{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox Champ Car driver |name=Ryan Phinny |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1989|10|31}} |birth_place=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | Total_Lights_Races= 10 | Years_In_Lights = 3 | Lights_Car_Team = | Best_Lights_Pos = 12th ([[2014 Indy Lights|2014]]) | First_Lights_Race = [[2011 Indy Lights|2011]] [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach 100]] ([[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach]]) | Last_Lights_Race = [[2022 Indy Lights|2022]] [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|Indy Lights Detroit Grand Prix]] ([[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|Detroit]]) | First_Lights_Win = | Last_Lights_Win = | Lights_Wins = 0 | Lights_Podiums = 0 | Lights_Poles = 0 |nationality={{flagicon|USA}} American|image=File:2024 Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand (53583777751).jpg|caption=Phinny at the [[Grand Prix of St. Petersburg]] in 2024}}
'''Ryan Phinny''' (born October 31, 1989) is an American racing driver from [[Los Angeles, California]] who races the No. 51 [[Ligier JS P3|Ligier]] LMP3 for [[Rick Ware Racing]].
== Career == After [[karting]], Phinny made his [[Formula BMW|Formula BMW USA]] debut in 2005 for Gelles Racing for two races and competed full-time in 2006 for [[Richie Hearn|Hearn Motorsports]]. He finished ninth in points with one podium finish. He also drove in the Formula BMW World Final for Gelles and finished 23rd. He was away from racing in 2007. In 2008, he made six starts in the [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]' GT class for Matt Connolly Motorsports in their [[Pontiac GTO|Pontiac GTO.R]] and finished 22nd in points. In 2009, he made two starts for the same team. He also drove in the [[American Le Mans Series]]' [[2009 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg]] with [[Panoz]] Team PTG. In 2010 he only participated in karting races.<ref>[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3628/career/ Ryan Phinny - career detail], ''Driver Database'', Retrieved 2011-04-15</ref> In 2011, he made a surprise appearance in [[Indy Lights]] driving for [[Brooks Associates Racing]] at the [[Long Beach Grand Prix]].<ref>Sribhen, Arni. [http://www.indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/42339-notes-phinny-fulfils-dream-of-racing-at-long-beach/ Notes: Phinny fulfils dream of racing at Long Beach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916013715/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/42339-notes-phinny-fulfils-dream-of-racing-at-long-beach/ |date=2011-09-16 }}, ''IndyCar'', April 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-16</ref>
His father, Pat Phinny, was also a racing driver who competed in [[Formula Super Vee]] and made one Indy Lights start in 1987.
== Racing Record == ===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |- !2005 |align=left| [[2005 Formula BMW USA season|Formula BMW USA]] |align=left| Gelles Racing |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |24th |- ! rowspan="2" |2006 |align=left| [[2006 Formula BMW USA season|Formula BMW USA]] |align=left| Hearn Motorsports |14 |0 |0 |1 |1 |43 |10th |- |align=left| [[2006 Formula BMW World Final|Formula BMW World Final]] |align=left| Gelles Racing |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |23rd |- !2008 |align=left| [[2008 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series - GT]] |align=left| Matt Connolly Motorsports |6 |0 |0 |0 |2 |155 |26th |- !2009 |align=left| [[2009 Rolex Sports Car Series|Rolex Sports Car Series - GT]] |align=left| Battery Tender/MCM Racing |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |17 |80th |- !2011 |align=left| [[2011 Indy Lights|Indy Lights]] |align=left| [[Brooks Associates Racing]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |30th |- ! rowspan="2" |2014 | rowspan="2" align=left| [[2014 Indy Lights|Indy Lights]] |align=left| [[Bryan Herta Autosport]] Jeffrey Mark Motorsport |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 | rowspan="2" |91 | rowspan="2" |12th |- |align=left| [[Belardi Auto Racing]] |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- !2022 | align="left" | [[2022 Indy Lights|Indy Lights]] | align="left" | [[Abel Motorsports]] |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |77 |14th |- !2024 | align="left" | [[2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge|IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3]] | align="left" | Ave Motorsports |10 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2220 |6th |}
=== American open-wheel results === '''Indy Lights'''
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |- | [[2011 Indy Lights season|2011]] ! [[Brooks Associates Racing]] |[[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] |[[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]<br>{{small|16}} |[[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] |[[Milwaukee 225|MIL]] |[[Iowa Corn Indy 250|IOW]] |[[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] |[[Edmonton Indy|EDM<br/>1]] |[[Edmonton Indy|EDM<br/>2]] |[[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]] |[[New England Indy 200|NHM]] |[[Baltimore Grand Prix|BAL]] |[[Kentucky Indy 300|KTY]] |[[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|LVS]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''30th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''14''' |- |rowspan=2| [[2014 Indy Lights season|2014]] ! [[Bryan Herta Autosport]] | [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] | [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] | [[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA<br/>1]] | [[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA<br/>2]] | [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS<br/>1]] | [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IMS<br/>2]] | [[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] | [[Pocono Raceway|POC]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH<br/>1]]<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH<br/>2]]<br>{{small|7}} | [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]] | | |rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''12th''' |rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''91''' |- ! [[Belardi Auto Racing]] | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Sonoma Raceway|SNM<br/>1]]<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Sonoma Raceway|SNM<br/>2]]<br>{{small|6}} |- | [[2022 Indy Lights|2022]] ! [[Abel Motorsports]] | [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]]<br>{{small| }} | [[Barber Motorsports Park|ALA]]<br>{{small| }} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights)|IMS]]<br>{{small|14}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights)|IMS]]<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|DET]]<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)|DET]]<br>{{small|11}} | [[Road America|RDA]]<br>{{small| }} | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]<br>{{small| }} | [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]]<br>{{small| }} | [[Music City Grand Prix|NSH]]<br>{{small| }} | [[Gateway Motorsports Park|GTW]]<br>{{small| }} | [[Portland International Raceway|POR]]<br>{{small| }} | [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br>{{small|}} | [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|LAG]]<br>{{small|}} ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"|77 |}
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==External links== *[http://ryanphinny.com/ Ryan Phinny official website]
{{Abel Motorsports}} {{Belardi Auto Racing}}
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