1. Tanner Sean Gray was born on April 15,1999 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
22 Facts About Tanner Gray
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Tanner Gray competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 15 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage.
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Tanner Gray made NHRA history 13 days before his 18th birthday at the 18th Annual Denso Spark Plug Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on April 2,2017, by winning the final round against Bo Butner.
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Tanner Gray was 17 years, 11 months, and 18 days, which was younger than the 40-year record holder Jeb Allen, who was 18 years, 1 month, and 8 days.
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Tanner Gray won the 2017 Auto Club Road to the Future Award.
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In 2018, Tanner Gray won 8 times en route to the Pro Stock title, becoming the youngest ever NHRA season champion.
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The move came after Tanner Gray had met team owner David Gilliland in summer 2018.
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Tanner Gray returned to the ARCA Menards Series in 2021, running the season-opener at Daytona, finishing 7th.
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Tanner Gray will run at the tracks 1.5 miles and longer, since the original driver of the car, William Sawalich, is ineligible to race at those tracks due to his age.
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On December 16,2019, DGR-Crosley announced Tanner Gray would run full-time and for rookie of the year in the Truck Series in 2020, driving the team's No 15 truck, now a Ford F-150 after the team switched from Toyota to Ford in the offseason.
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Tanner Gray had a decent rookie season, earning eight top tens and four top fives, finishing 14th in the point standings and 5th in Rookie of the Year standings.
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Tanner Gray returned to the team for 2021, under the new name David Gilliland Racing.
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Tanner Gray would have an abysmal season, only earning two top tens and finishing 18th in points.
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Tanner Gray improved significantly in 2022, which included three consecutive top-ten finishes in the first three races of the season.
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Tanner Gray earned six top tens and two top fives throughout the season, improving to a 15th place points finish.
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Tanner Gray would remain as one of the drivers for the team.
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Tanner Gray started the 2023 season with a career-best 2nd place finish at Daytona, only behind race winner Zane Smith.
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Tanner Gray has raced in different types of cars, including Late models, modifieds, Midget cars, and stock cars.
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Tanner Gray has raced on oval dirt tracks in the area of Mooresville, including racing in the Mini Outlaw Karts category alongside Kyle Larson and Rico Abreu on Wednesday nights at Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury.
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Tanner Gray was born on April 15,1999, to professional drag racer and national event champion Shane Tanner Gray and his wife Amber of Artesia, New Mexico.
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Tanner Gray is the grandson of funny car and pro stock champion Johnny Gray, making Tanner a third-generation Gray to race in the NHRA.
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The Tanner Gray family moved from New Mexico to Mooresville, North Carolina in 2010 so that Shane Tanner Gray could pursue a career as a professional drag racer in the NHRA.