2 May 2024
NOTEBOOK: Ryan Roulette balancing his driving and parenting responsibilities at Kansas
This weekend’s racing festivities at Kansas Speedway will be a family affair for Ryan Roulette.
Not only is Roulette set to make his first start on an intermediate track in the ARCA Menards Series with Saturday’s Tide 150, but he is also acting as a mentor for his 6-year-old son Nolan as he takes part in the NASCAR Youth Series event at the facility.
Both members of the Roulette family are still learning about their respective disciplines, but Ryan believes everything is progressing as planned for both and is confident their outing at Kansas will be successful.
“It’s definitely going to be an exciting weekend,” Ryan Roulette said. “Kansas has been circled on our schedule all season, but this will also be my son’s second try at a national event after Las Vegas, where I think we both learned a lot. I’m looking forward to seeing him give it another shot.”
By: Brandon White
29 April 2024
Roulettes, Fast Track Racing, Roll Into America’s Heartland For Kansas Speedway
After coming off a season-best a few weeks ago at Talladega Superspeedway, Ryan Roulette is ready to hop back behind the wheel heading to the heartland of America in the Tide 150 for the ARCA Menards Series.
Roulette and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) are continuing their partnership with long-time ARCA Menards Series owner Andy Hillenburg and his team, Fast Track Racing to pilot the No. 12 Ford at the 1.5-mile intermediate speedway.
By: Toby Christie
15 April 2024
As the ARCA Menards Series embarks on its third race of the season at the ultimate roulette wheel of a track — Talladega Superspeedway — a different roulette, Ryan Roulette, is preparing to make his third start of the season for the No. 12 Fast Track Racing Enterprises team.
By: Toby Christie
1 April 2024
Ryan Roulette joins the show to break down his races at Daytona & Phoenix. Plus, he reveals the next race on his schedule!
By: Below The Yellow Line
4 March 2024
Roulette Rollin Into Phoenix, Looking To Continue to “Meet Goals.”
By: Benjamine Branscum
After coming off a 23rd-place finish at Daytona, Ryan Roulette is looking to gain some momentum as he and the No. 12 team for Fast Track Racing head to the desert diamond of Phoenix Raceway for the General Tire 150 on Friday at 8 PM EST.
“We are excited to get back to the track. Daytona was our first Super Speedway, and it lived up to every expectation. We ran as low as 37th, and as high as 5th. Besides the mishap of our right rear tire going down in turn 1 on lap 50 and losing a few laps trying to get the car back on track, we had a great first run and met all our goals for the race,” the Minot, ND native said after the season opener.
24 February 2024
MEET THE ARCA DRIVER
By: ARCA Menards Series
Ryan Roulette races part-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Racing operation. He enlisted in the Air Force right out of high school and is the only Air Force officer racing in the ARCA Menards Series.
12 February 2024
Ryan Roulette Set to Take On Daytona in ARCA Menards Series Season Opener
By: Benjamine Branscum
Excitement is building as the ARCA Menards Series gears up for its 2024 season opener at Daytona International Speedway on February 17th for the Daytona 200. Among the drivers aiming for a strong run is United States Air Force Pilot Ryan Roulette, poised to make his mark on the iconic track with the help of Fast Track Racing.
28 January 2024
ARCA driver Ryan "Gamble" Roulette previews the 2024 ARCA Menards Series opener at Daytona.
By: Below The Yellow Line
Go check out Below The Yellow Line: A NSACAR Podcast to hear more!
17 January 2024
Ryan Roulette Competing in Daytona ARCA Race With VFW Sponsorship
By: Frontstretch Kevin Rutherford
Ryan Roulette will compete in the season-opening ARCA Menards Series race of the 2024 season, Roulette announced Jan. 17.
17 January 2024
Ryan Roulette, VFW, And Fast Track Racing Team Up For Daytona
After several years and starts on the short tracks of the ARCA Menards Series, Afghanistan War veteran Ryan Roulette is set to take on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway.
