Ryan Roulette
{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name=Ryan Roulette
|birth_place=Knob Noster, Missouri, U.S.
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1986|3|8}}
|updated=March 28, 2025
|image=Roulette Phoenix 2022.jpg
|caption=Roulette at Phoenix Raceway in 2022
| Total_Truck_Races = 1
| Years_In_Truck = 1
| Truck_Car_Team = No. 67 (Freedom Racing Enterprises)
| Prev_Truck_Pos =
| Prev_Truck_Year =
| Best_Truck_Pos =
| First_Truck_Race = 2025 Boys & Girls Club of The Blue Ridge 200 (Martinsville)
| Last_Truck_Race =
| First_Truck_Win =
| Last_Truck_Win =
| Truck_Wins = 0
| Truck_Top_Tens = 0
| Truck_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_Races = 15
| Years_In_ARCA = 4
| ARCA_Car_Team = No. 67 (Maples Motorsports)
| Best_ARCA_Pos = 17th (2024)
| First_ARCA_Race = 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_Race = 2025 Ride the 'Dente 200 (Daytona)
| First_ARCA_Win =
| Last_ARCA_Win =
| ARCA_Wins = 0
| ARCA_Top_Tens = 2
| ARCA_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_East_Races = 5
| Years_In_ARCA_East = 3
| ARCA_East_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 27th (2023)
| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2022 Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
| Last_ARCA_East_Race = 2024 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee)
| First_ARCA_East_Win =
| Last_ARCA_East_Win =
| ARCA_East_Wins = 0
| ARCA_East_Top_Tens = 1
| ARCA_East_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 4
| Years_In_ARCA_West = 4
| ARCA_West_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 63rd (2022)
| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2021 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix)
| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
| First_ARCA_West_Win =
| Last_ARCA_West_Win =
| ARCA_West_Wins = 0
| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 0
| ARCA_West_Poles = 0
}}
Ryan "Gamble" Roulette (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 67 Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 67 Ford for Maples Motorsports. He has previously competed in both the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.
Racing career
= Early racing career =
Roulette has been racing across the United States over the past 15+ years. He has been seen at multiple dirt oval tracks racing in Karts, 4-Cylinder Mini Stocks, Mini Sprint, B-Mods, Legends Car Racing, Midget Car Racing, and Sprint Car Racing (both Wing and Non-wing). He also has some time behind the wheel on a Road Course in Sports Car Racing at the Nürburgring, and asphalt oval track racing in a Pro Late Model at Madera Speedway in Madera, California.{{Cite web|last=Koelle|first=Christian|date=2021-10-17|title=Ryan Roulette Set for ARCA Menards Series West Debut at Phoenix Raceway|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca/ryan-roulette-set-for-arca-menards-series-west-debut-at-phoenix-raceway/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Kickin' the Tires|language=en-US}}
= ARCA Menards Series =
File:Roulette-Charlotte-2024.jpg in 2024]]
File:Roulette Salem 2024.jpg in 2024]]
Roulette would first sign with Performance P-1 Motorsports to race the No. 77 Toyota Camry at the 2021 Arizona Lottery 100 in Phoenix Raceway. Roulette would eventually finish 28th due to reported issues with the car and growing pains with the team.{{Cite web|title=Roulette finishes first NASCAR ARCA race|url=https://www.minotdailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2021/11/roulette-finishes-first-nascar-arca-race/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=minotdailynews.com|language=en-US}} In 2022, Roulette would sign with Last Chance Racing and race the No. 85 Toyota Camry at the General Tire 150 in Phoenix Raceway.{{Cite web |last=Delforge |first=Vincent |date=March 9, 2022 |title=ARCA Menards West Series - Phoenix Race Preview |url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca/arca-menards-west-series-phoenix-race-preview/?fbclid=IwAR1B6yA-a1TKmFPwHFORLNlms7b5ffoyt5rpbwyKiMD-Ch_T6SDSPfFn19A}} Later that season, Roulette signed with Fast Track Racing where he achieved his first top 10 finish in the ARCA East Series at Nashville Fairground. In 2023, Roulette stayed on with Fast Track Racing where he debuted in his ARCA Series at Bristol Motor Speedway finishing 18th. Roulette competed in 4 races that season for Fast Track Racing.{{Cite web |title=Race results: Bristol 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway |date=15 September 2023 |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/14/race-results-bristol-200-at-bristol-motor-speedway/}}
In 2024, Roulette announced that he would run select ARCA Series events driving for Fast Track Racing in the No. 12 Ford. Across the year, he ran eleven races and achieved a best finish of eighth at Salem Speedway, and finished seventeenth in the points standings.
= NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series =
On January 22, 2025, it was announced that Roulette will run a partial schedule in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 67 Chevrolet for Freedom Racing Enterprises.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=January 22, 2025 |title=FRE Expanding to 2nd Truck, Ryan Roulette To Drive in 3 Races |url=https://frontstretch.com/2025/01/22/fre-expanding-to-2nd-truck-ryan-roulette-to-drive-in-3-races/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=TobyChristie.com |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Along with racing, Roulette is a United States Air Force pilot.
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.)
==Craftsman Truck Series==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=32| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 ! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2025
! 67 ! Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO ! -* ! -* |
=ARCA Menards Series=
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=27| ARCA Menards 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 ! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2022
! 85 ! Toyota | DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL ! 108th ! 22 |
rowspan=2| 2023
! 22 ! Ford | DAY | style="background:#DFC484;"| PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | colspan=14| ! rowspan=2| 63rd ! rowspan=2| 58 |
rowspan=2| Fast Track Racing
! rowspan=2| 12 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=6| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | SLM | TOL |
2024
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | DOV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | MOH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BLN | IRP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL ! 17th ! 292 |
2025
! 67 ! Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BER | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | TOL ! -* ! -* |
== ARCA Menards Series East ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan="23" |ARCA Menards Series East results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2022
! rowspan=3| Fast Track Racing ! 11 ! rowspan=3| Ford | NSM | FIF | DOV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | ! 46th ! 34 |
2023
! rowspan=2| 12 | FIF | DOV | NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI ! 27th ! 58 |
2024
| FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW | IRP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW | BRI ! 32nd ! 56 |
== ARCA Menards Series West ==
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan="19" |ARCA Menards Series West results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2021
! 77 ! Toyota | PHO | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |PHO | colspan=3| ! 64th ! 16 |
2022
! 85 ! Toyota | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | EVG | PIR | AAS | LVS | PHO | ! 63rd ! 22 |
rowspan=2| 2023
! 22 ! Ford | style="background:#DFC484;"| PHO | style="background:#DFC484;"| IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | ! rowspan=2| 70th ! rowspan=2| 20 |
rowspan=2| Fast Track Racing
! rowspan=2| 12 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=11| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO |
2024
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO | KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO ! 73rd ! 16 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Ryan_Roulette}}
- [https://www.ryanrouletteracing.com/ Official website]
{{Freedom Racing Enterprises}}
{{Maples Motorsports}}
{{Fast Track Racing}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roulette, Ryan}}
Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers
Category:Racing drivers from Iowa