Ankrum Continues on High Speed at “The Rock”
Venue: Rockingham Speedway
Event: Black’s Tire 200
Date: Friday, April 18th
Location: Rockingham, NC
Track Description: 0.94-mile asphalt oval
Distance: 200 laps, 188 miles (5:00 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, SiriusXM)
Season to Date… Tyler Ankrum, driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST heads to Rockingham Speedway this Friday coming off the heels of another stout top-five finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS). The San Bernardino, Calif. native is tied for first in most top-five finishes within six races next to competitor, Corey Heim. All six efforts combined this season have Ankrum holding a 9.5 average finishing position along side the fourth-place position in the NCTS point standings.
The Rock… The NCTS is headed to “The Rock” for the first time since 2013 and it will be Ankrum and the rest of his teammate’s first stab at the 1.017-mile oval. The McAnally-Hilgemann Racing camp was able to attend a series-wide test at Rockingham back in January that allowed them to get a feel for the track and how the race is going to play out. Ankrum is looking to take the momentum the No. 18 team has continued to show and stay in contention for the win at Rockingham Speedway.
Spoiler Highlights…This Friday at Rockingham Ames Construction, LIUNA laborers Local 980 contractor, will adorn the left-side spoiler of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST. Headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota, Ames, Construction has delivered quality construction services for over 60 years. They were founded as a small, family-run earthwork contactor that served a single community. Today, they are a full-service, heavy civil and industrial general contractor operating throughout North America.
Tune In …Television coverage on the Black’s Tire 200 will begin Friday afternoon with practice & qualifying starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. The green flag will drop 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 was super surprised back in January at how fast Rockingham was and that is what makes me so excited to get back there this weekend. We were really fast there at the test so I know we are going to unload a good piece and be ready to fight up front all race and hopefully lock in that first win of the season and a spot in the playoffs. We have been so close these last few races and I am so proud of this No. 18 team for holding their heads high. Our time is coming and I am confident we can get this No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet in Victory Lane this weekend at “The Rock”.”