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

| year = 2016, 2018

| 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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! 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

2012

! PPL Motorsports

! 07

! Ford

| PHO

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| LHC
9

| MMP

| S99

| IOW

| BIR

| LVS

| SON

| EVG

| CNS

| IOW

| PIR

| SMP

| style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| AAS
14

| PHO

! 40th

! 65

!{{cite web|title=Driver Ryan Partridge 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series results|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/partrry01/2012/P|website=Racing Reference|accessdate=22 May 2018}}

2014

! Kevin McCarty Racing

! 77

! Toyota

| PHO

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| IRW
8

| S99

| IOW

| KCR

| SON

| SLS

| CNS

| IOW

| EVG

| KCR

| MMP

| AAS

| PHO

|

! 56th

! 37

!{{cite web|title=Driver Ryan Partridge 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series results|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/partrry01/2014/P|website=Racing Reference|accessdate=22 May 2018}}

rowspan=2| 2015

! rowspan=3| Sunrise Ford Racing

! 9

! rowspan=3| Ford

| style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| KCR
13

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IRW
5

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| TUS
4*

|

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| SHA
6

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SON
4

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SLS
4

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| IOW
6

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| EVG
2

| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| CNS
1*

| style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| MER
11

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| AAS
9

| style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| PHO
12

| colspan="2" |

! rowspan=2| 3rd

! rowspan=2| 498

! rowspan=2|{{cite web|title=Driver Ryan Partridge 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/partrry01/2015/P|website=Racing Reference|accessdate=22 May 2018}}

91

| colspan=3|

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| IOW
8

| colspan=11|

2016

! 9

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IRW
2

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| KCR
2

| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| TUS
1

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| OSS
6*

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| CNS
4

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SON
4

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| SLS
10

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IOW
2

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| EVG
5

| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| DCS
1

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| MMP
9

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| MMP
3

| style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| MER
11

| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| AAS
1*

|

! 2nd

! 581

!{{cite web|title=Driver Ryan Partridge 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/partrry01/2016/P|website=Racing Reference|accessdate=23 May 2018}}

2018

! Sunrise Ford Racing

! 9

! Ford

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| KCR
5

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| TUS
3

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| TUS
2*

| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| OSS
1*

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| CNS
2

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| SON
5

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| DCS
4

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| IOW
3

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| EVG
3

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| GTW
10

| style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| LVS
8

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| MER
5

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| AAS
2*

| style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| KCR
2

|

! 2nd

! 559

! {{cite web|title=Driver Ryan Partridge 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/partrry01/2018/P|website=Racing Reference|accessdate=23 May 2018}}

2021

! Sunrise Ford Racing

! 51

! Ford

| PHO

| SON

| IRW

| CNS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRW
{{small|5}}

| PIR

| LVS

| AAS

| PHO

| colspan=6|

! 42nd

! 39

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/loveje01/2021/AW|title=Ryan Partridge – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 22, 2021}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

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