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Tyler Ankrum
Ankrum at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornTyler Michael Ankrum
(2001-03-06) March 6, 2001 (age 23)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Achievements2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion
Awards2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
136 races run over 7 years
Truck no., teamNo. 18 (McAnally-Hilgemann Racing)
2024 position8th
Best finish8th (2019, 2024)
First race2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 50 1
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish65th (2023)
First race2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio)
First win2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish1st (2018)
First race2018 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)
Last race2018 Crosley 125 (Dover)
First win2018 Who's Your Driver Twin 100s (South Boston)
Last win2018 Casey's General Store 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 12 1
Statistics current as of November 8, 2024.

Tyler Michael Ankrum[1] (born March 6, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 18 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. Ankrum won the 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship, earning DGR-Crosley's first championship in any racing series. Ankrum is the first driver born in the 21st century or later to win a NASCAR national series race.

Racing career

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Growing up on the west coast of America, Ankrum started racing quarter midgets and later moved up to late models.[2] He won his first late model race at Caraway Speedway at age 14.[3] Ankrum continues to run super late model races around the country, winning Hickory Motor Speedway's Fall Brawl in 2015[4] and finishing third in the 2018 Rattler 250.[5] He switched to the super late model in late 2015 after one year running the CARS Tour in the Late Model Stock division.[6]

K&N Pro Series East

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Ankrum after winning the 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship

In January 2018, Ankrum signed with David Gilliland Racing for half of the 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season.[7] By the third race of the season, one more race was added with the potential for more with additional funding;[8] it eventually morphed into a full-time effort. He won his first race in his fourth start at South Boston Speedway in May over teammate Tyler Dippel, and almost won the other race in the doubleheader that day if not for a run-in with Chase Cabre late in the second race.[9] Ankrum then went on a midsummer tear, winning three consecutive K&N East races, at Thompson Speedway after failing post-qualifying tech;[10] going flag-to-flag the following week in a caution-free race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway,[11] and winning a combination east–west race at Iowa Speedway, which he called "overwhelming".[12] Despite only finishing 13th at the September New Hampshire race, Ankrum left the event with an insurmountable points lead, clinching him the 2018 K&N Pro Series East championship.[13]

Craftsman Truck Series

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After winning the K&N Pro Series East championship, Ankrum would make his Truck Series debut at Martinsville in the No. 54 Toyota Tundra for DGR-Crosley.[14] Seth Smith, Ankrum's K&N crew chief, served as crew chief for the effort. After starting nineteenth, Ankrum finished eighteenth.[15] Ankrum ran the following race with DGR, notching his first top-ten finish in sixth at ISM Raceway.[16]

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 ARCA Racing Series, and in super late model racing.[16] However, on December 14, 2018, Ankrum and DGR-Crosley announced that he would run full-time in 2019 starting with the spring Martinsville race due to age restrictions.[17] At Texas in June, Ankrum graduated high school on a stage during pre-race ceremonies and then recovered from multiple incidents during the race, including a slide down pit road, to finish a career-best third.[18] On June 11, 2019, Ankrum announced that sponsorship woes had put him out of the truck, with only a handful of races left in the season.[19] He would eventually land a start and park ride with NEMCO Motorsports for races not on his DGR-Crosley schedule, allowing him to remain eligible for the playoffs.[20] On July 11, 2019, Ankrum scored his first Truck Series win at Kentucky after Brett Moffitt ran out of fuel towards the final lap. This also marked DGR-Crosley's first Truck Series win.[21] The win qualified him for the playoffs, but he did not advance past the Round of 6.

On November 14, 2019, Ankrum joined GMS Racing for the 2020 Truck season.[22]

Ankrum's No. 16 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

In 2022, Ankrum would return to driving a Toyota team, this time the No. 16 Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises.

Ankrum's No. 18 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

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] Due to his consistency throughout the regular season, Ankrum would make the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Ankrum would be eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 8 at Martinsville.

Personal life

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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

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NASCAR

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(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

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NASCAR Craftsman 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 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2018 DGR-Crosley 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
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
20 		DAR
26 		NWS
8 		CLT
32 		GTW
15 		NSH
5 		POC
14 		IRP
4 		RCH
6 		MLW
6 		BRI
10 		KAN
14 		TAL
14 		HOM
5 		MAR
8 		PHO
33 		8th 2183 [32]
2025 DAY ATL LVS HOM MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO -* -*

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

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(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
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 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 [33]
2023 Hattori Racing Enterprises 61 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH
1* 		IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 65th 48 [34]

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2018 DGR-Crosley 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 [35]

References

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  3. ^ "Tyler Ankrum Excited About First Win". www.race22.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Paul, Brandon. "Top 10: Short Track Racing Stories From the Weekend". Speed51. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Paul, Brandon. "Burton Slithers By Choquette in Final Turn to Win Rattler". Speed51. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Evans, Zach. "Tyler Ankrum Prepares For Jump TO CARS Super Late Models". Short Track Scene. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Fenwick, Adam. "Ankrum Joins David Gilliland Racing For K&N East Races". Speed Sport. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
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  9. ^ Evans, Zach. "South Boston Produces Pair of First-Time K&N East Winners". Speed51. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Jaxson. "Tyler Ankrum wins second NASCAR K&N East race at Thompson in Throwback 100". Autoweek. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by K&N Pro Series East Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
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