Zachary Tinkle
Zachary Tinkle (born July 3, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry for Fast Track Racing.
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Tinkle at Flat Rock Speedway in 2023 | |||||||
| Born | July 3, 2002 Speedway, Indiana | ||||||
| Achievements | 2019 CRA Late Model Sportsman Series Champion | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 30 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 11 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 9th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 (Berlin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Bush’s Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 11 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Bush’s Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 10 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 14, 2023. | |||||||
Racing career edit
Early racing career edit
Tinkle would first start racing go karts and mini cup cars in the mid 2010s. In 2014, he would win the Rookie of the Year award in the Central States Region Super Cups. He would then win the series championship in 2017.[1]
Tinkle won the Rockford Speedway MiniCup division championship in 2016.
In 2018, Tinkle moved to the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman championship, and placed 5th in the championship.
In 2019, he would return to the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman championship, and would score 2 wins en route to the series championship, he would also win the 2019 CRA Late Model Sportsman Triple Crown and the 2019 Anderson Speedway McGunegill Engines Late Model Series championship. He is the first driver to have won all three in the same year.[2]
In 2020, Tinkle would run part-time in the JEG'S / CRA All-Stars Tour and would place 7th in the championship. He would again compete part-time in 2021. He would also partake in Speedweeks at New Smyrna Speedway in the Pro Late Model division, where he would score 1 fastest qualifier and place 7th in points.
In 2021, his racing career would come to a halt when his father, Brad Tinkle, had a stroke.[3] Tinkle would start a GoFundMe in order to restart his racing career.
ARCA Menards Series edit
Tinkle would announce that he had signed for one race with Wayne Peterson Racing on July 15, 2021, after Peterson needed a driver for the race.[4] Peterson was impressed with Tinkle's performance, and would him sign him for three more races that year.[2]
After Tim Richmond was injured at the 2021 Henry Ford Health System 200, Tinkle was announced to replace Richmond for the last four races of the season.[5]
He would return to Wayne Peterson Racing for a majority of the schedule in 2022.
ARCA Menards Series East edit
Tinkle was scheduled make his debut in the 2021 Pensacola 200 in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season, driving the No. 22 for Brandon Oakley Racing.[6] However, the team would withdraw. He would instead make his debut in the 2021 Bush's Beans 200 for Richmond Clubb Motorsports.
On December 6, 2022, Tinkle announced that he will run full-time in the East Series in 2023, driving the No. 11 car for Fast Track Racing.[7]
In their first race together in a full-time capacity, Tinkle drove to a career best seventh place finish at the season opening race at Five Flags Speedway. He would then finish sixth at the next race at Dover Motor Speedway.
Motorsports career results edit
ARCA Menards Series edit
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN 13 | IOW | WIN 11 | GLN | MCH 15 | 17th | 238 | [8] | ||||||
| Chevy | ISF 12 | MLW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond Clubb Motorsports | 27 | Toyota | DSF 8 | BRI 20 | SLM 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | KAN 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 06 | Chevy | DAY 24 | TAL 20 | KAN 11 | CLT 17 | IOW 22 | 9th | 619 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fast Track Racing | 10 | Toyota | PHO 29 | BLN 13 | ELK 18 | MOH | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Ford | POC 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | IRP 15 | MCH 21 | ISF 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fast Track Racing | 01 | Ford | GLN 23 | DSF 18 | KAN 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | MLW 20 | SLM 17 | TOL 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | BRI 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 01 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN 27 | CLT | 19th | 235 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Toyota | BLN 9 | ELK | IOW 11 | POC | MCH | IRP 13 | GLN | ISF | MLW 13 | DSF | KAN | BRI 13 | SLM 11 | TOL | |||||||||||
| 12 | Ford | MOH 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East edit
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | 27 | Toyota | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW | MLW | BRI 20 | 52nd | 24 | [11] |
| 2022 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | NSM 16 | FIF | DOV | NSV | 15th | 98 | [12] | ||||
| 06 | Chevy | IOW 22 | ||||||||||||
| Fast Track Racing | 12 | Ford | MLW 20 | |||||||||||
| 11 | BRI 20 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Toyota | FIF 7 | DOV 6 | NSV 7 | FRS 6 | IOW 11 | IRP 13 | MLW 13 | BRI 13 | 4th | 336 | [13] | ||
ARCA Menards Series West edit
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References edit
- ^ Dril, Eric Van. "Park Ridge 12-year-old named Rookie of the Year in racing series". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ a b Carpenter, Tierra (2021-08-18). "Meet 'Indiana Original' teen race car driver Zachary Tinkle". WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Devastating News Halts Zachary Tinkle's Race Season - Zachary Tinkle". 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle Making ARCA Menards Series Debut in Zinsser Smartcoat 200 at Berlin Raceway - Zachary Tinkle". 15 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle To Fill In For Tim Richmond At Bristol In ARCA Menards Series - Zachary Tinkle". 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Koelle, Christian (2021-02-21). "Zachary Tinkle Set to Make ARCA Menards Series East Debut at 5 Flags Speedway". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Tinkle, Zachary (December 6, 2022). "Zachary Tinkle To Compete For 2023 ARCA East Championship with Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Racing". zacharytinkle.com. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Zachary Tinkle – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
External links edit
- Zachary Tinkle's official website
- Zachary Tinkle driver statistics at Racing-Reference