🇺🇸 Ryan Ellis

Ryan Ellis is a semi-professional stock car racer with a Racer Rating of 3,841, placing him among competitive amateurs and the entry tier of full-time professional racing. His career spans eight seasons from 2018 to 2026, concentrated almost entirely in the NASCAR Xfinity Series where he has made 137 starts. He has also raced once in the NASCAR Cup Series and twice in the Truck Series. Across all 140 starts, Ellis has finished without a win or podium, averaging a 25th-place finish. His 2026 season, his most recent on record, saw him complete 19 races in the Xfinity Series and end 30th in points.[1]

Ellis has raced consistently against established professional drivers, competing in 137 shared races against the 2018 Xfinity champion Justin Allgaier, the 2019 Xfinity champion Tyler Reddick, and multiple front-running professionals such as Brandon Jones and Sheldon Creed. Against this calibre of field, Ellis finished behind all four of these rivals in the vast majority of their meetings; he beat Allgaier 30 times to Allgaier's 107, and registered similarly lopsided records against Jones, Sieg, Burton and Creed. On isolated occasions Ellis has finished ahead of much stronger drivers, including one result over 2023 NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson and two results over Reddick, but these remain single data points against otherwise dominant head-to-head losses. His results in higher-profile single races against elite professionals such as Ryan Blaney and Chase Briscoe were also rare exceptions rather than demonstrations of consistent competitive standing.[2]

Ellis remains active in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2026, driving for Young's Motorsports and securing sponsorship from multiple partners for races throughout the season. He operates at the level of a mid-pack competitor in a fully professional field, lacking the breakthrough results that would indicate a path toward advancement to stronger equipment or series, but maintaining the seat and support necessary to continue racing at this level.