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Tifft in 2014
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Born | Matthew K. Tifft June 26, 1996 Fairfax, Virginia |
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
18 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 19 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
2016 position | 101st | ||||||
Best finish | 95th (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2015 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
25 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2016 position | 21st | ||||||
Best finish | 21st (2015, 2016) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 22, 2017. |
Matthew "Matt" K. Tifft (born June 26, 1996) is an American professional driver. A development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for JGR.
In the fall of 2007, Tifft had his first opportunity to race in a go-kart at Barberton Speedway in Norton, Ohio. He was coached by Kevin Harter of CRP Racing. In 2009, he made his first divisional and national level go kart schedule, under Beasley Motorsports, being coached by Gary Lawson. During this season, Tifft would win two national-level victories. In 2010, Tifft transitioned from karts to asphalt and dirt super late models, with the help of Josh Richards, Dale McDowell, Clint Smith, Benny Gordon, and Tim Schendel.
2011 marked Tifft's first full year in stock cars, as he compiled two super late model victories and had multiple top-5 finishes. Along with the work with Schendel and Gordon, Tifft also raced a significant amount of races with BJ McLeod Motorsports. In 2012, Tifft won the Rookie of the Year title in the ARCA Midwest Tour. In addition, Tifft finished the season with 5th in points overall.
In 2013, Tifft joined the Win-Tron Racing team to race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, as well as select ARCA Series races.
In 2014, Tifft signed with Ken Schrader Racing to run select ARCA and K&N East races. Tifft also made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 8th.
On November 14, 2014, it was announced that Tifft will be running a 6-race schedule with Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Tifft made his Xfinity Series debut in 2015 with Joe Gibbs Racing, finishing 10th. The following year, Tifft was then signed by JGR to drive the No. 18 in 13 races. Tifft drove 3 races with JGL Racing driving the No. 24 in the Xfinity Series, before driving for JGR. Tifft also joined Red Horse Racing to drive the No. 11 in the Truck Series.