The Active Duty Air Force officer is swapping his plane controls for a steering wheel, and teaming up with Fast Track Racing to pilot the No. 12 for the upcoming ARCA Menards Series season opener. This will mark Roulette’s first start on the 2.5-mile superspeedway after testing with Fast Track last weekend at Daytona.
17 January 2024
Ryan Roulette to compete ARCA opener at Daytona International Speedway with support from VFW
By: VFW
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The VFW announced today its return to the automotive racing industry in effort to bring its programs and services directly to race fans, a population notably comprised of veterans, service members and their families.
The VFW kicks off its efforts with stock car series driver Ryan Roulette in the Fast Track Racing No. 12 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.
1 November 2023
MEET THE DRIVER! - USAF PILOT RYAN “GAMBLE” ROULETTE
By: Fast Track Racing
A Pilot in Both professions, Ryan Roulette puts it all out on the line. Ryan (Air Force Call Sign Gamble) is an Active Duty Air Force Pilot from Minot, North Dakota. To accommodate this profession, Ryan is only a part time driver with us, but looks to pick up more races in the future
31 October 2023
RYAN ROULETTE, FAST TRACK RACING HEAD WEST TO THE DESERT, PHOENIX RACEWAY
By: Benjamine Branscum
As we head into the ARCA Menards Series West Finale for the 2023 season at Phoenix Raceway, part-time driver and Air Force Officer Ryan Roulette looks to cap off the year flying high. The Minot, ND native will be back behind the wheel of the No. 12 car, teaming up with Fast Track Racing for the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 at the mile racetrack.
8 September 2023
ARCA Driver & US Air Force B52 Bomber Pilot Ryan "Gamble" Roulette Joins The Show!
By: The Spotters Stand
Check out the podcast interview with Ryan Roulette and Below The Yellow Line Podcast on Spotify and Youtube!
5 September 2023
Ryan Roulette Getting Set For Bristol Debut With Fast Track Racing
After coming off a career-best earlier this season in the ARCA Menards Series, Ryan Roulette looks to continue his good luck at the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway here in a few weeks.
Roulette confirmed to TobyChristie.com that he and Fast Track Racing would be teaming up for the Minot, Nevada driver to run the Bush’s Beans 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway for the ARCA MENARDS Series and the ARCA Menards Series East Championship Race.
17 May 2023
Entry List: 2023 Dutch Boy 150
May 17, 2023 Luken Glover
The ARCA Menards Series East heads to Michigan for the Dutch Boy 150 at Flat Rock Speedway.
Sixteen drivers are entered for the 150-lap race.
Ryan Roulette will make his ARCA East season debut in the No. 12 for Fast Track Racing.
Billy Venturini is set to make his first ARCA start since 2007. Venturini will pilot his team’s No. 25.
Derrick McGrew Jr. will make his debut in the No. 31 for Rise Motorsports. Rita Goulet has competed in all 2023 Events for the team.
28 February 2023
Ryan Roulette enters team ownership, partners with VFW for ARCA Menards Series West events
BY
ADAM FENWICK WWW.ARCARACING.COM FEBRUARY 28, 2023
U.S. Air Force pilot and part-time ARCA platform competitor Ryan Roulette is entering a new frontier in 2023: team ownership.
Roulette, who competed in two events on the ARCA platform in 2022 around his U.S. Air Force duties, will field his own No. 22 Ford this season in the ARCA Menards Series West.
He’ll be in the field when the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West take over Phoenix Raceway for the running of the General Tire 150 on March 10.
“Toward the later part of the 2022 season, I was looking at my next move, and my choices were to run one or two more races last year with the funding, partnerships and inquiries that were coming in, or I could look to possibly go in a different direction and be able to fund a more significant season in 2023 if I owned everything,” Roulette said.
