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Ken Ragan
Ragan in 2008
Born (1950-09-12) September 12, 1950 (age 73)
Unadilla, Georgia, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
50 races run over 8 years
Best finish35th (1983)
First race1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last race1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish58th (1982)
First race1982 TranSouth 200 (Darlington)
Last race1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
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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 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. Ragan's 1984 No. 77 Cup car is sometimes featured in stills from the 1984 Firecracker 400, as he was the lapped car directly ahead of Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough in their battle for victory. He was the last driver to win at Middle Georgia Raceway.[1]

Personal life

Ragan travels with his son to 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 a type 1 diabetic, which he was diagnosed with in the 1970s.[2]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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 NWCC Pts Ref
1983 Branch-Ragan Racing 57 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL
27 		DAR NWS MAR 35th 836 [3]
77 TAL
12 		NSV DOV BRI
97 CLT
17 		RSD POC MCH
77 Chevy DAY
12 		NSV POC TAL
14 		MCH BRI DAR
19 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
38 		CAR ATL
17 		RSD
1984 DAY
14 		RCH CAR ATL
21 		BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
19 		RSD POC MCH
26 		DAY
26 		NSV POC
35 		TAL
11 		MCH BRI DAR
26 		RCH DOV MAR CLT
36 		NWS CAR ATL
40 		RSD 40th 873 [4]
1985 Hamby Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY
21 		RCH CAR ATL
33 		BRI DAR
37 		NWS MAR TAL
INQ† 		DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH
17 		BRI DAR
20 		RCH DOV MAR NWS ATL
34 		RSD 47th 356 [5]
DiGard Motorsports 10 Ford CLT
28 		CAR
1986 Adcox Racing 77 Chevy DAY
21 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		DOV 39th 627 [6]
Morris-Ragan 45 Pontiac CLT
41 		RSD POC MCH
Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Chevy DAY
34 		POC TAL
18 		GLN MCH
17 		BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
48 CLT
23 		CAR ATL
19 		RSD
1987 77 Ford DAY
17 		CAR RCH ATL
26 		DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL
21 		CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH
30 		BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
26 		CAR RSD ATL
23 		41st 549 [7]
1988 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL
35 		DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
41 		CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY
30 		POC TAL
30 		GLN MCH BRI DAR
31 		RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 47th 314 [8]
1989 DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH
29 		BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
27 		NWS CAR PHO ATL
39 		54th 204 [9]
1990 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL
36 		DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
41 		DOV SON POC MCH
DNQ 		DAY POC
24 		TAL
DNQ 		GLN MCH
37 		BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 55th 238 [10]
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [11]
1993 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [12]
† - Qualified but replaced by Bosco Lowe
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
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

NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series results
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

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results
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
77 Pontiac TOL
16
1985 9 Pontiac ATL
38 		31st - [18]
77 Chevy DAY
4 		ATL
15
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
5 Buick KIL
14
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

  1. ^ "Georgia Racing Hall of Fame". Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. ^ Roberts-Grey, Gina (April 16, 2013). "NASCAR driver David Ragan races against diabetes". Yahoo! Health. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1982 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  19. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  20. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  21. ^ "Ken Ragan – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2016.

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