Tyler P. Matthews (born December 1, 1996) is an American professional
stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the
NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 15
Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro ...
for
JD Motorsports
JD Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis. It currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro SS teams: The No. 4 for Bayley Currey and ...
.
Racing career
Camping World Truck Series
On January 28, 2018, it was announced that Matthews would drive part-time for
MDM Motorsports
MDM Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that most recently competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and the ARCA Racing Series. The team also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Tr ...
in the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 99 truck. He finished 21st in his only start for the MDM team.
Later in the 2018 season, Matthews ran the No. 83 for MB Motorsports at Gateway, finishing 17th after avoiding some of the chaos late in the going. He ran Kentucky in the No. 83 for
Copp Motorsports
Copp Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The team was owned by D. J. Copp. The team fielded the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado part-time for Bobby Gerhart, Timmy Hil ...
in a partnership with
NextGen Motorsports, wrecking on the first lap and finishing last.
Xfinity Series
In April 2019, Matthews joined
JD Motorsports
JD Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis. It currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro SS teams: The No. 4 for Bayley Currey and ...
for his
NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the
ToyotaCare 250
The ToyotaCare 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the ...
at
Richmond Raceway
Richmond Raceway (RR) is a , ''D''-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Known as ...
.
He finished two laps down, in 24th place.
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.)
Xfinity Series
Camping World Truck Series
Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points
References
External links
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Living people
NASCAR drivers
1996 births
People from Richlands, North Carolina