Ken Ragan
Ken Ragan | |||||||
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Born | Unadilla, Georgia,U.S. | September 12, 1950||||||
NASCARCup Seriescareer | |||||||
50 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 35th (1983) | ||||||
First race | 1983Coca-Cola 500(Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 1990Champion Spark Plug 400(Michigan) | ||||||
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NASCARXfinity Seriescareer | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 58th (1982) | ||||||
First race | 1982TranSouth 200(Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 1983Goody's 300(Daytona) | ||||||
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Kenneth Ragan(born September 12, 1950) is an Americanstock car racingdriver. Now retired, he formerly competed in theNASCAR Winston Cup Series,and is the father of driverDavid Ragan.
Career
[edit]Ragan made 50 Cup starts from 1982 to 1990, mostly for his brotherMarvin,but also drove in the 1985 season forRoger Hamby.Ragan's best finish was an 11th place that he recorded atTalladega Superspeedwayin 1984. He also made fiveBusch Seriesstarts in 1982 and 1983. Ragan's 1984 No. 77 Cup car is sometimes featured in stills from the1984 Firecracker 400,as he was the lapped car directly ahead ofRichard PettyandCale Yarboroughin their battle for victory. He was the last driver to win atMiddle Georgia Raceway.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Ragan travels withhis sonto his races and has served as his manager. He formerly worked at David Ragan Ford, a car dealership owned for several years by his son in Perry, Georgia.
Ragan is atype 1 diabetic,which he was diagnosed with in the 1970s.[2]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
[edit]Daytona 500
[edit]Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1984 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 14 |
1985 | Hamby Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 21 |
1986 | Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 21 |
1987 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ford | 24 | 17 |
1988 | DNQ | |||
1990 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1993 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | DNQ |
Late Model Sportsman Series
[edit]NASCARLate Model Sportsman Seriesresults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 34 | 35 | NLMSC | Pts | Ref |
1982 | Branch-Ragan Racing | 57 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR 22 |
HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT 33 |
ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR 15 |
CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | CLT 11 |
HCY | MAR | 58th | 409 | [13] | ||||||
1983 | DAY 26 |
RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | DAR | RCH | NWS | SBO | MAR | ROU | CLT | HCY | MAR | 133rd | 85 | [14] |
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
[edit](key) (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Seriesresults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | APSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
1982 | Branch-Ragan Racing | 57 | Pontiac | NSV | DAY | TAL 28 |
FRS | CMS | WIN | NSV | TAT | TAL 10 |
FRS | BFS | MIL | SND | NA | 0 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983 | DAY 8 |
NSV | TAL | LPR | LPR | ISF | IRP | SSP | FRS | BFS | WIN | LPR | POC | TAL | MCS | FRS | MIL | DSF | ZAN | SND | NA | 0 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | 77 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | TAL 3 |
CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | NA | 0 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pontiac | TAL 34 |
FRS | ISF | DSF | MGR 16 |
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77 | Pontiac | TOL 16 |
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1985 | 9 | Pontiac | ATL 38 |
31st | - | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Chevy | DAY 4 |
ATL 15 |
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17 | Chevy | TAL 15* |
ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | 17 | Pontiac | ATL 20 |
DAY | ATL | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | 107th | - | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Branch-Ragan Racing | 74 | Ford | DAY 5 |
ATL 4 |
KIL 15 |
TAL 13 |
FRS | POC 9 |
KIL | TOL | HAG | POC | TAL | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL | 36th | - | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Kincaid Racing | 47 | Chevy | DAY 8 |
16th | 1470 | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Chevy | ATL 2 |
TAL 3 |
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5 | Buick | KIL 14 |
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Pontiac | TOL 21 |
FRS 10 |
POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craig Rubright | 15 | Olds | ATL 41 |
References
[edit]- ^"Georgia Racing Hall of Fame".Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.Retrieved2020-07-22.
- ^Roberts-Grey, Gina (April 16, 2013)."NASCAR driver David Ragan races against diabetes".Yahoo! Health.RetrievedOctober 6,2013.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1982 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedApril 8,2020.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedApril 8,2020.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedApril 8,2020.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
- ^"Ken Ragan – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.RetrievedMay 14,2016.
External links
[edit]- Ken Ragandriver statistics at Racing-Reference