Ryan Ellis
Ryan Ellis is an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series competitor from Ashburn, VA, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet for Young's Motorsports. Through 215 career starts, Ellis has tallied 2 top-ten finishes. Ryan continues to build a solid body of work in NASCAR competition.
About Ryan Ellis
Ryan Ellis kept a NASCAR career alive for more than a decade on hustle alone, and the results finally started paying him back. The Ashburn, Virginia native cracked the top 10 for the first time with an eighth at Charlotte in 2025, then opened 2026 with a career-best sixth at Daytona, fourteen years after his first national start. That is the whole career in one sentence: persistence rewarded. Ellis has made 164 starts across the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, with a smattering of Cup appearances, almost all of it for small teams where the driver doubles as sponsorship salesman, marketer, and morale officer. He has run closest to the front where underdogs always do, with near-miss 11th-place finishes at Talladega and Daytona sprinkled through the years before the breakthrough came. Racing rarely gives its grinders a storybook moment. Daytona 2026 gave Ellis his, and nobody in the garage begrudged him a second of it.
Written by Richard R. Glover, NASCAR Reference
Driver Profile 
2026 Season
Best Tracks
Ryan Ellis's best track is Charlotte Motor Speedway with 0 wins and a 19.6 average finish in 5 races.
| Track | Races | Avg Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Motor Speedway | 5 | 19.6 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 10 | 22.3 |
| Circuit Of The Americas | 4 | 23.3 |
| EchoPark Speedway | 9 | 23.6 |
| Pocono Raceway | 8 | 24.3 |
Recent Results
Ryan Ellis's most recent 20 race results across multiple series.
| Date | Series | Race | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | O'Reilly | NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Iowa | 32 | 23 | +9 |
| Jul 25 | O'Reilly | NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Indianapolis | 33 | 32 | +1 |
| Jul 11 | O'Reilly | Focused Health 250 | 27 | 23 | +4 |
| Jul 4 | O'Reilly | Cuervo 300 | 28 | 22 | +6 |
| Jun 27 | O'Reilly | Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
| Jun 20 | O'Reilly | United Rentals Driven to Serve 250 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
| Jun 13 | O'Reilly | MillerTech Battery 250 Presented by KOA | 24 | 24 | — |
| May 30 | O'Reilly | Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 | 26 | 29 | -3 |
| May 16 | O'Reilly | BetRivers 200 | 32 | 25 | +7 |
| May 9 | O'Reilly | Mission 200 at The Glen | 28 | 34 | -6 |
| May 2 | O'Reilly | Andy's Frozen Custard 340 | 38 | 24 | +14 |
| Apr 25 | O'Reilly | Ag-Pro 300 | 21 | 36 | -15 |
| Apr 18 | O'Reilly | Kansas Lottery 300 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
| Apr 11 | O'Reilly | Suburban Propane 300 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
| Apr 4 | O'Reilly | North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire | 32 | 22 | +10 |
| Mar 28 | O'Reilly | NFPA 250 | 32 | 36 | -4 |
| Mar 21 | O'Reilly | Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 | 36 | 32 | +4 |
| Mar 14 | O'Reilly | The LiUNA! | 35 | 30 | +5 |
| Mar 7 | O'Reilly | GOVX 200 | 38 | 38 | — |
| Feb 28 | O'Reilly | Focused Health 250 | 33 | 34 | -1 |
Year-by-Year Results
Ryan Ellis has competed in 11 combined seasons, with a career average finish of 26.8.
| Season | Series | Races | Wins | Avg Start | Avg Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | O'Reilly | 22 | 0 | 30.14 | 27.14 |
| 2025 | O'Reilly | 33 | 0 | 28.27 | 24.42 |
| 2024 | O'Reilly | 33 | 0 | 29.18 | 23.73 |
| 2023 | O'Reilly | 31 | 0 | 30.00 | 25.19 |
| 2022 | O'Reilly | 11 | 0 | 30.73 | 22.91 |
| 2021 | O'Reilly | 6 | 0 | 31.50 | 26.00 |
| 2021 | Cup | 1 | 0 | 34.00 | 36.00 |
| 2021 | Trucks | 2 | 0 | 34.00 | 35.50 |
| 2019 | O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 25.00 | 22.00 |
| 2018 | O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 28.50 | 23.50 |
| 2017 | O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 21.00 |
Season Performance Stats
NASCAR loop data: avg running position, pass differential, driver rating, and more (2007-2022 Cup Series).
| Year | Rating | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Avg Run Pos | Pass Diff | Fast Laps | Laps Led % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29.80 | 34.00 | 36.00 | 36.60 | -6 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 29.60 | 37.00 | 36.00 | 36.80 | -4 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2015 | 27.80 | 42.00 | 40.00 | 40.90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| A.J. Allmendinger | Same Mfr |
| Tyler Ankrum | Same Mfr |
| Josh Bilicki | Same Mfr |
| Alex Bowman | Same Mfr |
| Spencer Boyd | Same Mfr |
| Jeb Burton | Same Mfr |
| William Byron | Same Mfr |
| Rajah Caruth | Same Mfr |
| Ross Chastain | Same Mfr |
| Sheldon Creed | Same Mfr |