Tyler Young (racing driver)

Tyler Young
Young at Martinsville Speedway in 2016
BornTyler Randall Young
(1990-07-15) July 15, 1990 (age 34)
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 Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro and in the NASCAR Craftsman 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link]
  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.