After receiving new backing and a new car in 1975, Ryan went down to Daytona International Speedway to attempt to qualify for the 1976 Daytona 500. He posted the fifth-fastest time, but the times of A. J. Foyt, Darrell Waltrip and Dave Marcis were disallowed, leaving Ryan on the front row with fellow Iowan Ramo Stott.[1] He finished sixth in that race, and attempted four more races that year; he failed to finish two and finished the other half in the top ten.[3]
Ryan again made the Daytona 500 in 1977 but fell victim to mechanical issues in that race and the three after that. Turning a page in the second half of the season, Ryan finished three races, steadily improving to get a top ten in his final race of the year.[4] He attempted Daytona in 1978 but failed to qualify and never again ran NASCAR.[5]
After retiring from NASCAR in 1977, Terry eventually returned to the vintage racing circuits in 1997; where he was racing as of 2009.[1] Ryan was inducted into the Quad Cities Raceway Hall of Fame in 2008.[6] His old Camaro from the NASCAR days could not be sold because of all of the rule modifications.[7]
References
^ abcTerry Ryan: Still turning laps at age 71 at Front Porch Expressions
^"Surprising Ryan wins pole position". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, PQ. February 8, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
^"Driver Terry Ryan 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^"Driver Terry Ryan 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^"Driver Terry Ryan 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^"5/30/76: Terry Ryan's journey from Iowa short tracks to NASCAR superspeedways continues to this day". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^"Driver Terry Ryan 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
External links
Terry Ryan driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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terry, ryan, racing, driver, terry, ryan, born, 1938, american, stock, racing, driver, davenport, iowa, native, competed, nascar, winston, series, between, 1976, 1977, terry, ryanborn, 1938, 1938, davenport, iowa, united, statesnascar, series, career12, races,. Terry Ryan born May 13 1938 is an American stock car racing driver The Davenport Iowa native competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1976 to 1977 Terry RyanBorn 1938 05 13 May 13 1938 age 84 Davenport Iowa United StatesNASCAR Cup Series career12 races run over 2 yearsBest finish40th 1977First race1976 Daytona 500 Daytona Last race1977 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan Wins Top tens Poles0 4 0Racing career EditRyan competed in the USAC Stock Car and ARCA Racing Series before his NASCAR career He ran his first USAC race in 1971 with a locally purchased car 1 in 1975 he won the pole for the ARCA event at Daytona International Speedway 2 After receiving new backing and a new car in 1975 Ryan went down to Daytona International Speedway to attempt to qualify for the 1976 Daytona 500 He posted the fifth fastest time but the times of A J Foyt Darrell Waltrip and Dave Marcis were disallowed leaving Ryan on the front row with fellow Iowan Ramo Stott 1 He finished sixth in that race and attempted four more races that year he failed to finish two and finished the other half in the top ten 3 Ryan again made the Daytona 500 in 1977 but fell victim to mechanical issues in that race and the three after that Turning a page in the second half of the season Ryan finished three races steadily improving to get a top ten in his final race of the year 4 He attempted Daytona in 1978 but failed to qualify and never again ran NASCAR 5 After retiring from NASCAR in 1977 Terry eventually returned to the vintage racing circuits in 1997 where he was racing as of 2009 1 Ryan was inducted into the Quad Cities Raceway Hall of Fame in 2008 6 His old Camaro from the NASCAR days could not be sold because of all of the rule modifications 7 References Edit a b c Terry Ryan Still turning laps at age 71 at Front Porch Expressions Surprising Ryan wins pole position The Montreal Gazette Montreal PQ February 8 1975 p 18 Retrieved 2013 08 14 Driver Terry Ryan 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2017 09 27 Driver Terry Ryan 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2017 09 27 Driver Terry Ryan 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2017 09 27 5 30 76 Terry Ryan s journey from Iowa short tracks to NASCAR superspeedways continues to this day brock lastcar info Retrieved 2017 09 27 Driver Terry Ryan 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2017 09 27 External links EditTerry Ryan driver statistics at Racing Reference This biographical article related to NASCAR is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Terry Ryan racing driver amp oldid 1079457691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
