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Tyler Ankrum drives No. 17 Toyota Tundra to seventh-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway

Tyler Ankrum placed seventh in the Sugarlands Shine 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, adding 35 points to his season total. Ankrum now sits at No. 5 in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series standings with 3040 points. He's posted three top-five finishes in 2019. Spencer Boyd took the checkered flag in the race, with Todd Gilliland finishing second, and Riley Herbst placing third. Brett Moffitt took fourth place, followed by Stewart Friesen to round out the top five. Sheldon Creed came away victorious in Stage 1, and Friesen finished out front in Stage 2. Ankrum qualified in second position at 180.881 mph. He led on three occasions for a total of six laps. The second-year driver has tallied one career victory, three top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 9 races. Ankrum battled 31 other cars in the field and the race endured seven cautions and 29 caution laps. There were 24 lead changes before the checkered flag. Chevrolet added 40 points to its season totals with Boyd's victory. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 745 points, followed by Chevrolet in the No. 2 spot with 736. Ford sits at No. 3 with 657 points on the season. Tyler Ankrum Driver Page | Race Center