Tyler Ankrum Back With Hattori for 2023
Ankrum is back for a second straight season.
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Tyler Ankrum Fastest in Truck Practice at Atlanta
Saturday (March 19) was the first on-track activity at the refreshed Atlanta Motor Speedway. The first group to take to the track featured the stars of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for a 40-minute practice session. Hattori Racing driver Tyler Ankrum set the fastest lap 10 minutes into the session and held strong through …
Truckin’ Thursdays: Deegan, Ankrum Among Drivers Who Need Strong Atlanta Runs
John Hunter Nemechek Just two races into the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, John Hunter Nemechek had finishes of seventh and third, while sitting second in the standings. It was the third race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last year that the driver of the No. 4 Toyota scored his …
Tracking the Trucks: Zane Smith Wins Daytona in Overtime Finish
Zane Smith started the 2022 season with a new team, new number, new manufacturer and a win at Daytona International Speedway. After starting in 20th, the 22-year-old had found himself in the lead when the caution flag waved shortly after taking the white flag. Ben Rhodes finished runner-up and was followed by teammate Christian Eckes, Tanner Gray, and Parker Kligerman in the top five.
Truckin’ Thursdays: Previewing the 2022 Truck Series Season
More than three months since the conclusion of the 2021 season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is just over a week away from embarking on its 2022 venture. Look ahead of the season here.
2021 Truck Series Awards: The Good, the Bad & the Dirty
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series saw many firsts throughout the last year, as well as intriguing, sometimes completely unexpected storylines, that it would be a disservice to try to wrap the year into one convenient package. But what we can do is take a page out of NASCAR’s book while it’s giving away some …
Tyler Ankrum Joins Hattori
Tyler Ankrum will drive the No. 16 for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2022, HRE announced Dec. 1. Ankrum joins former GMS Racing teammate Chase Purdy in coming to HRE from GMS; Purdy was announced as HRE’s second driver Nov. 30. With the addition of both Ankrum and Purdy, …
Fire on Fridays: Lower-Series Drivers Who Deserve Late-Season Call-Ups
This would’ve been easier before 2020. Back in the days of qualifying before every NASCAR race (remember those?), anyone approved by NASCAR could show up to a track on the national series schedule and try to put their car in the show. Whether they should’ve been there was of little importance; as long as they …
Truckin’ Thursdays: 4 Winless Drivers to Watch at Texas
This Saturday (June 12), the Camping World Truck Series kicks off a doubleheader with the Xfinity Series ahead of the newly-relocated NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race on Sunday evening. For the first time since 1998, the Truck Series will visit the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval just once after a 2021 schedule realignment that saw …
Todd Gilliland Wins Inaugural COTA Truck Series Race
In a race that was full of road course specialists battling in slippery race conditions, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular Todd Gilliland took the victory in the first-ever NASCAR event at Circuit of the Americas just outside Austin, Texas. It is the 2021 DAYTONA 500 Champion race team Front Row Motorsports’ first win in …
Tyler Ankrum Wins COTA Truck Series Pole
As if qualifying a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series truck on the complex 3.41-mile long Circuit of the Americas for the first time ever wasn’t hard enough, Tyler Ankrum also had to do it in the rain. Despite the tricky weather conditions, Ankrum still grabbed the pole for today’s inaugural truck series race at COTA …
Truckin’ Thursdays: 4 Storylines to Watch at Kansas Speedway
Tyler Ankrum Looking to Back Up Strong Richmond Run It’s no secret the 2021 Camping World Truck Series season hasn’t been kind to Tyler Ankrum. He posted three DNFs in the first five races and the other two finishes weren’t much better at 21st (Daytona International Speedway road course) and 18th (Atlanta Motor Speedway). But …