Tyler Young (racing driver)

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.

Tyler Young
Young at Martinsville Speedway in 2016
Born	Tyler Randall Young (1990-07-15) July 15, 1990 (age 33) Midland, Texas
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2016 position	125th
Best finish	108th (2015)
First race	2015 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky)
Last race	2016 American Ethanol E15 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
80 races run over 7 years
2018 position	47th
Best finish	13th (2014, 2015)
First race	2012 Good Sam Road Side Assistance Carolina 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2018 JAG Metals 350 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
Statistics current as of November 2, 2018.

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	0^1	^[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	0^1	^[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. "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. "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.

External links

• Official website
• Tyler Young driver statistics at Racing-Reference