Tayler Malsam (born February 15, 1989) is an American professional

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driver.

Early career

After spending time in USAC sprint cars, Malsam made his debut in the

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in 2007 at

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. Driving for

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, he started 8th and finished 33rd after a crash. In 2008, Malsam ran the full ARCA season in the #4

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for

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, earning three top 5s and five top 10s.

NASCAR career

In 2008, Malsam made his

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debut in the

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race at

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. In the #41 ThunderBoats.org

owned by Carl Hartman, he would start 33rd and finished 36th. Later that year, it was announced that Malsam would run full-time in the

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in 2009 for

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. In preparation for 2009, Malsam ran the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the #24

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and finished 21st. Prior to the start of the 2009 season,

closed its doors and Malsam was signed by

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to run the #81 Toyota. Over the course of the season, he earned ten top 10s, including a career best finish of 5th at

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and finished 12th in the final points standings. 10TaylerMalsam2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica

For the 2010 season, it was announced that Malsam would run the #56 Toyota for the newly formed

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. After early sponsor

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was dismissed, Toyota sponsored their 2010 Truck effort. After Malsam accepted a ride in the

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, KBM shut down the 56 team due to a lack of sponsorship. Malsam then made his

debut at

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, driving the

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#10 car. He would finish his Nationwide debut in 11th, although his debut would be overshadowed after a 25-point penalty was given to the team by NASCAR. Malsam returned to the Truck Series in late 2010, driving the 25 for

with Exide on board. Malsam returned at Las Vegas and subsequently ran the last 3 races of the season, with a best finish of 10th at the

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. It was also announced that Malsam would drive the 25 full-time in 2011. Malsam gained sponsorship from local Seattle business One Eighty, but failed to qualify at both

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and Phoenix. Malsam managed to finish 29th at Darlington, but RMM withdrew the #25 entry at Martinsville, later shutting down the team altogether. For 2012, Malsam was tapped to drive the No. 19 Toyota full-time for

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, securing a full season sponsorship from G-Oil. He posted a best finish of sixth in the season-opening

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, but was released from the team in late September. In 2014, Malsam returned to NASCAR, joining

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to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet on a limited basis in the

. He had two top 10s and three top 5s with a best finish of second at Talladega.

Images

File:TaylorMalsam2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg, Malsam in 2010 File:19 Tayler Malsam 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg, 2012 Nationwide car File:TaylerMalsamBesideHisOutlawSprintBadlands2016.jpg, Malsam (right) beside his 2016 Sprint Car at Badlands Motor Speedway

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series

(

) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

References

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