Ryan Jeffrey Preece is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Preece previously competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East and West. He is also a veteran of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and won the series championship in 2013 after being the runner-up in 2009 and 2012.
On September 28, 2018, Preece was announced as the new full-time driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daugherty Racing in 2019, replacing A. J. Allmendinger and competing for 2019 Rookie of the Year honours.
Preece made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021, driving the No. 17 for David Gilliland Racing in the races at Nashville Superspeedway and Pocono Raceway.
On January 6, 2022, Stewart-Haas Racing hired Preece as a reserve driver, as the backup driver for all related teams and simulator driver for SHR. Preece will also race two Cup races for Rick Ware Racing at Dover and Charlotte, three Xfinity races for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Richmond, Charlotte, and Nashville, and seven Truck races for David Gilliland Racing.
Ryan Preece Salary
He earns an annual salary of $500,000 from his contract with CDM Sports. In 2015, Preece took home $380,000 as his salary from Premium Motorsports.
In the same year, He earned $98,810 from the Texas series, $75,615 from the New Hampshire event, $75,666 from the Phoenix event, $66,730 from Homestead-Miami, and the remaining $59,680 from the Martinville event.
In 2018, Ryan signed a two-year contract with JTG Daughterty Racing and renewed his contract in November 2020.
Preece has sponsorship and partner deals with numerous American brands like Hyperco, Magnus, Hunt Brother, Waddell, and a few more. He is very early in his career and will be making millions in the future.
Ryan Preece Wife
Preece married his longtime girlfriend, Heather DesRochers, in 2017. Preece is a native of Berlin, Connecticut. He is the youngest of three sons. In 2009, he graduated from Xavier High School.
Ryan Preece Teams
On January 6, 2022, Stewart-Haas Racing hired Preece as a reserve driver, as the backup driver for all related teams and simulator driver for SHR.
Preece will also race two Cup races for Rick Ware Racing at Dover and Charlotte, three Xfinity races for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Richmond, Charlotte, and Nashville, and seven Truck races for David Gilliland Racing.
Preece started 13th in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing car for his Cup Series start in the 2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover and finished 25th. Preece would run all three races during the Coke 600 weekend.
He finished 11th in the Truck Series event after being involved in an accident with Carson Hocevar. On June 24, 2022, Preece would win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway.
He would go on to lead 74 of the 150 laps, winning Stage 2 and his second career Truck Series race. He would also race in the XFINITY Series event the following day.
Ryan Preece Truck Series
Preece made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021, driving the No. 17 for David Gilliland Racing in the races at Nashville Superspeedway and Pocono Raceway.
Despite driving for a Chevrolet team in the Cup Series, Preece drove for DGR, a Ford team, in these starts.
At Nashville, he passed Grant Enfinger with six laps remaining which enabled him to become the fifth driver in series history to win in his first career start.
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |
|---|---|
| 12 races run over 2 years | |
| 2022 position | 18th |
| Best finish | 18th (2022) |
| First race | 2021 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville) |
| Last race | 2022 Baptist Health 200 (Homestead–Miami) |
| First win | 2021 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville) |
| Last win | 2022 Rackley Roofing 200 (Nashville) |