54 Facts About David Ragan

David Lee Ragan was born on December 24,1985 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

David Ragan last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, and is an analyst for NASCAR on Fox on NASCAR Race Hub.

David Ragan finished the season by finishing fourth in the point standings.

At age 18, David Ragan began racing in the Camping World Truck Series, the Nationwide Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.

On July 2,2011, David Ragan won his first career Sprint Cup Series race, the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

David Ragan was born in Unadilla, Georgia in December 1985, the son of former racer Ken David Ragan.

David Ragan started his racing career in the Bandolero Series at age 12.

In 2001, David Ragan began racing in the Goody's Dash Series with Cam Strader.

David Ragan ran one Busch Series race at Homestead Miami Speedway, finishing 31st, after starting 36th.

Also in 2005, David Ragan participated in three Busch Series events, as well as 19 ARCA Racing Series events, where he won one race, and recorded three pole positions, eight top-five finishes and 11 top-ten finishes.

David Ragan participated in 19 Truck Series events, where he recorded two pole positions, one top-five, and eight top-ten finishes.

David Ragan participated in the NASCAR Rookie of the Year standings in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series, where he finished second in the Nextel Cup Series, while winning the award in the Busch Series.

David Ragan recorded zero top fives, only three top-ten finishes, and finished 24th in points once the season concluded.

David Ragan won the Coke Zero 400 on July 2,2011, for his first career Sprint Cup win after getting a late push from teammate Matt Kenseth.

David Ragan was eligible to compete in the "wild card" to get himself into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

In January 2012, David Ragan signed with Front Row Motorsports to drive the No 34 Ford for the team in 2012.

David Ragan drove for GC Motorsports International in the season-opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona.

David Ragan got off to a bad start with FRM, crashing out on lap 2 of the Daytona 500 and finishing last.

David Ragan started the 2013 season with a rotating roster of sponsors.

David Ragan started the season wrecked at the Daytona 500 and had no finish better than 20th in the first nine races.

For 2014, David Ragan returned to Front Row Motorsports No 34 to run the full season with sponsorship from Farm Rich and CSX.

David Ragan got his first top-10 finish on a non-restrictor plate track with Front Row Motorsports in the 2014 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway by gambling on track position with 5 laps to go in the race.

At Atlanta, David Ragan nursed the No 18 to an 18th-place finish.

At Martinsville, David Ragan took the best finish of his stint with JGR with a fifth-place run.

The nine races in which David Ragan participated entitled him to a one-fourth share of Sprint Cup championship team bonuses, as the No 18 team won the 2015 championship, worth $1,197,075 for his championship efforts.

David Ragan was scheduled to return to Front Row after his stint at JGR was over.

At Kansas, David Ragan was involved in a two-car accident on lap 121 with Josh Wise and finished 33rd, four laps down.

At Michigan, David Ragan fell off the lead lap and was scored 35th when the race was called for rain.

When David Ragan's car got back onto the racing surface, he clipped Truex from behind, sending Truex into the tire barriers.

Later, following a restart on lap 79, David Ragan was racing alongside Carl Edwards for position when, coming through the esses in the same spot as Truex's crash, Edwards' car bounced over the outside curb, sending him into David Ragan, and sending both cars into the jersey barriers on the inside of the track.

David Ragan was involved in a single-car spin on the back straightaway on lap 149 after contact with Landon Cassill but was able to recover and finish 12th.

On January 19,2016, it was announced that David Ragan would drive the No 23 Dr Pepper Toyota Camry for BK Racing.

David Ragan's best result with the BK team in 2016 was a 16th-place finish at the Coke Zero 400.

Buescher ended up qualifying for the Chase, while David Ragan dropped several spots to finish 33rd overall in Sprint Cup points, a career-worst, and marking his first season without at least one Top 10 finish.

David Ragan sat on the pole, but crashed on the last lap, and finished 21st.

David Ragan continued his string of good momentum with a 17th-place finish at the spring race at Kansas, his third consecutive Top 20 finish, boosting him to 27th in the point standings.

David Ragan led the race with two laps to go, ultimately getting passed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

David Ragan was the only driver to score both stage points in both stages and left Daytona with a Top 10 finish, where he finished 6th.

David Ragan was headed for another Top 20 finish in the Bojangles' Southern 500, running as high as 15th early in the race, but fell to 25th after a spin and two cut tires.

David Ragan remained on the lead lap for much of the event and finished the race in the 21st position.

David Ragan ended the 2017 season with a 17th-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway and a 30th-place finish in the point standings.

On December 14,2017, it was announced that David Ragan would return to the team in 2018, with new teammate Michael McDowell who previously was a teammate in Watkins Glen 2013 when he drove the No 34 and McDowell drove the No 35 car.

David Ragan had a series of six consecutive Top 25 finishes From Atlanta to Texas.

David Ragan was on pace to have another Top 15 run at Richmond until a flat tire in the final ten laps sidelined him to a 33rd-place finish.

David Ragan posted his best qualifying effort of the season by starting 12th, then overcame an early speeding penalty to finish 6th, his first Top 10 of the season.

David Ragan rebounded with a solid 18th-place run at Kentucky Speedway after driving up to as high as 12th in the race and later getting a 19th-place finish at Pocono Raceway, a 17th-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway, and an 18th-place finish at Darlington Raceway.

David Ragan switched from Cup to Truck points prior to the following week's race at Richmond to be eligible to compete.

David Ragan returned to FRM in the No 36 for the 2021 Daytona 500, although this year it was not in a partnership with Rick Ware Racing or another team with a charter.

David Ragan returned to Rick Ware Racing in 2022, this time in their No 15, attempting the 2022 Daytona 500, finishing 8th, his fourth career top-10 finish in a Daytona 500.

David Ragan finished the race in 20th position after leading two laps in the race.

David Ragan has appeared as a rotating contributor on NASCAR on Fox's NASCAR Race Hub show for multiple seasons, both when he was driving for Front Row Motorsports and after his retirement from full-time driving.

David Ragan was open to doing more TV work in 2020, the first year after his last full season in the Cup Series, but he remained with Fox on Race Hub.

David Ragan is married to Jacquelyn; they have two daughters.

David Ragan is a Freemason; he was raised to the Master Mason degree on May 22,2012, at Williams Lodge in Cornelius, NC.