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