Ty Dillon | |||||||
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![]() Dillon at Daytona International Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
Born | Tyler Reed Dillon February 27, 1992 Welcome, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
Achievements | 2011 ARCA Racing Series champion | ||||||
Awards | 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
244 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 16 (Kaulig Racing) No. 50 (Team AmeriVet) No. 33 (Richard Childress Racing) | ||||||
2023 position | 32nd | ||||||
Best finish | 24th (2017, 2019) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Oral-B USA 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Cook Out 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
165 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 4/6 (JD Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 93rd | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2012 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA) | ||||||
First win | 2014 Lilly Diabetes 250 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
74 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 25 (Rackley WAR) | ||||||
2021 position | 77th | ||||||
Best finish | 2nd (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2011 Kentucky 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 LiUNA! 175 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
First win | 2012 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last win | 2013 WinStar World Casino 350K (Texas) | ||||||
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NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2013 position | 42nd | ||||||
Best finish | 42nd (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2013 Pinty's Presents the Vortex 200 (Mosport) | ||||||
Last race | 2013 Pinty's Presents the Clarington 200 (Mosport) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
22 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2010 Prairie Meadows 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2011 Federated Car Care 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
First win | 2010 Kansas Lottery 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
Last win | 2011 Pennsylvania ARCA 125 (Pocono) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
11 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 13th (2010) | ||||||
First race | 2009 South Boston 150 (South Boston) | ||||||
Last race | 2010 Sunoco 150 (Dover) | ||||||
First win | 2010 American Fence Association 150 (Jefferson) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 55th (2010) | ||||||
First race | 2010 3 Amigos Tequila 125 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2011 3 Amigos Organic Blanco 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of August 11, 2024. |
Tyler Reed Dillon[1] (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR, part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing, the No. 50 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Team AmeriVet, and the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4 and No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. He has also competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series, what are now the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and what is now known as the NASCAR Canada Series in the past.
He is the 2011 ARCA Racing Series champion and was the series' youngest champion at 19 years, 7 months and 19 days until Ty Gibbs broke this record when he won the 2021 ARCA Menards Series championship at 19 years, 0 months and 19 days.
Dillon has spent most of his NASCAR career driving for Richard Childress Racing and affiliated teams. RCR is owned by his grandfather Richard Childress. He is the younger brother of fellow NASCAR driver Austin Dillon, who drives RCR's No. 3 Cup Series car full-time. His father is RCR general manager Mike Dillon, who is a retired NASCAR driver.