Ankrum Seeks First Road Course Victory at “The Glen”
Venue: Watkins Glen International
Event: Mission 176 At The Glen
Date: Friday, August 8th
Location: Watkins Glen, NY
Track Description: 2.45-mile road course
Distance: 72 laps, 176.4 miles (5:00 p.m. ET, FS1, SiriusXM)
Back to The Finger Lakes … Tyler Ankurm, driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST heads up to the Finger Lakes region for his second start at Watkins Glen International as the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) returns for their first event since 2021. “The Glen” is a 2.45-mile road course in the hills of Watkins Glen, NY, home of the infamous Watkins Glen Grand Prix Vintage Cup. In Ankrum’s previous run at the road course, he tallied a top-10 finish and battled to a seventh-place effort in the 61 lap event.
Left and Rights … In his NCTS career, the San Bernardino, Calif. native has a total of 12 starts on road courses where he has earned one pole position (COTA, 2021), two top-five and nine top-10 results with a best of third coming back in 2021 at COTA. The young driver’s latest road course start was just a few weeks ago at the inaugural event at Lime Rock where he was able to snag a top-10 finish. Ankrum looks to improve on his road course statistics with a trip to Victory Lane in Watkins Glen this Friday.
Spoiler Highlights … Ankrum and the No. 18 team are excited to welcome LIUNA local contractor, The Wesson Group, to adorn the left side spoiler for the NCTS race at Watkins Glen Friday evening. The Wesson Group is a pioneering and technically diverse organization with over four decades of experience. They deliver sustainable solutions for renewable energy, marine, infrastructure, heavy civil, and transportation. The company’s unwavering commitment to excellence, transparency, and collaboration positions people at the heart of everything they do.
Their mission is clear – to recruit, develop, and empower a team of exceptional individuals dedicated to delivering unmatched performance on every project they undertake. This serves our vision of building a team of inspired people who achieve unparalleled results, as a leading heavy civil and renewable energy contractor.
Tune In …Television coverage on the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event will begin Friday morning with practice starting at 11:35 a.m. ET on FOX Sports 2, followed by green flag at 5:00 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Stay connected with the No. 18 LIUNA team by following @BMR_NASCAR on Twitter, @bmrnascar on Instagram, and Bill McAnally Racing on Facebook.
Tyler Ankrum Quote:
“I am pretty pumped to get back up to Watkins Glen. It has been four years since the truck series has raced there and it was a super fun yet challenging race so I am really looking forward to it. Mark and the guys have put together a pretty stout road course package and I know that when we unload and get out there on track, we are going to be in contention to fight for the win. Looking forward to seeing all of my LIUNA members up in New York as well and I think it is just going to be a pretty sick weekend overall.”