Ryan
Ellis
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DATE OF BIRTH
11/29/1989
HOMETOWN
Torrance, California
CREW CHIEF
Eddie Troconis
TEAM
Young's Motorsports
DATE OF BIRTH
11/29/1989
HOMETOWN
Torrance, California
CREW CHIEF
Eddie Troconis
TEAM
Young's Motorsports
2026 SEASON
VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
28
POINTS
153
POINTS BEHIND
-617
RACES
16
WINS
0
TOP 10's
1
TOP 5's
0
POLES
0
DNF
3
LAPS LED
1
AVG. START
31.125
AVG. FINISH
27.563
Bio
Ryan Ellis races moves to the No. 02 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season. Ellis previously drove full-time in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for DGM Racing and had spent multiple years at Alpha Prime Racing before that. In total, he has over 160 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series starts and scored his first top 10 last year at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Advancing through the ranks in Virginia and North Carolina, Ellis began his racing career at 4 years old. Ellis briefly swapped to road racing before returning to NASCAR in 2014, running part-time in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Ellis has additionally logged six starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, with his most recent contest coming in 2021.
RYAN ELLIS STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
Daytona International Speedway
32
6
31
EchoPark Speedway
26
22
15
Circuit of The Americas
33
34
3
Phoenix Raceway
38
38
1
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
35
30
7
Darlington Raceway
36
32
5
Martinsville Speedway
32
36
1
Rockingham Speedway
32
22
15
Bristol Motor Speedway
33
30
7
Kansas Speedway
29
22
15
Talladega Superspeedway
21
36
1
Texas Motor Speedway
38
24
13
Watkins Glen International
28
34
3
Dover Motor Speedway
32
25
12
Charlotte Motor Speedway
27
21
16
Nashville Superspeedway
26
29
8
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2026
28
0
0
1
0
1
31.13
27.56
2025
28
0
0
1
0
0
28.27
24.42
2024
23
0
0
0
0
11
29.18
23.73
2023
25
0
0
0
0
0
30.00
25.19
2022
36
0
0
0
0
0
30.73
22.91
2021
44
0
0
0
0
0
31.67
26.00
2019
59
0
0
0
0
0
25.00
22.00
2018
57
0
0
0
0
0
28.50
23.50
2017
63
0
0
0
0
0
27.00
21.00
2016
30
0
0
0
0
0
33.06
29.06
2015
101
0
0
0
0
2
35.40
31.90
2014
37
0
0
0
0
0
35.17
35.33
2013
55
0
0
0
0
0
34.00
34.50
2012
99
0
0
0
0
0
35.00
39.00