Ryan Philpott (born March 21, 1983)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 52 Chevrolet/Toyota for Philpott Race Cars.

Ryan Philpott
Philpott at Madera Speedway in 2023
Born (1983-03-21) March 21, 1983 (age 41)
Tracy, California
ARCA Menards Series West career
41 races run over 8 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 52 (Philpott Race Cars)
Best finish9th (2011)
First race2007 Gamel RV Centers 200 (Altamont)
Last race2023 ARCA West 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame (Madera)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0
Statistics current as of October 24, 2023.

Racing career edit

In 2007, Philpott would make his debut in the NASCAR West Series at Altamont Motorsports Park, driving the No. 52 Ford for Pacific Motorsports, having previously failed to qualify for the Irwindale Speedway event earlier in the year; he would start twelfth but would finish in 22nd after suffering a fuel line issue halfway through the race. It was during this year that he would win the NASCAR Western Late Model championship at Altamont.[2][3] He would then run four more races in the West Series the following year, getting a best finish of thirteenth at Altamont.

 
Philpott's No. 38 car at Sonoma in 2011

Afterwards, Philpott would not compete for the next two years, but were eventually make his return to the series in 2011. That year, he ran the first twelve races of the year for Mike Holleran in the No. 38 Ford before driving for his own team for the final two races of the year at All American Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway; it was in the former event where he would get his best result of the year in seventh place. He would go on to finish ninth in the final points standings with four top-ten finishes.[4] He would return to run the full schedule in 2012, this time for his own team in the No. 52 Ford, where he would finish tenth in the points standings. Philpott would then run the first two races of the following season for Dwayne Koski, finishing 27th at Phoenix due to a crash, and 24th at Stockton 99 Speedway after running twelve laps due to overheating issues.

From 2014 to 2020, Philpott would compete in various series such as the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series, the Budweiser Crown Series, the and Pacific Challenge Series.[5]

 
Philpott's No. 52 ARCA car at Sonoma in 2023

In 2021, Philpott would return to the now ARCA Menards Series West at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No. 52 Chevrolet for his own team, Philpott Race Cars, where he would start twentieth and finish on the lead lap in ninth place. He would return to Sonoma the following season, where he would finish seventeenth due to a crash late in the race, and would run at Portland International Raceway later in the year, finishing in sixth. In 2023, Philpott would run at both Portland and Sonoma, failing to finish in both races placing 19th at Portland due to engine issues midway through the race,[6] and 26th at Sonoma due to axle issues,[7] before making his first oval start since 2013 at Shasta Speedway, where he would finish thirteenth.[8]

Motorsports results edit

NASCAR edit

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

K&N Pro Series East edit

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2011 Mike Holleran 38 Ford GRE SBO RCH IOW
DNQ
BGS JFC LGY NHA COL GRE NHA DOV N/A 0 [9]
2012 Philpott Race Cars 52 Ford BRI GRE RCH IOW
DNQ
BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR N/A 0 [10]

ARCA Menards Series West edit

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 AMSWC Pts Ref
2007 Pacific Motorsports 52 Ford CTS PHO AMP ELK IOW CNS SON DCS IRW
DNQ
MMP EVG CSR AMP
22
62nd 97 [11]
2008 AAS
23
PHO
29
CTS IOW CNS SON
23
IRW DCS EVG MMP IRW AMP
13
AAS 28th 388 [12]
2011 Mike Holleran 38 Ford PHO
23
AAS
9
MMP
29
IOW
DNQ
LVS
13
SON
19
IRW
14
EVG
13
PIR
10
CNS
10
MRP
13
SPO
19
9th 1660 [13]
Philpott Race Cars 52 Ford AAS
7
PHO
16
2012 PHO
16
LHC
17
MMP
16
S99
23
IOW
DNQ
BIR
14
LVS
10
SON
14
EVG
9
CNS
22
IOW
6
PIR
21
SMP
21
AAS
21
PHO
17
10th 420 [14]
2013 Dwayne Koski PHO
27
S99
24
BIR IOW L44 SON CNS IOW EVG SPO MMP SMP AAS KCR PHO 52nd 37 [15]
2021 Philpott Race Cars 52 Chevy PHO SON
9
IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 48th 35 [16]
2022 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON
17
IRW EVG PIR
6
AAS LVS PHO 42nd 65 [17]
2023 PHO IRW KCR PIR
19
SON
26
IRW SHA
13
EVG AAS LVS 20th 109 [18]
Chevy MAD
9
PHO
2024 PHO KER
14
PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO -* -* [19]

References edit

  1. ^ staff, Tracy Press (2011-11-18). "Philpott finishes ninth in K&N Series". Tank Town Media. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ "Ryan Philpott Returns to Sonoma Raceway With Pentair for Arca West". Speedway Digest. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Motorsports: Ryan Philpott returns to Sonoma Raceway". Tracy Press. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Philpott finishes ninth in K&N Series". Tracy Press. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ryan Philpott". The Third Turn. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "ARCA WEST: Souza's early crash ends run of success at Portland". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "ARCA WEST: Recurring mechanical problems lead to early DNF for Huddleston". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "ARCA WEST: Radiator issue spoils defending champion Jake Drew's West Series return". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2007 NASCAR West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "Ryan Philpott – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

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