Tanner Thorson
| Tanner Thorson | |||||||
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.jpg) Thorson at Dover International Speedway in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | Tanner Delbert Thorson May 7, 1996 Minden, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals Winner 2016 USAC National Midget Champion 2015 Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2018 position | 25th | ||||||
| Best finish | 25th (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2018 JEGS 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of September 4, 2019. | |||||||
Tanner Delbert Thorson (born May 7, 1996) is an American professional dirt track racing driver. He competes in the United States Auto Club (USAC) and World of Outlaws. Thorson has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, last driving the Nos. 12 and 20 Chevrolet Silverados for Young's Motorsports in 2018.
Racing career
[edit]USAC racing
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Thorson raced in the USAC Midget National Tour for many years. He won the 2016 USAC National Midget Series championship on the strength of 17 wins.[1] A highlight of the season was winning the Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway.[1] He also made some starts in asphalt Late Models and an ARCA start on the dirt at the Springfield Mile.[1] Thorson began USAC Sprint Car racing in 2021 and ran for the Rookie of the Year.[2] He won his first USAC wingless Sprint Car feature on April 23, 2021 at Big Diamond Speedway in his thirteenth start.[2] Thorson won his fifth feature USAC Midget win of the season on August 5, 2021 at Bridgeport Speedway.[3] It was Thorson's 25th career win, which put him in 16th place on the all-time wins list.[3]
On January 16, 2022, Thorson beat Christopher Bell to claim his first Chili Bowl Nationals win.[4]
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]In 2018, it was announced that Thorson would drive the No. 20 truck for Young's Motorsports in conjunction with Team Dillon Racing for the majority of the 2018 NCWTS schedule.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Thorson is married to well known World of Outlaws Driver, Stevie Smiths daughter - Shaylee Smith (now Thorson). They reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma right outside of Tulsa.
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV 16 |
KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW 13 |
GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD 19 |
POC 15 |
MCH | BRI 14 |
MSP | LVS 32 |
MAR 31 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 29 |
25th | 172 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | TAL 31 |
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K&N Pro Series East
[edit]| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2018 | Young's Motorsports | 28 | Chevy | NSM | BRI 23 |
LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM | TMP | NHA | IOW | GLN | GTW | NHA | DOV | 59th | 21 | [8] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF 12 |
DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 108th | 170 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 25 | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD 10 |
IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | 63rd | 320 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | DSF 19 |
SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Fenwick, Adam (8 January 2017). "Tanner Thorson Is A Rising Star | SPEED SPORT". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Murray, Richie (24 April 2021). "Thorson Gets His First USAC Sprint Car Win". SpeedSport. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "USAC Midgets at Bridgeport". USAC Midgets. August 5, 2021. Event occurs at 21:29. FloRacing.
- ^ "Tanner Thorson wins Chili Bowl over Christopher Bell". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Tanner Thorson stepping up to the NASCAR ranks". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "Team Dillon partners with GoShare and Young's Motorsports for full season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Tanner Thorson driver statistics at Racing-Reference