Tanner Thorson

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Tanner Thorson
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Thorson at Dover International Speedway in 2018
BornTanner Delbert Thorson
(1996-05-07) May 7, 1996 (age 25)
Minden, Nevada
Achievements2016 USAC National Midget Champion
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
11 races run over 1 year
2018 position25th
Best finish25th (2018)
First race2018 JEGS 200 (Dover)
Last race2018 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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[]

USAC racing[]

Thorson's 2014 USAC Midget at Angell Park Speedway

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]

Camping World Truck Series[]

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.[4][5]

Personal life[]

Thorson sustained injuries in a traffic crash in the early hours of March 4, 2019. According to the California Highway Patrol, Thorson rear-ended a milk truck in a construction zone while driving the truck that carried his sprint car back from a race in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(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[]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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

K&N Pro Series East[]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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[]

(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
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 SLM TAL TOL NJE POC WIN IOW IRP BLN ISF
12 		DSF CHI KEN KAN 108th 170 [9]
2017 25 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MAD
10 		IOW IRP WIN ISF 63rd 320 [10]
15 DSF
19 		SLM CHI KEN KAN

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Fenwick, Adam (8 January 2017). "Tanner Thorson Is A Rising Star | SPEED SPORT". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Murray, Richie. "Thorson Gets His First USAC Sprint Car Win". SpeedSport. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "USAC Midgets at Bridgeport". USAC Midgets. August 5, 2021. Event occurs at 21:29. FloRacing.
  4. ^ "Tanner Thorson stepping up to the NASCAR ranks". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. ^ "Team Dillon partners with GoShare and Young's Motorsports for full season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. ^ "Tanner Thorson Injured in California Highway Accident". Speed Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "Tanner Thorson – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

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