Mini Tyrrell
Car: No. 14 (Truck Series) / CARS Tour (select events) | Team: Kaulig Racing (Trucks) | Manufacturer: Ram (Trucks) | Status: Part-time CARS Tour LMSC | Hometown: Manassas, VA | Age: 21 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 19th in points (175 pts) | 2026 CARS Tour LMSC: back-to-back winner at Dominion Raceway (June 13)
Career Highlights
Timothy "Mini" Tyrrell is one of the biggest success stories to emerge from the CARS Tour, a driver who used the series as a launching pad to a full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ride with Kaulig Racing. The 21-year-old from Manassas, Virginia, drives the No. 14 Ram 1500 for Kaulig while making select CARS Tour LMSC appearances.
Tyrrell has been a CARS Tour competitor since 2018, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2019. Over seven seasons, he accumulated four CARS Tour victories, at Tri-County Motor Speedway, Wake County Speedway, Dominion Raceway, and South Boston Speedway, along with multiple pole positions and a third-place championship finish in 2024. He also won the 2025 Throwback Classic at Hickory Motor Speedway.
The defining moment of Tyrrell's career came in February 2026, when he won Kaulig Racing's inaugural RAM "Race for the Seat" competition, defeating 14 other drivers to earn a full-time Truck Series ride starting at the 2026 Daytona opener. The nationally televised competition gave Tyrrell a platform that few short-track drivers ever receive.
Beyond racing, Tyrrell founded Mini's Mission, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and donations for those impacted by childhood cancer, adding a charitable dimension to a career that has made him one of the CARS Tour's most recognizable graduates.
2026 Season
Tyrrell runs full-time in the Truck Series for Kaulig (19th in points) while keeping his CARS Tour ties. On June 13, 2026, he won the Mini's Mission 125 at Dominion Raceway, his second straight victory at the track and making him the first driver ever to win twice at Dominion. It was a marquee moment for a graduate of the series who came back and dominated the venue that carries his nonprofit's name.