Ryan Orion Hackett (born July 30, 1982) is an American

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driver.

Racing career

Hackett started racing go-karts as a child at Stateline Speedway in King George,

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and by age 15 had won his first track championship. In 1998 at 16, he started racing dirt late model cars at Virginia Motor Speedway and Potomac Speedway. In most races, he was the youngest competitor in the field, racing against 30- to 40-year-old men. He won his first dirt late model race in 1999 at the age of 17.

ARCA Re/Max Series

Hackett continued to race NASCAR late models and, in 2005, he competed in his first race in the

ARCA RE/MAX Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national ...

, racing in the Hantz Group 200 at

Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is ...

. Hackett would start the race in 29th position and finish 12th, earning the race's "Hard Charger Award." He would race in another five ARCA events in the next three years, finishing 12th in the 2006 Pocono 200 at

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, 16th in the 2006 Hantz Group 200 at Michigan, and 14th at the 2008 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at

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NASCAR

2008 season

In 2008 Hackett raced in his first

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race, the

Lipton Tea 250 The ToyotaCare 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the sc ...

, at

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. He would start 43rd and finish the race 35th. Later in the season, he ran his first

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race, the

Ford 200 The Baptist Health 200 is an annual 200-mile (321.869 km) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The race began as a 250-mile race in 1996, but beginning with the 2002 season, the ...

at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He qualified 26th, but his day was cut short due to engine troubles and he finished 34th.

2009 season

For his father's team, Hackett would race in seven

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while also attempting two

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events. Hackett scored his first top twenty of his NASCAR career with an 18th-place finish in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at

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in May. The following race at

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, he scored his best qualifying position of 21st. Hackett would lead the first laps of his NASCAR career in the

Michigan 200 The Henry Ford Health System 200 was a NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race that took place at Michigan International Speedway. The event was started in 1999 and was won by Greg Biffle. In 2001 Michigan did not hold a Truck race because ...

and ran in the top ten before an accident cut his day short. For his efforts, Hackett was awarded the "WIX Lap Leader Award" for the race. Hackett made his superspeedway debut in the

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at Talladega. He made an impressive run in practice, finishing with the 4th quickest overall time/speed. However, his race was ended prematurely as he had axle problems end his day after only half of the race was complete.

2010 season

In mid January 2010, Hackett announced that his team would attempt the season opening

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at the historic

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. This would mark Hackett's first ever visit to the famed track in any series. Hackett also announced that Sears Sand & Gravel of

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would serve as primary sponsor of the truck at Daytona. He would qualify for the race in the 27th spot and finish the race with a career best 15th-place result. Hackett would race in the following weeks E-Z-GO 200 at

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where he would start the race 27th and finish in 30th after a broken crossmember.

2011 season

Hackett would attempt just one race in the 2011 Camping World Truck Series season in the

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at Talladega. Hackett would start the race in 30th position and would finish on the lead lap in 22nd place.

2012 season

In 2012, Hackett would once again make his only Truck Series appearance of the season at Talladega in the Fred's 250. He would once again start in 30th position and finish again on the lead lap, however this time improving his finish position to 17th. Hackett would also run a near full schedule at Potomac Speedway finishing 4th in points in the Super Late Model Division and 2nd in points, with two wins in the Late Model Division despite only running a partial schedule.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

ARCA Re/Max Series

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hackett, Ryan Living people 1982 births People from La Plata, Maryland Racing drivers from Maryland NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers