1. Ryan Austin Payton Reed was born on August 12,1993 and is an American professional stock car racing driver and driver coach.
23 Facts About Ryan Reed
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Ryan Reed last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 91 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.
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Ryan Reed began racing at age 4, and in 2009 won the Legends Division championship at Irwindale Speedway.
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At age 17, Ryan Reed moved from Bakersfield, California to Mooresville, North Carolina to focus on racing.
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In December 2011, Ryan Reed was announced as a part-time driver in the ARCA Racing Series for Venturini Motorsports.
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Ryan Reed ran 14 events in the team's No 15, recording six top tens and 14th-place points finish.
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In 2012, Ryan Reed made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No 5 for Wauters Motorsports, finishing 17th.
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In 2013, Ryan Reed joined Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide Series, driving No 16 Ford Mustang, and running various races during the 2013 season with Eli Lilly and Company and the American Diabetes Association's Drive to Stop Diabetes campaign as a sponsor.
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Ryan Reed made his Nationwide debut in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway, finishing 16th.
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Ryan Reed ran six races during the season, recording his first top-ten after finishing 9th in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond.
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On October 11,2013, Roush Fenway Racing announced that Ryan Reed would run the No 16 in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season full-time, with Lilly Diabetes and the ADA sponsoring full-time.
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On February 21,2015, Ryan Reed won his first Xfinity Series race in the season-opening 2015 Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway, pushed by teammate Chris Buescher past leader Brad Keselowski on the final lap of the race.
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On June 20,2015, Ryan Reed won his first career ARCA Racing Series race in the Scott 150 at Chicagoland Speedway driving for Lira Motorsports.
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Ryan Reed led the final 70 laps of the 100-lap race, capturing the Valvoline Lap Leader award.
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Ryan Reed ended the 2015 Xfinity season a distant 10th in points, the Daytona victory being his only top 10 of the year.
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In early 2016, Ryan Reed attempted the Truck race at Daytona driving the No 58 Ford F-150 for Lira Motorsports, but failed to qualify.
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In 2016, Ryan Reed finished with 7 top 10s, increasing his total top 10 count from 3 to 10.
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Ryan Reed became the first driver in NASCAR to manage his diabetes and race in the Sprint Cup Series.
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In 2021, Ryan Reed returned to the driver's seat for the first time in two years when he competed in the Truck Series race at Richmond in the No 49 for CMI Motorsports.
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On May 3,2021, it was announced that Ryan Reed would join GMS Racing to drive their No 24 at Darlington, after that truck's normal driver, Raphael Lessard, struggled to find sponsorship and as a result was taken out of the ride.
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In February 2011, Ryan Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and doctors stated he would be unable to race again.
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Ryan Reed installed a drink system in his car, along with a blood glucose monitor on the car's dashboard which displays data from a wireless device attached to Ryan Reed's stomach.
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Ryan Reed is one of three drivers in a national racing series with type 1 diabetes, along with IndyCar Series drivers Charlie Kimball and Conor Daly.