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David Ragan smiles from the cockpit of his NASCAR race car.
BACK TO GALLERIES

David Ragan through the years

By Staff Report | Published: November 29, 2023 12
Robert Laberge | Getty Images
BACK TO GALLERIES

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David Ragan smiles from the cockpit of his NASCAR race car.

Robert Laberge | Getty Images

David Ragan returns to RFK Racing in February as part of the team's new #Stage60 program, the organization announced Wednesday. Take a look back through Ragan's long career in NASCAR that leads back to RFK.

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David Ragan No. 6 Ford driver

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2007: Ragan became a full-time driver for what was then called Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He spent five full seasons with Roush before moving to Front Row Motorsports in 2012.

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David Ragan Xfinity No. 6 in 2007

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2007: Ragan won Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series while driving for Roush Fenway Racing. He had four top-five finishes and two poles that year and finished fifth in the Xfinity Series standings.

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TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 05:  Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, and David Ragan, driver of the #6 AAA Travel Ford, drive during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 5, 2008 in Talladega, AL.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) | Getty Images

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2008: Ragan battles Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Talladega, where Ragan finished third in the October race. Ragan had arguably his best Cup Series season for Roush in 2008 with six top-five finishes and 14 top 10s. He ranked 13th in the final standings, the best final ranking of his career.

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BRISTOL, TN - AUGUST 21:  David Ragan, driver of the #6 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2009 in Bristol, Tennessee.  (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2009: Ragan racks up two wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series while driving for Roush. The first comes at Talladega Superspeedway and the second at Bristol Motor Speedway (shown).

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 02:  David Ragan, driver of the #6 UPS Ford, celebrates with his crew in victory lane after he won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke ZERO 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 2, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR) | Getty Images

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2011: Ragan breaks through for his first Cup Series win and does it at Daytona in the Coke Zero 400. Ragan leads 15 laps and wins as the race finishes under caution. Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth comes in second.

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2012: Ragan joins a new team, the Bob Jenkins-owned Front Row Motorsports. Ragan collects two top-10 finishes, both coming at Talladega Superspeedway, in his first of two full-time stints with the team.

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TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 05:  David Ragan, driver of the #34 Farm Rich Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo by John Harrelson/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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2013: Ragan gets his first and only win with Front Row Motorsports, and it comes in the spring race at Talladega. He leads only four of the 192 laps, but ends up finishing .212 seconds ahead of then-teammate David Gilliland, with Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards coming in third.

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HAMPTON, GA - FEBRUARY 27:  David Ragan, driver of the #18 M&M's Crispy Toyota, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series  Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2015 in Hampton, Georgia.  (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2015: In between stints with Front Row Motorsports, Ragan filled in for an injured Kyle Busch at Joe Gibbs Racing. Ragan drove the No. 18 Toyota for nine races with a best finish of ninth place at Martinsville. Ragan also drove for Bob Jenkins and Michael Waltrip that year.

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David Ragan Front Row Motorsports

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2019: Ragan (shown in 2018) decided to spend more time with his family and to walk away from full-time competition. At the time, his 457 Cup Series starts were good for 10th-best among active drivers, and 204 of them had come with Bob Jenkins, owner of Front Row Motorsports. Ragan also made 107 starts in Xfinity and 29 starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at that time.

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2020: Despite stepping away from a full-time role, Ragan returned for each of the next three Daytona 500s from 2020-2022, recording one top five and two top 10s in those three attempts.

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James Gilbert | Getty Images

2022: Ragan returned for more than the Daytona 500 in 2022, competing in three additional races during the inaugural season of the Next Gen car with runs at Atlanta, Talladega and the summer race at Daytona. Both races at Daytona produced top-10 finishes -- eighth in the 500 and ninth in the regular-season finale.

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