RYAN

Fourteen-year-old Ryan Rackley, a resident of Valdosta, Ga., has been successful in everything he’s driven. He started his career racing karts in 2012 and scored multiple race wins and series championships before graduating to Legends car competition in 2017.

The young gun quickly made an impact in Legends car competition during his debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In his first start in a Legends car he captured the pole, led every lap and won the race during the Furious Four offseason series.

More recent accomplishments include a victory during Atlanta Motor Speedway’s annual Thursday Thunder Series and two more victories at Georgia’s Crisp Motorsports Park later in the year. He closed out the 2017 season by capturing the Legends car Young Lions division championship during Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Winter Flurry Series.

He’s also competed in Nevada at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where he captured The Showdown Young Lions championship. This year he also claimed the Atlanta Motor Speedway Thursday Thunder Young Lions title. He has 13 victories, 10 poles and more than 20 top-five finishes in Legends car competition in 2018.

Recently Rackley began the transition to full-bodied stock cars as part of the Lee Faulk Racing and Development team. He made his limited late model debut during the 2018 Myrtle Beach 250 weekend at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway, finishing third in his feature. Less than a year later he earned his first limited late model victory at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway.