Tyler Ankrum Racing Stats & News

Tyler Ankrum

DGR-Crosley

2019 Fantasy Outlook

Ankrum won't be 18-years-old until a few weeks after Daytona, so that means he can't race until event number four at Martinsville. However, the youngster is poised to run nearly the entire schedule with the exception of the first three races. Gilliland and Crosley formed this race team last season and hosted a number of different drivers between the two trucks. Ankrum made two starts, and grabbed a surprising Top-10 finish at Phoenix last fall. The young Californian has been building his racing resume for the last few years. Ankrum dominated the K&N Pro Series East in 2018 to capture four victories and the championship in that series. Now he'll look to grab truck series Rookie of the Year in what is mostly a full-time schedule in 2019. Read Past Outlooks

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Car No. 17 Toyota

Crew Chief Chris Lawson

Leads Opening Truck Practice at Martinsville

Gander Outdoors Truck

March 22, 2019

Ankrum was fastest in opening practice for the TruNorth Global 250 Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway Friday. He turned a fast lap of 94.538 mph.

ANALYSIS
The talented rookie edged defending series champion, Brett Moffitt, for the fastest lap of this first practice at the Martinsville short track. This is Ankrum's first start of the season in the DGR-Crosley No. 17 Toyota Tundra. He's starting the weekend with a bang. Ankrum will hope to collect his second-career Top-10 finish in Saturday's TruNorth Global 250.