| Ryan Vargas | |
| Birth Name: | Ryan John Vargas |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 2000 |
| Birth Place: | La Mirada, California, U.S. |
| Awards: | 2016, 2017 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award Winner[1] and 2023 Comcast Community Champion |
| Total Busch Races: | 69 |
| Years In Busch: | 5 |
| Busch Car Team: | No. 32 (Jordan Anderson Racing) No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing) |
| Prev Busch Pos: | 26th |
| Prev Busch Year: | 2022 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 26th (2022) |
| First Busch Race: | 2019 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) |
| Last Busch Race: | 2024 Dude Wipes 250 (Martinsville) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 2 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 7 |
| Years In Truck: | 1 |
| Prev Truck Pos: | 32nd |
| Prev Truck Year: | 2023 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 32nd (2023) |
| First Truck Race: | 2023 Fr8Auctions 208 (Atlanta) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2023 Love's RV Stop 250 (Talladega) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 1 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca East Races: | 14 |
| Years In Arca East: | 1 |
| Best Arca East Pos: | 6th (2018) |
| First Arca East Race: | 2018 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna) |
| Last Arca East Race: | 2018 Crosley 125 (Dover) |
| Arca East Wins: | 0 |
| Arca East Top Tens: | 6 |
| Arca East Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | April 7, 2024 |
Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro for 3F Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for Jordan Anderson Racing and No. 74 Chevrolet for Mike Harmon Racing. He also serves as the team and development director for 3F Racing.
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.[2]
After competing full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2018, Vargas returned to Irwindale Speedway for a full season of Super Late Model racing in 2019 for friend Alec Martinez out West while also running Late Model Stock Car races in the East for Lee Faulk Racing.[3]
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.[4] Vargas ended the season sixth in points with six top tens. He did not return to Rev Racing in 2019.[5]
In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports.[6]
He returned to the series and JD Motorsports in June 2020 on a multi-race deal.[7] 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.[8]
In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6.[9] 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.[10] He was replaced by Spencer Pumpelly for the following week's race at Circuit of the Americas, but returned the following week.[11]
Vargas was born with craniosynostosis.[12] He attended La Mirada High School.
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)Season still in progress
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| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts | ||||
| 2023 | 3F Racing | 30 | Chevy | ESP | ESP | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | CZE | CZE | GER 10 | GER 10 | BEL 15 | BEL 11 | 22nd | 150 | ||||
| 2024 | ESP 11 | ESP 12 | ITA 12 | ITA 23 | GBR 15 | GBR 10 | NLD 5 | CZE | CZE | GER | GER | BEL | BEL | -* | -* | ||||||