Ankrum Seeks to Tame Charlotte with Victory
Venue: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Event: NC Education Lottery 200
Date: Friday, May 23rd
Location: Concord, NC
Track Description: 1.5-mile quad oval
Distance: 134 laps, 201 miles (8:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, SiriusXM)
Hometown Racing … Tyler Ankrum, driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST returns home to Charlotte Motor Speedway for his seventh NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) start at the 1.5-mile quad oval. The young driver has not had the best of luck at this track in the past but has scored some decent qualifying efforts. The San Bernardino, Calif. native looks to improve on past finishes and come out on top with a solid result for the 134 lap event.
Season To Date … The 24-year-old is off to a hot start this 2025 NCTS season at just 10 races in. Ankrum has already solidified one victory, seven top-five and eight top-10 efforts with an average finish of 8.1. Within those 10 starts, the driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet has battled a boat load of adversity and challenges but still manages to fight through the pack to score those top results. Although the No. 18 team is already locked into the playoffs, the hard work continues to gather more wins, more solid finishes and a straight shot to the Championship Four.
Spoiler Highlights… Ankrum and the No. 18 team are excited to welcome aboard LIUNA local contractor Frontier Natural Gas to ride along side the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet for the 134-lap event. Formed in 1998, Frontier Natural Gas is a North Carolina limited liability company dedicated to providing safe, reliable natural gas service to residential, commercial, and municipal customers in Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe, and Warren Counties. While yet a young company, Frontier Natural Gas draws directly on the stability and expertise of Energy West.
Tune In …Television coverage on the NC Education Lottery 200 will begin Friday afternoon with practice & qualifying starting at 3:35 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 2. The green flag will drop at 8:30 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:
“Charlotte has never really been great to me in the past but we have had some decent qualifying efforts there, so I am looking forward to improving on that and scoring ourselves another solid top-five finish. Home races are always a great time, and I especially enjoy getting to have all of the family and friends out to this race. Excited to have the folks from Frontier Natural Gas here with us this weekend and I hope we can show them what a trip to Victory Lane looks like with the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet.”