Best finish 66th (2010) Role NASCAR Driver Name Brian Ickler | Best finish 24th (2009) 2014 position 37th | |
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Born September 17, 1985 (age 38)
San Diego, California, U.S. ( 1985-09-17 ) First race 2008 Hefty Odor Block 200 (Phoenix) Last race 2010 Food City 250 (Bristol) First race 2009 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) Similar People Tayler Malsam, Colin Braun, Johnny Benson - Jr, Greg Biffle, Travis Kvapil Profiles | ||
Brian Ickler
Brian Ickler (born September 17, 1985 in San Diego, California) is an American stock car racing driver.
Contents
- Brian Ickler
- 2009 u s cellular 250 brian ickler hard crash
- Early career
- NASCAR national series
- Other racing
- NASCAR
- Camping World Truck Series
- References
2009 u s cellular 250 brian ickler hard crash
Early career
Ickler started in off-road racing when he was 14 years old. At 17, he was SCORE rookie of the year, Lite champion, and the winner of the SCORE Baja 1000, Baja 500, and San Felipe 250. In 2005, Ickler raced his first year on an oval track at Irwindale Speedway in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Super Late Model Division. In his rookie season, he earned his first win in the NASCAR Hot Wheels 200. In 2006, Ickler signed with Bill McAnally Racing to drive the No. 20 NAPA Filters Chevrolet in the NASCAR AutoZone West Series. He recorded a first-place finish in the qualifying race at the Toyota All-Star Showdown and finished 5th. Ickler drove the No. 16 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet for the 2007 West Series season. He finished the season 4th in the championship standings and led the series with three wins. Ickler was awarded the NASCAR GNW Driver Achievement award two years in a row (2006, 2007) for his accomplishments in the series. In 2008, he relocated to Mooresville, North Carolina and ran the full NASCAR Camping World East Series schedule, where he earned three wins, two poles, and two track records. He led the series in laps led, leading 26 percent of total laps raced.
NASCAR national series
In 2008, Ickler made his Nationwide Series debut, finishing 34th at Phoenix International Raceway in the No. 55 Dodge for Robby Gordon Motorsports.
In 2009, Ickler made 11 starts in the Camping World Truck Series for Billy Ballew Motorsports. He also had two starts in the Nationwide Series for Braun Racing and six starts in the ARCA Re/Max Series in his own Ickler Motorsports entry. In the Truck Series, he has two top fives, three top tens, and one pole. He also had two DNFs. In his two Nationwide Series starts, he finished 32nd and 26th at Iowa Speedway and Memphis Motorsports Park, respectively.
In the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Ickler was scheduled to share the No. 18 Toyota Tundra with team owner Kyle Busch. The truck was to be sponsored by Miccosukee Indian Gaming, but the tribe pulled out of all NASCAR sponsorship.
Ickler ran four races for the team in 2011, before taking two years off from NASCAR competition; he returned to the Camping World Truck Series in 2014, driving the No. 7 Toyota for Red Horse Racing. However, on May 20, the team was shut down.
Other racing
In 2016, Ickler ran the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road race at the Charlotte Dirt Track; driving the No. 15 Arctic Cat truck, he finished sixth.
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points