Tyler Young
Young at Martinsville Speedway in 2016
BornTyler Randall Young
(1990-07-15) July 15, 1990
Midland, Texas
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2016 position125th
Best finish108th (2015)
First race2015 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky)
Last race2016 American Ethanol E15 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
80 races run over 7 years
2018 position47th
Best finish13th (2014, 2015)
First race2012 Good Sam Road Side Assistance Carolina 200 (Rockingham)
Last race2018 JAG Metals 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
Statistics current as of November 2, 2018.

Tyler Randall Young (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He owns Young's Motorsports, a team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series which fields the Nos. 02, 12 and 20 Chevrolet Silverados. He also has been a driver for his own team, last starting a race in 2018. Before stepping back to driving part-time to focus on the ownership side of the team, Young drove his No. 02 full-time in 2014 and 2015.

Racing career

Early career

Young celebrates after winning the DNQuinn 500 go-kart race in 2014

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

Young's truck at Rockingham Speedway in 2012
Young's truck at Rockingham in 2013

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]

In 2015, Young collected two top tens and finished 13th in the standings.

In 2016, Young ran 14 races and finished 19th in the standings.

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

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 Ref
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 [9]
2016 TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW
39		 DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 125th 01 [10]

1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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 Ref
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 [11]
2013 6 DAY MAR CAR
24		 KAN 32nd 139 [12]
02 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 [13]
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 [14]
2016 DAY
6		 ATL
13		 MAR
13		 KAN
11		 DOV
21		 CLT
19		 TEX
21		 IOW GTW
13		 KEN ELD
20		 POC BRI MCH
10		 MSP
28		 CHI
16		 NHA LVS
23		 TAL MAR TEX
26		 PHO HOM 19th 222 [15]
2017 DAY
23		 ATL MAR KAN
14		 CLT DOV TEX
23		 GTW MCH
14		 BRI MSP CHI
13		 NHA LVS TAL
10		 MAR 30th 152 [16]
20 IOW
30		 KEN ELD POC TEX
17		 PHO HOM
2018 DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX
7		 IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR 47th 45 [17]
12 TEX
27		 PHO HOM

References

  1. 1 2 "Tyler Young Set For XFINITY Debut". National Speed Sport News. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2008 Miller Lite 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tyler Young Ready for Rockingham NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race This Weekend". Young's Motorsports. April 11, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "TYLER YOUNG HAS FULL-TIME TRUCK SERIES SLATE". NASCAR. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "TYLER YOUNG SETS 2015 TRUCK SERIES PLANS". NASCAR. January 22, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Strong Effort Earns Tyler Young And Team First Career Top-10 Finish At Dover International Speedway". Catchfence. May 30, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Steven B. (October 25, 2015). "Talladega top 10 brings a boost of confidence for Tyler Young". Speedway Digest. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tyler Young XFINITY Series Debut Recap". Young's Motorsports. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Tyler Young – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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