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
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.
Tyrrell plans to make at least six CARS Tour starts in 2026 alongside his Truck Series schedule, maintaining the connection to the series that built his career.