Ryan Ellis

34-Year-Old Driver  
Alpha Prime Racing
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The veteran driver returns to the car that he drove most of the time last season. Ellis made 31 of the 33 events, only ceding his seat for some road courses and one superspeedway start. He would collect three Top-15 finishes and register 25th in the driver standings of 2024. For a driver who's competed in 11 different Xfinity Series seasons, surprisingly, this was just Ellis' first full campaign. It's not been announced but it is expected that he would continue on with Mike Brandt at crew chief. The two worked together last season and have now established some chemistry and communication. The No. 43 Chevrolet team is likely looking at a very similar performance to last year in the upcoming season. Read Past Outlooks
Sponsor Named
XFINITY Series
January 3, 2023
Keen Parts will sponsor Ellis in six races during the 2023 Xfinity Series season, Alpha Prime Racing announced over the weekend.
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Ellis will be back with Alpha Prime Racing in 2023. He made 11 starts for this team last season with five Top-20 finishes to his credit. Keen Parts will sponsor Ellis for six events in the upcoming campaign as he will expand his schedule to 24 or more events in 2023. Ellis has a past relationship with Keen Parts, so this sponsorship package comes as no surprise.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Alpha Prime is expanding to three cars in 2023 and they've signed Ellis to drive their No. 43 entry. Ellis competed part-time for this team last season, making 11 starts and earning five Top-20 finishes and a 22.9 average finish for the campaign. He gets the promotion to a near full-time slate of 24 or more starts in the No. 43 Chevrolet in 2023. Sponsorship has lined up behind the effort and will put Ellis in as many races as they can in the upcoming season. Intermediate ovals appear to be this driver and team's strength, so Ellis holds some fantasy racing value on those style tracks.
Made one Cup Series start with Rick Ware Racing last season in the No. 15 Ford. 2022 plans have not been announced.
Ellis is a free agent driver in 2020.
Ellis is a free agent driver in 2019.
Ellis is a free agent driver in 2018.
Ellis races a part-time schedule with this team each season.
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Part-time schedule in Xfinity Series
XFINITY Series
December 20, 2022
Alpha Prime Racing announced on Tuesday that Ellis will pilot the No. 43 Chevrolet in at least 24 races in 2023.
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Start for RWR at Kansas
NASCAR Cup
June 26, 2021
November 6 of 2016, marks the last time that Ellis was behind the wheel in NASCAR's top tier Cup Series. However, that all changes in October as Ellis will make his series return at Kansas Speedway, Kickin the Tires reports.
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Sprint Cup
March 29, 2016
BK Racing announced that Ellis has signed on for multiple races in the No. 93 Toyota Camry with sponsorship from ScienceLogic, BK Racing PR reports.
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Camping World Truck
February 11, 2015
Ellis, who ran 21 races in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series last year, is set to embark on a new journey in 2015. Racing a combination of the two divisions, the Virgina-native is set to run at least four events for FDNY Racing, frontstretch.com reports.
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Ryan Ellis: Signs Truck Series Contract
Camping World Truck
January 17, 2014
FDNY Racing has signed rising NASCAR star Ellis to drive their No. 28 Chevy Silverado for the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series campaign, FDNY Racing PR reports.
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