Ryan has definitely been the picture of consistency with six straight top 5 finishes in the Legends cars at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (TSAI). In the past 7 weeks Ryan has finished 2nd four times and placed 4th & 5th in the other two events. The strong performances have allowed Ryan to come back from a slow start to the 2009 season and take the points lead as the season nears halfway!
One would think there has been a lot to celebrate at Ryan Reed Racing but the last 3 races have been bitter sweet. Ryan has been leading the past 3 events with less than 5 laps remaining and has come up short for the victory each time. Saturday night was by far the biggest heartbreak as Ryan was proving he was the car to beat and starting to put some distance over the second place car when a lapped car spun in turn 4 as Ryan headed toward the checkered flag. Ryan had to lift just enough to avoid the car allowing 2nd place to edge by at the line by .132 of a second. “Nobody puts more pressure on me than I do… my team and I have worked so hard to be in a position each week to win. My car Saturday was just awesome and a great points night but to come up short the last 3 races is very tough. I am trying to look at the bright side, we are having a lot of fun qualifying and racing up front each week and I know the wins will come” – Ryan
2009 Scoreboard
Races - 11
Poles - 4
Wins - 1
Top 5's - 9
Ryan is just a few weeks away from his late model debut in the Langers Juice Sportsman S-2 at TSAI on August 15th. Over the past three months Ryan and his High Point Racing (HPR) team have logged in several hundred test laps in preparation for his big night. The new series actually debuts on July 11th at TSAI but Ryan will not turn 16 until August 12th. “Ryan has been extremely fast and smooth in testing and I am very excited to start racing. It is a little disappointing that Ryan will miss the first 2 races but we have worked out a deal with HPR to run Ryan in a few AAA Late Model races later in the year.” – Mark Reed
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