Ryan Moore (born October 8, 1983) is an American

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driver who currently races super late models in the

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. He previously competed in

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, winning the 2003

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Rookie of the Year award and winning two races and three poles en route to a career-best 5th-place points finish in 2005. He then made a total of 15 starts in the

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and

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between 2005 and 2006.

Racing career

2005

Moore had his best season in the

in 2005, winning two races and three poles, along with posting career highs in top fives (8) and top tens (10) en route to a 5th-place points finish. His victory at

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was a wire-to-wire victory, as Moore led all 150 laps from the pole in that race. He also made his

debut, driving the No. 81

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for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. He made his debut at

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, and had his best finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he finished 13th. Moore and team owner

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reportedly had a falling out following the 2005 season, and would part ways before the next season.

2006

In 2006, Moore went to race in the

for Key Motorsports, making 11 starts and posting two top 15 finishes. He also made one Busch Series start in 2006 at

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for Braun-Akins Racing, where he finished 29th.

Personal life

Moore's father is fellow race car driver

Kelly Moore Kelly Moore (born January 31, 1959) is an American former professional stock-car racing driver. He has the all-time most wins in the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series and the driver of the #47 NAPA Chevy. He is the father of NA ...

, who is the all-time wins leader in

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history. Currently he is working for his father at their trucking company R.C MOORE INC,, out of the Troutman, NC terminal.

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.)

Busch Series

Craftsman Truck Series Series

Busch East Series

West Series

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

( key)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Ryan 1983 births Living people NASCAR drivers People from Scarborough, Maine Racing drivers from Maine USAC Silver Crown Series drivers CARS Tour drivers