Tanner Thorson
| Tanner Thorson | |||||||
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.jpg/1280px-TannerThorson_(cropped).jpg) Thorson at Dover International Speedway in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | Tanner Delbert Thorson (1996-05-07) May 7, 1996Minden, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals Winner 2016 USACNational Midget Champion2015 Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner | ||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2018 position | 25th | ||||||
| Best finish | 25th (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2018JEGS 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of September 4, 2019. | |||||||
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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 High Limit Racing. 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 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]
On January 16, 2022, Thorson beat Christopher Bell to claim his first Chili Bowl Nationals win.[4]
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.[5][6]
Personal life
Thorson married Shaylee Smith in 2022. Smith’s father, Stevie Smith, a former World of Outlaws racer.
The couple have two children and reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | DOV16 | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW13 | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD19 | POC15 | MCH | BRI14 | MSP | LVS32 | MAR31 | TEX21 | PHO18 | HOM29 | 25th | 172 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | TAL31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K&N Pro Series East
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | BRI23 | 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.)
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| 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 | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF12 | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 108th | 170 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 25 | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD10 | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | 63rd | 320 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | DSF19 | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARS Super Late Model Tour
(key)
| CARS Super Late Model Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | CSLMTC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2016 | David Gilliland Racing | 97T | Toyota | SNM | ROU | HCY | TCM | GRE | ROU3 | CON5 | MYB | HCY | SNM | 27th | 58 | [11] | |||
References
- ^ abcFenwick, Adam (8 January 2017). "Tanner Thorson Is A Rising Star | SPEED SPORT". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ abMurray, Richie (24 April 2021). "Thorson Gets His First USAC Sprint Car Win". SpeedSport. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ ab"USAC Midgets at Bridgeport". USAC Midgets. August 5, 2021. Event occurs at 21:29. FloRacing.
- ^"Tanner Thorson wins Chili Bowl over Christopher Bell". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^"Tanner Thorson stepping up to the NASCAR ranks". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^"Team Dillon partners with GoShare and Young's Motorsports for full season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^"Tanner Thorson – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^"Tanner Thorson – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^"Tanner Thorson – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^"Tanner Thorson – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^"Tanner Thorson – 2016 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
External links
- Tanner Thorson driver statistics at Racing-Reference
