Ty Dillon
Tyler Reed Dillon[1] (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR, part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. He has also competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series, what are now the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and what is now known as the NASCAR Canada Series in the past.
Ty Dillon
Tyler Reed Dillon
February 27, 1992
Welcome, North Carolina, U.S.
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2011 ARCA Racing Series champion
No. 16 (Kaulig Racing)
32nd
No. 6 (JD Motorsports)
93rd
3rd (2015)
No. 25 (Rackley WAR)
77th
2nd (2013)
42nd
42nd (2013)
1st (2011)
13th (2010)
55th (2010)
He is the 2011 ARCA Racing Series champion and was the series' youngest champion at 19 years, 7 months and 19 days until Ty Gibbs broke this record when he won the 2021 ARCA Menards Series championship at 19 years, 0 months and 19 days.
Dillon has spent most of his NASCAR career driving for Richard Childress Racing and affiliated teams. RCR is owned by his grandfather Richard Childress. He is the younger brother of fellow NASCAR driver Austin Dillon, who drives RCR's No. 3 Cup Series car full-time. His father is RCR general manager Mike Dillon, who is a retired NASCAR driver.
Personal life[edit]
Dillon grew up in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina with his parents, Mike Dillon (who is a retired NASCAR driver and current RCR team executive) and Tina Dillon, and his brother Austin, who also drives in the Cup Series.
Dillon's grandfather is Richard Childress, a North Carolina businessman and former professional stock car racing driver who owns NASCAR team Richard Childress Racing.
On December 28, 2013, Dillon announced his engagement to his girlfriend Haley Carey, a former driver herself and Charlotte Hornets cheerleader.[56] They were married by Dillon's good friend Ray Wright on December 20, 2014, at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina.[57] On November 20, 2017, the two welcomed a daughter, Oakley Ray Dillon. Their son Kapton Reed Dillon was born on October 29, 2020.[58]
On May 26, 2017, Fin & Field named Dillon the Most Interesting Sportsman in the World for the Spring of 2017.[59]
Dillon does weekly vlogs following his personal and racing life in a series called The Ride.
Dillon formerly co-owned sports management agency Team Dillon Management with his brother Austin who currently manages both themselves, John Hunter Nemechek, A. J. Allmendinger, Anthony Alfredo, Tanner Thorson, Kaulig Racing, Brian Gay, and Chris Stroud. On December 5, 2019, Dillon announced he would leave TDM and join fellow competitor Kevin Harvick's KHI Management Agency.