Ryan Unzicker Explained

Ryan Unzicker (born July 9, 1981) is an American professional racing driver who competes in dirt track racing, as well as having competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendren Motorsports.

Racing career

Unzicker made his debut in what was then known as the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2003 in the race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack (Springfield). He returned to the series in 2011 and has every year since then as a dirt ringer, running the races at Springfield and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack. He has won two races in the series, the first being at Springfield in 2020 and the second being at DuQuoin in 2022. The race at DuQuoin in 2022 was also the final race for his team, Hendren Motorsports, as car owner Bill Hendren retired after the season.^[1]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22		Pts	Ref
2003	Jan Gibson-Bill Hendren Racing	56	Chevy	DAY	ATL	NSH	SLM	TOL	KEN	CLT	BLN	KAN	MCH	LER	POC	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI					59th	515	[2]
	Hendren Motorsports	66	Chevy																			SLM	TAL	CLT	SBO
2011	Venturini Motorsports	15	Chevy	DAY	TAL	SLM	TOL	NJE	CHI	POC	MCH	WIN	BLN	IOW	IRP	POC	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KAN	TOL				129th	130	[3]
2012	Hendren Motorsports	66	Chevy	DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	WIN	NJE	IOW	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	SLM	DSF	KAN			134th	90	[4]
2013				DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	ROA	WIN	CHI	NJE	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	IOW	SLM	KEN	KAN		72nd	350	[5]
2014		24		DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE	POC	MCH	ELK	WIN	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KEN	KAN			48th	365	[6]
2015				DAY	MOB	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE	POC	MCH	CHI	WIN	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	DSF	SLM	KEN	KAN			66th	375	[7]
2016			Toyota	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE	POC	MCH	MAD	WIN	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN			55th	425	[8]
2017				DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	MAD	IOW	IRP	POC	WIN	ISF	ROA	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN			55th	340	[9]
2018				DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	IOW	ELK	POC	ISF	BLN	DSF	SLM	IRP	KAN			51st	410	[10]
2019				DAY	FIF	SLM	TAL	NSH	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	ELK	IOW	POC	ISF	DSF	SLM	IRP	KAN			48th	365	[11]
2020			Chevy	DAY	PHO	TAL	POC	IRP	KEN	IOW	KAN	TOL	TOL	MCH	DAY	GTW	I44	TOL	BRI	WIN	MEM	ISF	KAN			49th	49	[12]
2021				DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	TOL	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK	BLN	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF 13	MLW	DSF 4	BRI	SLM	KAN			54th	71	[13]
2022				DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN	ELK	MOH	POC	IRP	MCH	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL			42nd	89	[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tadd . Haislop . Ryan Unzicker steals the show at DuQuoin, provides car owner Bill Hendren the perfect retirement gift . ARCARacing.com . September 5, 2022 . September 20, 2022.
2. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
3. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
4. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
5. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
6. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
7. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
8. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
9. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
10. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
11. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
12. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
13. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.
14. Web site: Ryan Unzicker – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 20, 2022.