Ken Ragan
| Ken Ragan | |||||||
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 Ragan in 2008 | |||||||
| Born |
September 12, 1950 Unadilla, Georgia, US | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 50 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 35th (1983) | ||||||
| First race | 1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 58th (1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1982 TranSouth 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
| Last race | 1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Kenneth Ragan (born September 12, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, and is the father of current Sprint Cup driver David Ragan.
Career
Ragan made 50 Cup starts from 1982 to 1990, mostly for his brother Marvin, but also drove in the 1985 season for Roger Hamby. Ragan's best finish was an 11th place that he recorded at Talladega Superspeedway in 1984. He also made five Busch Series starts in 1982 and 1983.
Personal life
Ragan travels with his son to all of his races with Front Row Motorsports and manages his career. He currently works at David Ragan Ford, a car dealership owned by his son.
Ragan is a type 1 diabetic, which he was diagnosed with in the 1970s.[1]
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.)
Busch Series
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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 | NBSC | Pts | |
| 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 | HCY | MAR | 58th | 409 | |||||||
| 1983 | DAY 36 |
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 | ||||
References
- ↑ Roberts-Grey, Gina (April 16, 2013). "NASCAR driver David Ragan races against diabetes". Yahoo! Health. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
References
- Ken Ragan driver statistics at Racing-Reference