Ryan Partridge
{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Ryan Partridge
| image = Carneros 200 - Ryan Partridge - 1 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
| caption = Partridge at the 2015 Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|5|17}}
| birth_place = Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.
| related to =
| current series = K&N Pro Series West
| first year = 2012
| current team = Sunrise Ford Racing
| car number = 9
| engine = Ford
| crew chief = Jeff Schrader
| spotter =
| former teams = PPL Motorsports, Kevin McCarty Racing
| starts = 44
| championships = 0
| wins = 5
| poles = 7
| best finish = 2nd
| last finish = 2nd (2018)
| prev series = Langers Juice S-2 Sportsman Series
| prev series years = 2011
| titles = Whelen All-American Series
| title years = 2013–2014
| awards =
| award years =
| updated = October 27, 2018
}}
Ryan Partridge (born May 17, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, driving the No. 9 Ford Fusion for Sunrise Ford Racing. He was the Whelen All-American Series champion in 2013 and 2014.
Racing career
His father was a track announcer, which led to his interest in racing. Partridge started racing Legends in 2004.{{cite web|last1=Lair|first1=Keith|title=Ryan Partridge wins second consecutive Irwindale Speedway Late Model crown|url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/20141004/ryan-partridge-wins-second-consecutive-irwindale-speedway-late-model-crown|website=NASCAR|publisher=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|accessdate=30 June 2015}}
Partridge made his K&N Pro Series West debut at Havasu 95 Speedway in April 2012. In 2013 and 2014 he won the Whelen All-American Series. He was the Whelen All-American Series California champion in 2014.{{cite web|title=Ryan Partridge|url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/node/12423|website=NASCAR Home Tracks|publisher=NASCAR|accessdate=30 June 2015}}
In 2015 and 2016, Partridge competed full-time in the Pro Series West. He won his first series race at Colorado National Speedway during his first year,{{cite web|last=Franceschini|first=Brooke|url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/nknps-west/story/partridge-rolls-first-kn-pro-west-win_08232015|title=Partridge Rolls To First K&N Pro West Win|publisher=NASCAR Home Tracks|date=August 23, 2015|accessdate=March 22, 2017}} followed by three more victories in 2016. He finished second to Todd Gilliland in the 2016 championship.{{cite news|last=Brewster|first=Louis|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20170316/ryan-partridge-seeks-nascar-kampn-pro-series-west-title|title=Ryan Partridge seeks NASCAR K&N Pro Series West title|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|date=March 16, 2017|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}
After returning to finish second in points in 2018, Partridge transitioned to a role as a driver coach and spotter for the team's 2019 driver, Jagger Jones.{{cite web|url=https://hometracks.nascar.com/2019/03/08/ryan-partridge-finding-a-new-path-with-sunrise-ford/|title=Ryan Partridge Finding A New Path With Sunrise Ford|last=Segal|first=Davey|work=NASCAR Home Tracks|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|date=March 8, 2019|accessdate=March 11, 2019}}
Personal life
Partridge was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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.)
==ARCA Menards Series West==
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! colspan="22" | ARCA Menards Series West results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! {{Tooltip|NKNPSWC|NASCAR K&N Pro Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2012
! PPL Motorsports ! 07 ! Ford | PHO | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| LHC | MMP | S99 | IOW | BIR | LVS | SON | EVG | CNS | IOW | PIR | SMP | style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| AAS | PHO ! 40th ! 65 |
2014
! Kevin McCarty Racing ! 77 ! Toyota | PHO | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| IRW | S99 | IOW | KCR | SON | SLS | CNS | IOW | EVG | KCR | MMP | AAS | PHO | ! 56th ! 37 |
rowspan=2| 2015
! rowspan=3| Sunrise Ford Racing ! 9 ! rowspan=3| Ford | style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| KCR | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IRW | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| TUS | | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| SHA | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SON | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SLS | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| IOW | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| EVG | style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| CNS | style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| MER | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| AAS | style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| PHO | colspan="2" | ! rowspan=2| 3rd ! rowspan=2| 498 |
91
| colspan=3| | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| IOW | colspan=11| |
2016
! 9 | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IRW | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| KCR | style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| TUS | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| OSS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| CNS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SON | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| SLS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IOW | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| EVG | style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| DCS | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| MMP | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| MMP | style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| MER | style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| AAS | ! 2nd ! 581 |
2018
! 9 ! Ford | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| KCR | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| TUS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| TUS | style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| OSS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| CNS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SON | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| DCS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IOW | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| EVG | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| GTW | style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| LVS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| MER | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| AAS | style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| KCR | ! 2nd ! 559 |
2021
! 51 ! Ford | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO | colspan=6| ! 42nd ! 39 |
{{sup|*}} Season still in progress
{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Ryan_Partridge}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Rancho Cucamonga, California