23 January 2023
It Was Love At First Drive For This Air Force Pilot And His Race Car
By EMILEE WHITE
When Ryan Roulette was a young boy, he was a big race car driving fan.
Every Sunday, Roulette and his mother would go over to a family friend’s house and watch racing. Although he loved motorsports, Roulette never thought it was something he’d ever get to do. As Roulette grew up, he and his family moved around a lot, but eventually settled outside of Knoxville, Iowa by the time high school rolled around. That’s when everything changed for Roulette.
13 December 2023
Ryan Roulette Wins Runner Up For The Reese’s Sweet Move Of The Year!
BY
ADAM FENWICK WWW.ARCARACING.COM DECEMBER 13, 2022
The final vote came down between Ryan Roulette’s near miss at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and Ryan Unzicker holding off competition to Win the DuQuoin race. The final votes came in, and after both Ryan’s eliminated all other Reese’s Sweet Moves of the Race for the entire year it was a tight vote with Unzicker coming out on top.
4 July 2022
Ryan Roulette Back From NASCAR Racing At NODAK Speedway
Ryan Roulette admits has spent the majority of the season traveling from Phoenix, AZ, to Boise, ID, to Nashville, TN, and more. He is back in the saddle for the 4th of July extravaganza at NODAK Speedway!
24 May 2022
Ryan Roulette goes from the Air Force to the race track in ARCA Menards Series
BY
ADAM FENWICK WWW.ARCARACING.COM MAY 24, 2022
Ryan Roulette admits his idea of relaxation is a bit different than that of his colleagues.
The resident of Minot, North Dakota, who serves as a pilot in the United States Air Force, likes to spend his free time racing.
“It really helps with my mental fortitude, if you will, giving me something that is for me that has nothing to do with my day job,” said Roulette, who has made three starts on the ARCA Menards Series platform over the last two seasons. “Some guys find it crazy. They say, ‘Let me get this straight. Your balance is going 170 mph or whatever around a racetrack hanging on by the seat of your pants. That brings you balance?’
“For someone like me, yes it does.”
Military service runs in Roulette’s family. He is a third-generation member of the Air Force. His father and grandfather both served, and when it came time for him to decide what to do after graduating from high school, he made the decision to follow in their footsteps.
“It’s always something that was in the background as I was going through high school trying to figure out my life,” Roulette offered about potentially joining the military. “As the end of high school was kind of coming around, I had interest in college, and at the same time I wanted to venture out on my own and do something unique and different.
“Serving my country, especially post-9/11 and everything else that happened there, seemed like it was the right thing for me and what I wanted to do.”…
14 May 2022
Reese’s Sweet Move of the Race; Ryan Roulette’s near miss at Nashville
BY
WWW.ARCARACING.COM
There were a total of 4 possible amazing moves of the race during the Music City 200 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. After the race concluded, and the various race moves were put to the vote, Ryan Roulette has been declared the winner of the Reese’s Sweet Move of the Race! Check out the video below.
2 May 2022
Episode 102: Ryan Roulette No Brains No Headache Podcast
On this episode of No Brains No Headache Podcast the guys are joined by professional racecar driver and serviceman Ryan “Gamble” Roulette to discuss the world of motorsports. Sticking to the theme of making something out of nothing, he currently hails from Minot, North Dakota and has worked his way up to a very high level of racing taking his talents to the stomping grounds of Phoenix Raceway and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Thank you to Gamble for taking the time for the interview and best of luck in your future races! After the interview it’s time for Cleary’s Comments, where random things are bantered about. Matt leads the way with a deep dive into the game of tennis and reminds everyone that bench clearing brawls are fully back. Then the idea involving a mafia style payroll system is tossed around before going over the form tackle of the week. Finish up with our ranking game called the "Olympics" with the topic being Movie Villain's. Open for interpretation, thank you for listening.
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1 April 2022
No. 85 Ryan Roulette (Last Chance Racing) – Start: 30th – Fin: 22nd
Ryan Roulette at Phoenix. Video Courtesy of Devon Mello via Mello Yello Productions.
