Ryan entered the sprint car world in 2015 having successfully raced in go-karts, modifieds and late models. He scored 30 feature wins in karts starting at age six. He has scored ten wins in the mods, and three in the late models. He was the 2009 IMCA National Rookie of the Year in late models.

Ryan realized Victory Lane at Knoxville in June of his rookie season. He capped off the year by being named 360 Rookie of the Year with a 9th place standing in points. He upped his game for the 2016 season, finishing in the runner-up spot in season points. Another solid season had him running third in the season standings in 2017, and he followed that up with two second place runs in 2018 and 2019.

After upping his win total in the 360 class to nine, including a 360 Nationals Prelim win in 2019, he moved to the 410 class with the Bruce Williams #9w team in 2020, and garnered Rookie of the Year honors amongst a competitive class. Ryan's talent has resulted in eight straight top five point standings in the 360 class after the 2025 season.

Knoxville 410 Point Standing by Year:

2020 - 14th

Knoxville 360 Point Standing by Year:

2025 - 4th, 2024 - 3rd, 2023 - 5th, 2021 - 3rd, 2019 - 2nd, 2018 - 2nd, 2017 - 3rd, 2016 - 2nd, 2015 - 9th