Ryan Vargas

Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 34/91 Chevrolet/Ford for Maples Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, and the NASCAR Canada Series.

Racing career

Early career 2012–2014 Vargas started racing in 2012, running Bandolero cars at Irwindale Speedway.

2019 In 2019, 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.

Xfinity Series 2019 Vargas in the No. 4 JD Motorsports car at Road America in 2019. In July 2019, Vargas made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway for JD Motorsports.

2020

Vargas returned to the series and JD Motorsports in June 2020 on a multi-race deal. 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.

2021

In 2021, Vargas moved to a full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6. 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. He was replaced by Spencer Pumpelly for the following week's race at Circuit of the Americas, but returned the following week.

2022 For 2022, Vargas was initially retained for a second full-time schedule with JDM in the No. 6. However, when the Portland entry list was revealed, it was shown that Vargas would instead be in the No. 47 for Mike Harmon Racing. During the second Daytona race, he finished sixth, which was his second top-ten finish. Although he would miss six rounds, he scored a position better than last year.

2023 In the 2023 Xfinity Series, after Vargas failed to qualify for the first three races with MHR, he decided to make the switch to the Craftsman Truck Series. He participated in seven races and got one top-ten finish. He also raced in the Whelen Euro Series in just four races, where he finished in the top-ten twice.

2024 In 2024, Vargas made the decision to race the full season in the Whelen Euro Series, driving for 3F Racing. He had five top-ten finishes and a highest position of fifth, finishing tenth in the standings.

Canada Series

2025 On March 25, 2025, it was announced that Vargas would make his debut in the NASCAR Canada Series in 2025 and would run full-time in the series in the No. 28 car for DJK Racing, but due to lack of funding, he was unable to race the full season. Even though Vargas missed two races, he finished eighth in the standings, getting seven top-ten finishes and one podium.

ARCA Menards Series In 2025, Vargas ran four ARCA Menards Series races, driving the No. 67 for Maples Motorsports, where he earned two tenth-place finishes at Kansas Speedway and Salem Speedway.

On January 6, 2026, it was announced that Vargas will return to Maples as the anchor driver for the No. 91, while also serving as the teams operations manager. He also participated with the team in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway, where he set the 23rd quickest time between the two sessions held. At Daytona, he drove the No. 91 Ford and earned an eighth-place finish, his best finish in ARCA competition.

ARCA Menards Series East 2018 Vargas in his K&N East car at Dover International Speedway in 2018. 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. Vargas ended the season sixth in points with six top-tens.

2026 Vargas returned to the East Series in 2026 at the ARCA / ARCA East combination race at Toledo. He drove the No. 91 Ford and earned a ninth-place finish. He also competed at the ARCA / ARCA East combination race at Iowa.

ARCA Menards Series West 2025 Vargas made his West Series debut in 2025 at the ARCA / ARCA West combination race at Phoenix. He drove the No. 67 Ford and earned a 32nd place DNF.

2026 Vargas returned to the West Series in 2026 at the ARCA / ARCA West combination race at Phoenix. He drove the No. 91 Ford and earned a 17th-place finish. During the FloRacing broadcast of the 2026 Sunbelt Rentals 150, it was announced that he would compete at the race in Portland in the No. 77 Toyota for Performance P-1 Motorsports, his first standalone event.

Personal life Vargas was born with craniosynostosis. He attended La Mirada High School.

Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity 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 Pts Ref 2019 JD Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW17 GLN MOH BRI 48th 50 4 ROA18 DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO26 HOM 2020 15 DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC13 IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN25 ROA DRC DOV DOV DAY 38th 114 6 DAR25 RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL30 ROV17 KAN34 TEX8 MAR34 PHO33 2021 DAY18 DRC37 HOM24 LVS23 PHO30 ATL31 MAR40 TAL30 DAR27 NSH18 POC39 ROA ATL14 NHA29 GLN IRC MCH21 DAY27 DAR25 RCH35 BRI37 LVS19 TAL33 ROV36 TEX22 KAN22 MAR32 PHO28 27th 301 4 DOV26 COA CLT16 MOH18 TEX24 2022 6 DAY18 CAL35 LVS32 PHO29 ATL12 COA30 RCH36 MAR25 TAL20 DOV26 DAR21 TEX38 CLT26 NSH19 ATL21 NHA19 POC25 IRC MCH29 GLN DAY6 DAR27 KAN33 BRI TEX TAL30 ROV24 LVS28 HOM MAR29 PHO 26th 303 Mike Harmon Racing 47 Chevy PIR23 ROADNQ 2023 CHK Racing 74 DAYDNQ CALDNQ LVSDNQ PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 01 2024 Jordan Anderson Racing 32 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO37 COA RCH38 68th 13 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy MARDNQ TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN29 TAL ROV LVS34 HOM MAR PHO

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 Pts Ref 2023 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS ATL14 COA TEX8 BRD MAR KAN DAR27 NWS CLT26 GTW NSH MOH23 POC RCH30 IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL17 HOM PHO 32nd 114

Canada Series NASCAR Canada Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref 2025 DJK Racing 28 Dodge MSP12 RIS3 EDM6 SAS5 CMP22 ACD7 CTR27 ICAR MSP DEL8 DEL4 AMS 8th 303

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO 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 GER10 GER10 BEL15 BEL11 22nd 150 2024 ESP11 ESP12 ITA12 ITA23 GBR15 GBR10 NLD5 CZE12 CZE10 GER6 GER16 10th 423 Race Planet Team Bleekemolen 11 Ford BEL10 BEL12 2025 Marko Stipp Motorsport 48 Chevy ESP ESP ITA ITA GBR GBR CZE CZE GER GER BEL13 BEL11 26th 100

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2024 3F Racing 30 Chevy ESP ESP ITA ITA GBR GBR NLD3 CZE CZE GER GER BEL BEL 30th 34

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards 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 2025 Maples Motorsports 67 Chevy DAY PHO32 TAL DSF18 BRI SLM10 KAN TOL 42nd 106 Ford KAN10 CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD 2026 91 DAY8 PHO17 KAN11 TAL8 MCH12 POC10 BER ELK CHI LRP IRPWth† IOW9 ISF MAD -* -* 34 Chevy GLN14 91 TOL9 DSF SLM BRI KAN † – Practiced but replaced by Michael Maples

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2018 Rev Racing 2 Toyota NSM12 BRI13 LGY9 SBO16 SBO11 MEM7 NJM6 TMP10 NHA11 IOW7 GLN18 GTW13 NHA14 DOV7 6th 462 2026 Maples Motorsports 91 Chevy HCY CAR NSV TOL9 -* -* Ford IRPWth† FRS IOW9 BRI † – Practiced but replaced by Michael Maples

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2025 Maples Motorsports 67 Chevy KER PHO32 TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO 81st 12 2026 91 Ford KER PHO17 TUC SHA CNS TRI SON -* -* Performance P-1 Motorsports 77 Toyota PIR22 AAS MAD LVS PHO KER

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points