Tyler Matthews

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Tyler Matthews

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Tyler Page Matthews

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|1}}

| birth_place = Richlands, North Carolina, U.S.

| height =

| weight =

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 9

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 42nd

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2019

| Best_Busch_Pos = 42nd (2019)

| First_Busch_Race = 2019 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2019 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 3

| Years_In_Truck = 1

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 52nd

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2018

| Best_Truck_Pos = 52nd (2018)

| First_Truck_Race = 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2018 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 (Kentucky)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = November 16, 2019

}}

Tyler Page 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 for JD Motorsports.

Racing career

=Camping World Truck Series=

On January 28, 2018, it was announced that Matthews would drive part-time for MDM Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 99 truck.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdmmotorsports.com/single-post/2018/01/22/Tyler-Matthews-TMatthews-to-Compete-with-MDM-Motorsports-in-the-Nascar-Camping-World-Truck-Series|title=Welcome to MDM Motorsports {{!}} home|website=Welcome to MDM Motorsports {{!}} home|language=en|access-date=2018-02-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://theweeklyracer.com/2018/01/20/tyler-matthews-set-to-make-2018-truck-series-debut-with-mdm-motorsports-at-martinsville/|title=Tyler Matthews Set to Make 2018 Truck Series Debut with MDM Motorsports at Martinsville|date=2018-01-20|work=The Weekly Racer|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/trucks/2018/story/_/id/22231801/tyler-matthews-joins-mdm-motorsports|title=Tyler Matthews joins MDM Motorsports|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-02-26}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.jdnews.com/sports/20180122/matthews-to-race-in-nascar-truck-series|title=Matthews to race in NASCAR Truck Series|last=Miller|first=Chris|work=The Daily News|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en}} 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 in a partnership with NextGen Motorsports, wrecking on the first lap and finishing last.

=Xfinity Series=

In April 2019, Matthews joined JD Motorsports for his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.{{cite web|url=https://speedsport.com/nascar/xfinity-series/matthews-joins-jd-motorsports-for-xfinity-debut/|title=Matthews Joins JD Motorsports For Xfinity Debut|work=Speed Sport|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}} 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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2019

! JD Motorsports

! 15

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
24

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
20

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
32

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
28

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
28

| TEX

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
37

! rowspan=2| 42nd

! rowspan=2| 83

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/matthty01/2019/B|title=Tyler Matthews – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=April 12, 2019}}

Mike Harmon Racing

! 74

! Chevy

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
27

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
33

| CLT

| DOV

| colspan=4|

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=3| 2018

! MDM Motorsports

! 99

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
21

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| IOW

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=3| 52nd

! rowspan=3| 41

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/matthty01/2018/C|title=Tyler Matthews – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=April 9, 2019}}

MB Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 83

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTW
17

| CHI

| colspan=12|

Copp Motorsports

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
32

| ELD

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| MSP

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

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