Tyler Young (racing driver)

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Tyler Randall Young (born July 15, 1990) is an American former stock car racer and team owner from Midland, Texas. He runs Young's Motorsports, which fields the No. 02 and No. 42 Chevrolet Camaros in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the No. 02 and No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He last competed as a driver in 2018 and now focuses on running the team.

Racing beginnings
- Started karting at age 12 and won a championship in the International Karting Federation in 2004.
- Moved to Mooresville, North Carolina, in 2008 to pursue racing, competing in Hobby Stocks, Sport Modifieds and Modifieds.
- Began racing in the Hooters Pro Cup Series, debuting in 2008 at South Boston Speedway.

Truck Series career
- Debut: 2012 at Rockingham (No. 02), finished 28th.
- Over seven seasons and 80 starts: best season finish 13th (in 2014 and 2015), six top-ten finishes, no wins.
- 2014: Ran the full Truck schedule for Young’s Motorsports, with a best finish of 11th at Chicagoland.
- 2015: Two top-ten finishes and finished 13th in the standings.
- 2016: Raced 14 times and finished 19th in the standings.
- Last Truck race: 2018 at Texas.

Xfinity Series career
- Debut: 2015 at Kentucky Speedway (No. 90) for SS-Green Light Racing. Qualified 31st after rainout, finished 28th.
- Total Xfinity starts: 2 (2015–2016), with no top-ten finishes.

Last racing
- After stepping back from full-time driving, Young focused on ownership and last competed in 2018.