
1983	Branch-Ragan Racing	57	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 27	DAR	NWS	MAR																								35th	836	^[3]
		77									TAL 12	NSV	DOV	BRI
		97													CLT 17	RSD	POC	MCH
		77	Chevy																DAY 12	NSV	POC	TAL 14	MCH	BRI	DAR 19	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 38	CAR	ATL 17	RSD
1984		77	Chevy	DAY 14	RCH	CAR	ATL 21	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 19	RSD	POC	MCH 26	DAY 26	NSV	POC 35	TAL 11	MCH	BRI	DAR 26	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 36	NWS	CAR	ATL 40	RSD	40th	873	^[4]
1985	Hamby Motorsports	17	Chevy	DAY 21	RCH	CAR	ATL 33	BRI	DAR 37	NWS	MAR	TAL INQ^†	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH 17	BRI	DAR 20	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS			ATL 34	RSD			47th	356	^[5]
1985	DiGard Motorsports	10	Ford																									CLT 28	CAR					47th	356	^[5]
1986	Adcox Racing	77	Chevy	DAY 21	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	DOV																					39th	627	^[6]
	Morris-Ragan	45	Pontiac											CLT 41	RSD	POC	MCH
	Branch-Ragan Racing	77	Chevy															DAY 34	POC	TAL 18	GLN	MCH 17	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
		48	Chevy																										CLT 23	CAR	ATL 19	RSD
1987		77		DAY 17	CAR	RCH	ATL 26	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL 21	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 30	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 26	CAR	RSD	ATL 23		41st	549	^[7]
1988				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL 35	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 41	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY 30	POC	TAL 30	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR 31	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL		47th	314	^[8]
1989				DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 29	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 27	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL 39		54th	204	^[9]
1990				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL 36	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 41	DOV	SON	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	POC 24	TAL DNQ	GLN	MCH 37	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		55th	238	^[10]
1991				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		NA	-	^[11]
1993	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[12]
^† – Qualified but replaced by Bosco Lowe

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1984	Branch-Ragan Racing	Chevrolet	17	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	14
1985	Hamby Motorsports	Chevrolet	37	align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"	21
1986	Adcox Racing	Chevrolet	38	align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"	21
1987	Branch-Ragan Racing	Ford	24	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	17
1988	Branch-Ragan Racing	Ford	DNQ
1990	Branch-Ragan Racing	Ford	DNQ
1993	Sadler Brothers Racing	Ford	DNQ

Late Model Sportsman Series

NASCAR Late Model Sportsman 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		Pts	Ref
1982	Branch-Ragan Racing	57	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	BRI	MAR	DAR 22	HCY	SBO	CRW	RCH	LGY	DOV	HCY	CLT 33	ASH	HCY	SBO	CAR 15	CRW	SBO	HCY	LGY	IRP	BRI	HCY	RCH	MAR	CLT 11	HCY	MAR							58th	409	^[13]
1983	Branch-Ragan Racing	57	Pontiac	DAY 26	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	NWS	SBO	GPS	LGY	DOV	BRI	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	CRW	ROU	SBO	HCY	LGY	IRP	GPS	BRI	HCY	DAR	RCH	NWS	SBO	MAR	ROU	CLT	HCY	MAR	133rd	85	^[14]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Permatex SuperCar 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		Pts	Ref
1982	Branch-Ragan Racing	57	Pontiac	NSV	DAY	TAL 28	FRS	CMS	WIN	NSV	TAT	TAL 10	FRS	BFS	MIL	SND								NA	0	^[15]
1983		57	Pontiac	DAY 8	NSV	TAL	LPR	LPR	ISF	IRP	SSP	FRS	BFS	WIN	LPR	POC	TAL	MCS	FRS	MIL	DSF	ZAN	SND	NA	0	^[16]
1984		77	Chevy	DAY	ATL	TAL 3	CSP	SMS	FRS	MCS	LCS	IRP												NA	0	^[17]
		9	Pontiac										TAL 34	FRS	ISF	DSF		MGR 16
		77	Pontiac														TOL 16
1985		9	Pontiac	ATL 38																				31st	-	^[18]
		77	Chevy		DAY 4	ATL 15
		17	Chevy				TAL 15*	ATL	SSP	IRP	CSP	FRS	IRP	OEF	ISF	DSF	TOL
1986		17	Pontiac	ATL 20	DAY	ATL	TAL	SIR	SSP	FRS	KIL	CSP	TAL	BLN	ISF	DSF	TOL	MCS	ATL					107th	-	^[19]
1990	Branch-Ragan Racing	74	Ford	DAY 5	ATL 4	KIL 15	TAL 13	FRS	POC 9	KIL	TOL	HAG	POC	TAL	MCH	ISF	TOL	DSF	WIN	DEL	ATL			36th	-	^[20]
1991	Kincaid Racing	47	Chevy	DAY 8																				16th	1470	^[21]
	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Chevy		ATL 2		TAL 3
		5	Buick			KIL 14
		5	Pontiac					TOL 21	FRS 10	POC	MCH	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC	TAL	HPT	MCH	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS
	Craig Rubright	15	Olds																				ATL 41

Notes and References

Web site: Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. 2020-07-22. Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.
Web site: Roberts-Grey. Gina. NASCAR driver David Ragan races against diabetes. Yahoo! Health. April 16, 2013. October 6, 2013.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1982 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. April 8, 2020.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. April 8, 2020.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. April 8, 2020.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.
Web site: Ken Ragan – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. May 14, 2016.