Tyler Dippel
Dippel atHomestead–Miami Speedway in 2018
Born	Tyler William Dippel (2000-04-05)April 5, 2000 (age 24) Wallkill, New York, U.S.
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
27 races run over 2 years
2019 position	13th
Best finish	13th (2019)
First race	2018Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Last race	2019Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
Statistics current as of November 15, 2019.

Tyler William Dippel^[1] (born April 5, 2000) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in theNASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series in 2019, driving the No. 02Chevrolet Silverado forYoung's Motorsports.

In his childhood, Dippel started his racing career ingo-karts at Oakland Valley Speedway.^[2] He later racedbig-blockmodifieds in New York at tracks likeOrange County Fair Speedway, sometimes traveling to thesoutheastern United States.^[3] He also raced dirt bikes and four-wheelers, leading to multiple injuries as a child.^[4] As he advanced, he was a mainstay at the top of thePASSsuper late model tour standings until late season troubles in 2015.^[5]

Moving to stock cars in 2016, Dippel teamed withHScott Motorsports with Justin Marks for theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. He won his second-ever start in the series, atMobile Speedway in Alabama.^[6] In April, he was named to the NASCAR Next class for 2016 and 2017.^[7]

After HScott closed at the end of 2016, a new team to the KNPSE signed Dippel for 2017 inRette Jones Racing.^[8] Dippel raced three races withARCA Racing Series teamWin-Tron Racing in 2017, atToledo Speedway and the series' two dirt track races.^[9][10] He failed to finish two but turned in a third-place showing atIllinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack.^[11] In 2018, Dippel signed with Chad Bryant Racing and finished sixth with the team in his first race atNashville Fairgrounds Speedway.^[12]

In early February 2018, Dippel and RJR confirmed a second season together in theNASCAR K&N Pro Series East.^[13] Dippel left the team after one race, citing a lack of performance, and joinedMDM Motorsports for the second race on the schedule.^[14] After that, Dippel joinedDGR-Crosley for the remainder of the 2018 season.^[15] He won his first race with the team, atLangley Speedway, after winning the pole. He and teammateTyler Ankrum used tire strategy to their advantage, conserving them at the start to have the most speed at the end.^[16] Before the season finale, it was announced that after deliberation within the team following the previous race, Dippel and the team would move in different directions.^[17] The move came after Ankrum had voiced displeasure with Dippel's driving after the end of the New Hampshire race.^[18] Dippel had also intentionally crashed Ankrum at the conclusion of the race atNew Jersey Motorsports Park.^[19] Team ownerDavid Gilliland stated: "After much internal discussion following the race at New Hampshire, we agreed parting ways was the right decision for all parties involved. Tyler has been an integral part of our program this year and we thank him for his contribution to our growth and success. We wish him and his family nothing but the best going forward."^[18]

Parlaying off of his K&N efforts, Dippel made hisNASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut atEldora Speedway in 2018 withDGR-Crosley, driving the organization's No. 17 entry.^[20] On September 26, 2018, it was announced that he would joinGMS Racing's No. 25 entry for the four remaining races of 2018.^[21] His best result on the year came at the Eldora race, finishing thirteenth.^[22]

For 2019, Dippel was announced to take over the No. 02 truck atYoung's Motorsports, replacingAustin Hill. His first career top-ten finish came atTexas Motor Speedway in April.^[23] Dippel drew the ire of competitorBen Rhodes at theEldora Dirt Derby; Dippel failed an attempted slide job on Rhodes late in the race, pushing Rhodes into the fence and dropping him six spots behind Dippel. After the race, Dippel rammed into Rhodes on the cooldown lap, leading Rhodes to attempt to drag Dippel out of his truck on pit road after the race before being pulled away by NASCAR officials. Dippel later called out Rhodes in an expletive-laced tirade, calling it "cool" that Rhodes would miss the playoffs and implying that Rhodes was scared of fighting him. Rhodes, in a calmer postrace interview, called Dippel a dirty driver.^[24]

On August 23, 2019, days before theChevrolet Silverado 250 atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park, Dippel was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating its conduct policy. At the time of his suspension, he was 13th in points with three top-ten finishes.^[25] On the Monday after the suspension was announced, it was confirmed by NASCAR that the suspension stemmed from a traffic stop and subsequent arrest in New York when state troopers found drugs linked toAdderall in Dippel's vehicle.^[26] The charges were dropped the following week and he was reinstated, however, he lost his ride at the conclusion of the 2019 season and has not raced since.^[27]

In March 2019, Dippel was arrested on account of reckless driving during theMartinsville Speedway race weekend, later pleading guilty to improper driving. In summer 2019, Dippel was ejected from a casino nearPocono Raceway for having a fake identification card.^[28] In August 2019, Dippel was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in New York after state troopers found amphetamines in his car.^[26] The charges were eventually dropped after the amphetamines in the car were found to have belonged to a friend who claimed responsibility to leaving it in the car.^[27]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

• Tyler Dippel driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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