| To quote NEXTEL Cup driver Robert Pressley, a | | | | features. For someone so young, David achieved a |
| family friend of the Ragan family | | | | lot in the short span of two years and went on to |
| "It's like there's a blood line down here with the | | | | get more for himself. He gained experience working |
| Ragans and racing. They're good. And whether you're | | | | in Cam Strader's Goodys Dash shop while on the |
| in Legends, or Busch, or NEXTEL cup, they take | | | | tracks, he also worked on #6 NASCAR's Goodys |
| everything serious and that's exactly right. If you | | | | Dash car. On several occasions, he tested the Dash |
| take it serious, you're going to be successful." David, | | | | car. Later on, David and Strader's team worked on |
| son of famed Ken Ragan, was born on December | | | | two NASCAR Late Models that was used by him in |
| 24, 1985 in Unadilla, Georgia. The 6's father is a | | | | 2002 during his first NASCAR series division. He |
| former Winston Cup journeyman so it does not faze | | | | continued to help Strader in the NASCAR Goodys |
| NASCAR enthusiasts that the younger Ragan has the | | | | Dash, Busch and ARCA events and raced ten |
| same fire for racing as his father. Ragan is currently | | | | Legends events at Lowe's Motor Speedway. |
| the director of 600 Racing and was a former | | | | By the time he was 18 and eligible for NASCAR |
| NEXTEL Cup driver. During his career, Ken Ragan, | | | | divisions, he had driven for Mark Martin, won the |
| made 50 Cup starts from 1982 to 1990. Ken also | | | | "King of the Oval" thunder Roadster series |
| made five Busch Series starts in 1982 and 1983. | | | | championship with the national title. David Ragan |
| The younger Ragan started racing when he was 11 | | | | became the youngest driver during Speedweeks in |
| years old at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in the | | | | Daytona and he proved his nettle after getting a |
| Bandoleer Series in 1997. He has been blessed with an | | | | best finish of 2nd at the subsequent ARCA/Remax |
| extremely fruitful career ever since then. When he | | | | series at Kentucky Speedway. He gained a lot of |
| was 12 in 1998, he went on to win the National | | | | experience when he qualified to compete in eight |
| Champion Bandoleer Bandits division under the | | | | NASCAR Craftsman Truck events the year he |
| sponsorship of Rudy's Farm. At the Atlanta Motor | | | | reached the minimum age limit. |
| Speedway, he came in 2nd in the Thursday Thunder | | | | Even though he was a terror on the tracks, Ragan's |
| Series and won 12 Bandoleer features. From ages 13 | | | | family made sure he was doing well in school. He was |
| to 14 (1999-2000), David won the National Champion | | | | a student at the Eagle's Landing High School which |
| in the Bandoleer Yu-Guns division, he came in 1st at | | | | subsequently led him to a place in the UNC |
| the Wendy's Summer Shootout at the Lowes Motor | | | | Motorsports Engineering program. He balanced both |
| Speedway, managed to grab 19 Bandoleer wins, | | | | his professional and student life immaculately. Besides |
| competed in Legends Cars, won the Young Lions | | | | his father, David looks up to Mark Martin on the |
| division for the state of Georgia, the Semi-Pro | | | | track. He regards Martin as a mentor who has along |
| Championship at Atlanta Motor Speedway, purchased | | | | the way, given him advice especially when he was |
| Nascar Goods Dash car and won 17 Legend Car | | | | preparing for his shot in the Scotts truck. |