Tyler Ankrum
Tyler Ankrum | |||||||
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2022 position 12th | | ||||||
Best finish | 8th (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 SpeedyCash.com 250 (Texas) | ||||||
First win | 2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 108th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
First win | 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
Last win | 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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Dover) | |||||||
First win | 2018 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s (South Boston) | ||||||
Last win | 2018 Casey's General Store 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 3, 2023. |
Tyler Michael Ankrum
Racing career
Growing up on the west coast of America, Ankrum started racing
K&N Pro Series East
In January 2018, Ankrum signed with
Craftsman Truck Series
After winning the K&N Pro Series East championship, Ankrum would make his Truck Series debut at Martinsville in the No. 54
When asked in early November 2018 about 2019 plans, Ankrum noted that a lack of sponsorship would likely prevent him from running in the Truck Series full-time in 2019. He stated that his 2019 racing slate would include part-time rides in Trucks, the
On November 14, 2019, Ankrum joined GMS Racing for the 2020 Truck season.[22]
In 2022, Ankrum would return to driving a Toyota team, this time the No. 16 Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises.
On December 7, 2023, it was announced that Ankrum will move to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing for the 2024 season, running a newly renumbered 18 truck.[23]
Personal life
When Ankrum was young, he dreamed of being a professional bull rider like his childhood hero, Lane Frost. After his mom Michelle quickly turned down the idea, Ankrum quickly transitioned to wanting to be a professional golfer, after his father, who also dabbled in racing.
After growing up on a ranch in Southern California, Ankrum and his family moved to North Carolina for racing.[24]
He attended Lake Norman High School graduating in 2019.[2]
Ankrum after growing up on one, now owns a 474-acre ranch himself and operates it during weekdays away from the racetrack.[25]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2018 | DGR-Crosley
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54 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR 18 |
TEX | 42nd | 54 | [26] | |||||||||||||||||
17 | PHO 6 |
HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR 19 |
TEX 6 |
DOV 9 |
KAN 11 |
CLT 27 |
TEX 3 |
CHI 13 |
KEN 1* |
POC 2 |
ELD 9 |
MCH 25 |
BRI 20 |
MSP 9 |
LVS 11 |
TAL 7 |
MAR 25 |
PHO 26 |
HOM 22 |
8th | 2182 | [27] | ||||||||||||||||||||
NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | Chevy | IOW 31 |
GTW 30 |
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2020 | GMS Racing | 26 | Chevy | DAY 27 |
LVS 11 |
CLT 13 |
ATL 15 |
HOM 2 |
POC 9 |
KEN 16 |
TEX 6 |
KAN 33 |
KAN 28 |
MCH 4 |
DRC 6 |
DOV 7 |
GTW 12 |
DAR 11 |
RCH 5 |
BRI 7 |
LVS 10 |
TAL 16 |
KAN 34 |
TEX 16 |
MAR 12 |
PHO 8 |
9th | 2198 | [28] | |||||||||||||||
2021 | DAY 28 |
DRC 21 |
LVS 34 |
ATL 18 |
BRD 40 |
RCH 3 |
KAN 15 |
DAR 14 |
COA 3 |
CLT 16 |
TEX 8 |
NSH 23 |
POC 4 |
KNX 17 |
GLN 7 |
GTW 32 |
DAR 18 |
BRI 32 |
LVS 34 |
TAL 28 |
MAR 26 |
PHO 14 |
15th | 432 | [29] | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 16 | Toyota | DAY 28 |
LVS 16 |
ATL 11 |
COA 7 |
MAR 10 |
BRD 31 |
DAR 9 |
KAN 16 |
TEX 33 |
CLT 20 |
GTW 13 |
SON 9 |
KNX 9 |
NSH 7 |
MOH 21 |
POC 16 |
IRP 6 |
RCH 13 |
KAN 14 |
BRI 11 |
TAL 10 |
HOM 11 |
PHO 14 |
12th | 583 | [30] | |||||||||||||||
2023 | DAY 7 |
LVS 15 |
ATL 26 |
COA 4 |
TEX 26 |
BRD 33 |
MAR 27 |
KAN 10 |
DAR 15 |
NWS 26 |
CLT 28 |
GTW 16 |
NSH 8 |
MOH 10 |
POC 12 |
RCH 13 |
IRP 34 |
MLW 20 |
KAN 9 |
BRI 23 |
TAL 33 |
HOM 25 |
PHO 22 |
17th | 456 | [31] | ||||||||||||||||||
2024 | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | 18 | Chevy | DAY 11 |
ATL 7* |
LVS 2 |
BRI 5 |
COA 25 |
MAR 5 |
TEX 34 |
KAN | DAR | NWS
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CLT | GTW | NSH | POC
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IRP | RCH
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MLW
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BRI | KAN
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TAL | HOM
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MAR | PHO
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-* | -* | [32] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2018 | DGR-Crosley
