Ryan Preece

Ryan Preece is a Modified Tour champion who brought the intensity and close-quarters combat of Northeastern short-track racing to the Cup Series stage. Across 220 starts spanning Cup, Xfinity, Trucks, and the Modified Tour, the Berlin, Connecticut native has proven that grassroots talent forged on Saturday night bullrings can thrive at stock car racing's highest and most demanding level. Preece's Modified Series background is the foundation of everything he does in a stock car -- the car control, the instinct for door-to-door racing, the toughness to race bumper-to-bumper without flinching, and the ability to find speed on tracks where clean air matters less than raw racecraft were all developed on the tight, physical bullrings of New England where racing careers begin and legends are made. His Cup career has tested his resilience in every way imaginable, as Preece has raced for multiple teams and adapted to varying levels of equipment and competition while maintaining a competitiveness that keeps him firmly in the Cup garage. His versatility as both a primary driver and a reserve driver demonstrates the adaptability that makes him valuable to any organization in the sport. Preece's journey from Modified champion to Cup Series regular is a path that few modern drivers choose to take, and that unique background gives him a perspective, a driving style, and a toughness that enriches the Cup field every time he buckles into a stock car.

Written by Richard R. Glover, NASCAR Reference