Last Chance Racing and Ryan Roulette would like to thank Devon for taking the time to come out to Phoenix and build this amazing recap. Without individuals like Devon, it would be difficult to spread the word about the great work we are doing as an organization. We look forward to working with him in the near future!
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17 March 2022
No. 85 Ryan Roulette (Last Chance Racing) – Start: 30th – Fin: 22nd
Ryan Roulette at Phoenix. Photo Courtesy of Devon Mello via Vincent Delforge.
Car finished on site. There were even a few stickers missing. Difficult start to the race with a spun between turns 3-4. Fortunately the Toyota was not damaged and after a passage in the pit box, Ryan “Gamble” Roulette found his rhythm, allowing him to finish 22nd.
A good result on which the team will rely for the rest of the season as explained to us by its owner and teammate Andrew Tuttle:
“Started off the weekend good and solid had a great crew got some of the best guys on the West Coast to get Ryan up to speed with our two driving coach’s Vince Little. And josh Fanopoulos (crew chief) coaching him up get him to speed and be a little more comfortable in the car for being his second race in the ARCA West Series. A race that he completed start to finish starting from the very back making it all the way up to 22nd running as a mid pack driver is a huge accomplishment that shows the skills that he has crafted coming from the dirt sprint car world transferring over into the asphalt.”
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16 March 2022
A fan reached out recently to let us know that our driver has been found on Wikipedia. There were a couple issues with the page initially, as in Ryan had found a way back in time and was now 10 years younger, but nevertheless it is awesome to see Ryan’s name is slowly making it out into the racing universe!
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14 March 2022
The season continued for the ARCA Menards Series on Friday night at Phoenix Raceway with the running of the General Tire 150, which also served as the opening rounds of the ARCA Menards Series West and Sioux Chief Showdown seasons.
A trio of drivers took turns at the front of the field throughout the race that was extended by overtime to 154 laps, ending with a new driver visiting ARCA Menards Series Victory Lane for the first time in his young career.
RACE RESULTS: General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway
Taylor Gray emerged as the winner following an emotional week for his David Gilliland Racing crew while Daniel Dye and Rajah Caruth flexed their own muscles with strong performances early in the season.
Below are the key takeaways from Friday’s General Tire 150 at Phoenix, beginning with Gray’s emotional victory amid tragedy.
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9 March 2022
Created in 1954, the West Series will begin its 69th season this Friday, March 11, 2022 and already the third under the aegis of the ARCA. This race will be combined with the ARCA Menards Series (Race No. 2) and will also be the setting for the first of 10 races at the 2022 Sioux Chief Showdown.
The 2022 season will have 11 races, two more than last year, spread between March and November when we will return here to Phoenix for the final. This is not the first time the West Series season will have 11 races. This has already been the case four times in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1992
Phoenix Raceway, located in Avondale, AZ is hosting the opening race of the West Series championship for the 12th time. This will be the 49th race on this tri-oval one-mile located in the middle of the desert. The General Tire 150s will also mark the 994th race since the series’ inception. It is at Evergreen on August 20, for the seventh race of the season that the milestone of the 1000th race will be reached.
Everything will take place on the single day of Friday with a practice/qualifying session at 2:00 pm and the start of the race at 5:30 pm (MT). Add two hours for the East Coast.
The starting lineup will be determined by the ranking of the unique practice/qualifying session. The first 30 on speed and the rest of the starting grid according to the provisional places.
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28 January 2022
In our last true offseason episode, Ethan and Connor break down Tony Stewart joining the broadcast booth. In segment 2, Ethan interviews ARCA driver Ryan Roulette! Finally, we top the episode off with our annual bold predictions for the season, which you won't want to miss! Thanks again to Ryan for coming on the show!
