Ryan Mathews (racing driver)
American racing driver
Ryan Mathews (born July 1, 1978) is an American stock car racing driver from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was a part-time driver of the No. 75 Ray Hackett Racing Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2009. His career also went through ASA, ARCA, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
Background
Mathews' education background is in engineering from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. During his time there he also served as a contributing member of Kappa Sigma chapter of Theta Xi fraternity.
Mathews began racing in a kart at the age fof fifteen. He moved to a mini-sprint car at Wilmot Speedway in Wilmot, Wisconsin, and was the track rookie of the year and fourth overall. He finished second in mini-sprint points at Wilmot in 1996, and fourth overall in the Wisconsin Mini-sprint Association (which included races at the Calumet County Racing Association). He had five wins on the season, and recorded three wins at Wilmot in 1997.
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