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 Children: Does Ryan Preece Have Kids?
Ryan walked down his wedding aisle along with Heather DesRochers. The duo got married in a private wedding ceremony in 2017 after dating for several years.
Although It’s been five years of marriage, the duo has yet to welcome a new member into the family. According to various Ryan and Heather do not have any children as of yet.
Preece has been part of the Xfinity Series since 2013. He remained with the franchise until 2016 and then took a break and returned in 2018. Since 2018, Ryan has been competing for the JTG Daugherty Racing as a full-time driver.
He extended his contract in November 2020, but much about the contract is still under the radar. In 2021, Ryan made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut and won the Rackley Roofing 200.