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24 November 2021
One local dirt track driver finally earned the shot for which he has been waiting almost two decades, and it could not have come on a bigger stage. Ryan Roulette, a Knoxville, Iowa native who moved to Minot, North Dakota about four years ago, began his climb up the NASCAR ladder with his first ARCA Menards Series race at Phoenix Raceway Nov. 6.
The veteran dirt racer of approximately 15 years placed 28th out of 34 total drivers in Arizona, a bit lower than he was hoping to finish due to some “rookie stuff” and growing pains with his new team, but expressed his abundant gratitude for his first NASCAR opportunity and used it as a learning experience…
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9 November 2021
What an incredible end of the race! A scenario worthy of a Hollywood movie!
A race largely dominated by Ty Gibbs. The 2021 ARCA Menards Series champion made a perfect copy. But all the attention quickly shifted around 20 seconds behind the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.
Indeed, for a few seconds the rookie Jake Drew believed he had just won the championship, but Jesse Love was able to take advantage of a mistake by Trevor Huddleston in the very last lap to finally get the trophy of the 2021 champion of the ARCA Menards West Series.
Let’s take a closer look at the 2021 West Series Finals in Phoenix.
There were to be 36 drivers, they will finally be 34 at the start of the Arizona Lottery 100 on the 1.0-mile Phoenix Raceway. Stafford Smith (No. 38) being on the other side of the Atlantic for professional reasons and Andrew Tuttle (No. 11) asymptomatic but Covid-19 positive having to stay at home…
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3 November 2021
That’s it, we are there! This Saturday, November 6, at noon MT. (3 p.m. ET) will be held the Arizona Lottery 100, the 2021 season finale in the ARCA Menards West Series at the Phoenix Raceway at Avondale, Arizona.
This ninth and final race of the season will also be the 993rd in the history of the series since its inception in 1954. The milestone of 1000 races will therefore be reached next year.
The battle for the 2021 championship has been beautiful throughout the season but the last race in Roseville, CA further accentuated it by consolidating the top five in the drivers’ standings into a handful of points. And with an entry list of 36 cars, there are seven who can mathematically obtain the 2021 title…
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2 November 2021
Marc and Mike kick off season 3 of the podcast with a preview of Championship weekend out west at Phoenix for all three divisions in NASCAR plus a look ahead to the Dirt Track at Charlotte which plays host to the World of Outlaws World Finals Championship weekend!
This weeks guest on the show you could say is a jack of all trades and a wheel man. Ryan Roulette from Minot, North Dakota calls into the show as he'll be making his ARCA Menards Series debut this weekend out in Phoenix in the #77 Bellator Recruiting Academy Toyota Camry! Currently serving as a United States Air Force pilot, the Iowa native takes us back to where it all started behind the wheel for him, his time across the pond in Germany where he did some racing, his ventures on the dirt tracks across the country and how it all got him to this opportunity at Phoenix this weekend.
All this and much much more on this weeks episode of the Reaction Time Sports Podcast! The official podcast and exclusive home of the Renegade Racing Brand!
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17 October 2021
Ryan Roulette confirmed to Kickin’ the Tires that he will be making his ARCA Menards Series West debut next month at Phoenix Raceway. Roulette will make his debut driving the No. 77 Bellator Recruiting Academy Toyota Camry with P-1 Motorsports.
“I have been racing for 15 years now all across the US on dirt and asphalt ovals, as well as, in Germany at the Nürburgring road course,” said Roulette. “Growing up close to Knoxville and racing Sprint Cars most of my life, I never thought I’d see myself moving in this direction, but a close friend and mentor of mine, Jesse Iwuji, brought this side of the racing world into my life when he hooked me up with a Pro Late Model Team out in Madera California back in 2018…
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29 February 2020
I had a fun conversation with Ryan Roulette recently out of Minot, ND! He's driven many different classes of cars and traveled many places to race, due in part to being a Captain in the Air Force. He most recently raced an INEX Legend car in North Dakota. Now he's transitioning into something completely different! Check out this fun interview!
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