{"id":21935,"date":"2019-08-14T17:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=21935"},"modified":"2019-08-14T17:45:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T21:45:24","slug":"david-ragan-stepping-away-from-full-time-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2019\/08\/14\/david-ragan-stepping-away-from-full-time-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ragan stepping away from full time racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/08\/img_5193.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21934\" width=\"790\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/08\/img_5193.jpg 790w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/08\/img_5193-594x331.jpg 594w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/08\/img_5193-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/08\/img_5193-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>David Ragan announced in a statement released by Front Row Motorsports that he will race on a part-time basis beginning in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Ragan, 33, stared a desire to spend more time with his wife and two daughters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; font-size: 1.154em; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: YahooSans, \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none\">Said Ragan: &#8220;My children are growing up quickly, and I want to concentrate my time in being the best father and husband I can be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-da\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: YahooSans, \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none\">Ragan has 457 career starts in the Cup Series since he debut in 2007 &#8211; winning Rookie if the Year honors &#8211; and has two career wins.<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-da\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 10px; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: YahooSans, \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none\">No announcement has been made on who will take over the No. 38 Ford in 2020.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Ragan announced in a statement released by Front Row Motorsports that he will race on a part-time basis beginning in 2020. 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