Kenneth Ragan (born September 12, 1950) is an American
stock car racing
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driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, ...
, and is the father of driver
David Ragan
David Lee Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, and is also an analyst for NASCAR on ...
.
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
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in 1984. He also made five
Busch Series
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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
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most nota ...
and
Cale Yarborough
William Caleb Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. He was the first driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winn ...
in their battle for victory. He was the last driver to win at
Middle Georgia Raceway.
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.
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
=Daytona 500
=
Late Model Sportsman Series
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.)
References
External links
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Living people
1950 births
People from Dooly County, Georgia
Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)
NASCAR drivers