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17 | Toyota | NSM 5 |
BRI 4 |
LGY 3 |
SBO 1* |
SBO 3 |
MEM 2 |
NJM 9 |
TMP 1 |
NHA 1** |
IOW 1 |
GLN 7 |
GTW 6 |
NHA 13 |
DOV 11 |
1st | 574 | [33] |
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Cook-Finley Racing
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42 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN 22 |
MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 108th | 22 | [34] |
2023 | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 61 | Toyota | DAY
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PHO | TAL | KAN
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CLT | BLN
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ELK | MOH 1* |
IOW | POC
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MCH | IRP | GLN
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ISF
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MLW | DSF
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KAN
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BRI | SLM | TOL | 65th | 48 | [35] |
References
- ^ "Team Event Rosters – Bristol Motor Speedway – Thursday, August 15, 2019" (PDF). NASCAR. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Barrett, Travis. "Tyler Ankrum Looking To Give DGR Crosley Something To Sing About". NASCAR.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum Excited About First Win". www.race22.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Paul, Brandon. "Top 10: Short Track Racing Stories From the Weekend". Speed51. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Paul, Brandon. "Burton Slithers By Choquette in Final Turn to Win Rattler". Speed51. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Zach. "Tyler Ankrum Prepares For Jump TO CARS Super Late Models". Short Track Scene. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Fenwick, Adam. "Ankrum Joins David Gilliland Racing For K&N East Races". Speed Sport. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Weaver, Matt. "Three takeaways from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at Bristol". Autoweek. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Zach. "South Boston Produces Pair of First-Time K&N East Winners". Speed51. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Jaxson. "Tyler Ankrum wins second NASCAR K&N East race at Thompson in Throwback 100". Autoweek. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Jaxson. "Tyler Ankrum Dominates at New Hampshire". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Jaxson. "Tyler Ankrum Continues Dominance at Iowa". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (September 22, 2018). "Tyler Ankrum clinches K&N Pro Series East title at New Hampshire". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "K&N East champ Tyler Ankrum to make Truck Series debut at Martinsville". nascar.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ "10/27/2018 race: Texas Roadhouse 200 (Truck)". Racing Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Catanzareti, Zach. "Tyler Ankrum: The Newest Student of the Truck Series". KickinTheTires. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (November 14, 2018). "K&N East champ Tyler Ankrum to move up to Trucks in 2019". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Lunkenheimer, Beth. "Tyler Ankrum Recovers From Spin & Slide To Score Career-Best Finish At Texas". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Christie, Toby. "Sponsorship Falling Through Has Pushed Tyler Ankrum to Part-Time Truck Series Schedule". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (September 13, 2019). "Tyler Ankrum Advances To Round of 6 Amid ThorSport Engine Woes". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum lands first Gander Trucks triumph at Kentucky". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 14, 2019). "Tyler Ankrum to drive truck for GMS Racing in 2020". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "McAnally-Hilgemann Racing adds Tyler Ankrum to 2024 Truck lineup". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Gluck, Jeff (July 1, 2020). "12 Questions with Tyler Ankrum". The Athletic. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Gluck, Jeff (May 3, 2023). "NASCAR Trucks driver Tyler Ankrum on his ranch life and cowboy boot etiquette: 12 Questions". The Athletic. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Tyler Ankrum driver statistics at Racing-Reference