Tyler Ankrum who participated in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs this season for DGR-Crosley will join GMS Racing next season in a third full-time entry.
At the age of 17, Ankrum claimed the 2018 K&N Pro East Series Championship, as well as the K&N East Rookie of the Year title. In his first full-time Gander Trucks season, the San Bernardino Calif, native collected his first Gander Trucks win at Kentucky Speedway propelling him into the Round of 8. As the only Rookie contender to make the Playoffs,
Ankrum also clinched the 2019 Sunoco Rookie of the Year title at the conclusion of the regular season. On top of winning his first Gander Trucks race, Ankrum has accumulated three top-fives and nine top-10’s, with one race remaining in the 2019 season this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“I’m excited to move on to the next chapter in my racing career with GMS Racing and Chevrolet,” said Ankrum. “I’m pumped to work with my new teammates and hope I can bring something special to the team. I think we will win a lot of races and contend for the championship in 2020.”
Ankrum will join Brett Moffit and Sheldon Creed who were announced last month at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway as the team’s Truck Series drivers for next season.
“Adding Tyler (Ankrum) to our line-up is a great addition to our Truck Series program,” said Mike Beam, president of GMS Racing. “He is a talented young driver with a lot of potential and a great future ahead of him in NASCAR. I look forward to the success he will bring GMS in 2020.”
While a truck number and crew chief have not yet been determined, LIUNA and RAILBLAZA will move with Ankrum to the Statesville, N.C. based empire for his sophomore season as his primary marketing partners for a majority of the season.
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