Tyler Young | |||||||
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Young in 2014
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Born |
Midland, Texas |
July 15, 1990 ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 10 (TriStar Motorsports) | ||||||
2016 position | 125th | ||||||
Best finish | 108th (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2015 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 American Ethanol E15 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
71 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 02 (Young's Motorsports) | ||||||
2016 position | 19th | ||||||
Best finish | 13th (2014, 2015) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Good Sam Road Side Assistance Carolina 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 24, 2017. |
Tyler Young (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports, while also running part-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Toyota Camry for TriStar Motorsports.
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. That year, he began competing in the Hooters Pro Cup Series, finishing 27th in his debut at South Boston Speedway.
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. The following year, he made seven starts, with a best finish of 19th at Texas Motor Speedway.
In 2014, Young ran the full Truck schedule for Young's. He recorded a best finish of 11th at Chicagoland Speedway. The following year, he recorded his first career top ten at Dover International Speedway, followed by another tenth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway.