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Ken Ragan
Ragan in 2008
Born (1950-09-12) September 12, 1950 (age 73)
Unadilla, Georgia, US
NASCAR Cup Series career
50 races run over 8 years
Best finish35th (1983)
First race1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last race1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish58th (1982)
First race1982 TranSouth 200 (Darlington)
Last race1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Kenneth Ragan (born September 12, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, and is the father of current Sprint Cup driver David Ragan.

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 in 1984. He also made five Busch Series starts in 1982 and 1983.

Personal life

Ragan travels with his son to all of his races with BK Racing and manages his career. He currently works at David Ragan Ford, a car dealership owned by his son.

Ragan is a type 1 diabetic, which he was diagnosed with in the 1970s.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ Roberts-Grey, Gina (April 16, 2013). "NASCAR driver David Ragan races against diabetes". Yahoo! Health. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  • Ken Ragan driver statistics at Racing-Reference