Tyler Young
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Young in 2014
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| Born | July 15, 1990 Midland, Texas |
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2015 position | 108th | ||||||
| Best finish | 108th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 62 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 02 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2015 position | 13th | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2014, 2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2012 Good Sam Road Side Assistance Carolina 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 21, 2016. | |||||||
Tyler Young (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports.
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Racing career
Early career
When he was 12, Young started racing in the International Karting Federation, winning a championship in 2004. Afterwards, he ran races in Hobby Stocks, Sport Modifieds and Modifieds, moving to Mooresville, North Carolina in 2008 to continue his career.[1] That year, he began competing in the Hooters Pro Cup Series, finishing 27th in his debut at South Boston Speedway.[2]
Camping World Truck Series
In 2012, Young and family-owned Young's Motorsports made their debuts in the Camping World Truck Series at Rockingham Speedway with the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado. After starting 26th, he finished 28th. He made three more starts in the season, with a best finish of 20th at Bristol Motor Speedway.[3] The following year, he made seven starts, with a best finish of 19th at Texas Motor Speedway.[4]
In 2014, Young ran the full Truck schedule for Young's.[4] He recorded a best finish of 11th at Chicagoland Speedway.[5] The following year, he recorded his first career top ten at Dover International Speedway,[6] followed by another tenth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway.[7]
Xfinity Series
On July 10, 2015, Young made his Xfinity Series debut at Kentucky Speedway, driving the No. 90 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.[1] Qualifying was rained out, forcing him to start 31st, and he battled a loose car to finish 28th.[8]
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.)
Xfinity Series
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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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | |||
| 2015 | SS-Green Light Racing | 90 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN 28 |
NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 108th | 01 | |||
Camping World Truck Series
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR 28 |
KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN 23 |
IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI 20 |
ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR 30 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 45th | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sharp Gallaher Racing | 6 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR 24 |
KAN | 32nd | 139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | CLT 29 |
DOV | TEX 19 |
KEN | IOW 27 |
ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 24 |
MSP | IOW | CHI 22 |
LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX 24 |
PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | DAY 34 |
MAR 31 |
KAN 23 |
CLT 28 |
DOV 17 |
TEX 15 |
GTW 17 |
KEN 20 |
IOW 17 |
ELD 15 |
POC 26 |
MCH 14 |
BRI 18 |
MSP 18 |
CHI 11 |
NHA 24 |
LVS 19 |
TAL 17 |
MAR 19 |
TEX 14 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 24 |
13th | 526 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | DAY 13 |
ATL 22 |
MAR 20 |
KAN 23 |
CLT 18 |
DOV 10 |
TEX 14 |
GTW 15 |
IOW 20 |
KEN 26 |
ELD 13 |
POC 15 |
MCH 15 |
BRI 17 |
MSP 17 |
CHI 15 |
NHA 16 |
LVS 17 |
TAL 10 |
MAR 13 |
TEX 23 |
PHO 13 |
HOM 19 |
13th | 629 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | DAY 6 |
ATL 13 |
MAR 13 |
KAN 11 |
DOV 21 |
CLT 19 |
TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | -* | -* | |||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
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External links
- Official website
- Tyler Young driver statistics at Racing-Reference
