Ryan Hemphill was born on December 30,1981 and is an American former NASCAR driver from Apollo, Pennsylvania.
15 Facts About Ryan Hemphill
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Ryan Hemphill went on to race in go-carts both locally and nationally for a period of 3 years.
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In 1999, while a senior at Kiski Area High School, Ryan Hemphill moved into Late Model competition locally at the Motordrome and Jennerstown Speedways.
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In impressive fashion Ryan Hemphill won the Rookie of the Year Award at both of these tracks.
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At the Motordrome Speedway, Ryan Hemphill garnered 20 top 10 finishes in 20 starts while finishing 2nd in the tight points battle, while at Jennerstown he finished a strong 6th in points.
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The 2000 season saw Ryan Hemphill continue his maturation as a race car driver.
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Ryan Hemphill continued his participation at the Motordrome Speedway as he finished 3rd in the overall points and collected 3 wins, 17 top 5 and 10 top 10 finishes.
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Ryan Hemphill stepped up with his participation in 2 American Speed Association events where he finished 12th in both.
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In 2001, Ryan Hemphill concentrated on gaining as much experience behind the wheel of a race car as possible.
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Ryan Hemphill expanded his ASA schedule and competed in 6 events with a season best 6th-place finish at the Chicago Motor Speedway.
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Ryan Hemphill was selected as a member of the GM Vortec Power Team Professionals.
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Ryan Hemphill made himself known in 2002 and 2003 driving in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for multiple owners, including Rick Ware, Bobby Hamilton, and Billy Ballew.
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Ryan Hemphill broke out in the 2004 ARCA season, scoring 6 wins and 10 top tens in eleven races, under the Chip Ganassi Racing driver development program.
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In 2005, Ryan Hemphill was promoted to the NASCAR Busch Series in the Biagi Brothers Racing Ganassi-assisted program, driving the No 4 GEICO Dodge Charger.
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However, after eleven races, with only mediocre results, Ryan Hemphill was released from the car and from his Chip Ganassi Racing driver development program and finished last in the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year standings.