Ryan Mathews (born July 1, 1978) is an American stock car racing driver from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
During his time there he also served as a contributing member of Kappa Sigma chapter of Theta Xi fraternity.
[3] Late in 1997 he raced the one mile dirt track at Springfield, Illinois, in an ARCA series event.
[3] Another season highlight was finishing third at Madison International Speedway ahead of Kurt Busch and Matt Kenseth.
[3] He moved to the American Speed Association National Series in 2004 as well as selected Super Late Model events.
In 2006 he competed in the ARCA series with Eddie Sharp Racing where his best finish was 2nd at Michigan Speedway.
He earned his first pole position on July 13, 2007, at Kentucky Speedway, and finished fourth in the race.