Young's Motorsports
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| Owner(s) | Randy Young |
|---|---|
| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | Gander Outdoors Truck Series |
| Race drivers | 02. Tyler Dippel (R) 12. Gus Dean (R) 20. Spencer Boyd(R) |
| Sponsors | 02. TBA 12. LG 20. Grunt Style, Champion Parts, Backstoppers Inc. |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2012 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Rockingham) |
| Latest race | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) |
| Races competed | 112 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Young's Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The team currently fields the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Tyler Dippel, the No. 12 Silverado full-time for Gus Dean, and the No. 20 Silverado full-time for Spencer Boyd.
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
Truck No. 02 history
In 2012, the team debut in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Tyler Young in a part-time schedule. In 2013, Young returned again for a part-time schedule. In 2014 the team starts to run full-time season. In 2016, the team returned to a part-time schedule, sharing the No. 02 with Austin Hill Racing and Rette Jones Racing.[1]
In 2017, the team announced that the truck would be driven by Austin Hill and Tyler Young. Australian sprint car racing driver Max Johnston drove the truck at Eldora Speedway.[2]
In 2018, Austin Hill will be driving this truck full-time.
Truck No. 12 history
In 2018, the team debuted at Iowa Speedway with Reid Wilson behind the wheel. Ty Dillon drove at Eldora Speedway. Alex Tagliani was announced to drive at Mosport.
In 2019, Gus Dean joined Young's Motorsports to drive the 12 full-time. [3]
Truck No. 20 history
No. 20 was Austin Hill Racing's former number. In 2017, with Hill now on No. 02 car (Young's Motorsports primary car), the second truck became the No. 20. The team debut at Iowa Speedway. Speed Energy Formula Off-Road champion Sheldon Creed drove the No. 20 at Eldora Speedway.[4]
The team planned to run full-time with the No. 20 team in 2018. Scott Lagasse Jr. drove the No. 20 Chevrolet in the season opener at Daytona with a 5th place finish.
Truck No. 42 history
In 2014, the team field a second truck (No. 60) for Charles Lewandoski at Daytona but the team Withdrew. The team returned at Kansas as a start and park team to help fund the team's No. 02 car but now with new number (No. 42). After 6 races the No. 42 team shut down leaving the No. 02 team alone. In 2016, at Homestead the team makes a collaborative effort with SS-Green Light Racing fielding the No. 07 but with Young's Motorsports truck for Patrick Staropoli.[5]
References
- ^ Utter, Jim (November 8, 2016). "Dominique Van Wieringen to make NASCAR Truck debut at Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (July 13, 2017). "Australian Sprintcar driver to make Truck debut at Eldora". Motorsport.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ Wilhelm, Chase. "Young's Motorsports tabs Gus Dean for full-time Truck Series ride". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Steven B. (July 17, 2017). "Young's Motorsports to field two Truck Series entries at Eldora Speedway". Speedway Digest. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Young's Motorsports Prepares For Busy Weekend At Homestead-MiamiSpeedway". SpeedwayMedia. November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
External links
- Young's Motorsports owner statistics at Racing-Reference