Tyler Ankrum finished 12th in the CarShield 200 Presented by CK Power at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway on Sunday.
Ankrum's result added 30 points to his season total. Ankrum is now No. 9 in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series standings with 413 points. A total of 10 drivers make the postseason cut.
Ankrum started in eighth position. The third-year driver has one career victory, with five top-five finishes and 15 results inside the top 10.
Sunday's race was the first of Ankrum's career at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
The San Bernardino, California native's starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting four spots higher than his career mark of 12.4 and completing the race two places ahead of his 13.6 career average finish.
Ankrum competed against 33 other drivers on the way to his 12th-place finish. The race endured five cautions and 23 caution laps. There were seven lead changes.
Sheldon Creed earned the victory in the race, and Brett Moffitt took second. Austin Hill crossed the finish line third, Sam Mayer secured fourth, and Stewart Friesen grabbed the No. 5 spot.
Todd Gilliland got off to a strong start in the race, winning the first two stages, but couldn't hold on to end up in Victory Lane.
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