Kyle Tilley

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Kyle Tilley
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
BornKyle R. Tilley
(1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)
Bath, Somerset, England
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2020
Current team Era Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number18
Starts6
Wins1
Podiums5
Best finish5th in 2020
Finished last season5th (2020)
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 2 years
2022 position39th
Best finish39th (2022)
First race 2021 Texas Grand Prix (Austin)
Last race 2022 Kwik Trip 250 (Road America)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2021 position106th
Best finish106th (2021)
First race 2021 Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Class
Pos.		Ref
2020 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Kennard
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet 		Oreca 07 LMP23631511 [22]

Asian Le Mans Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234PosPoints
2021 Jota Sport LMP2 Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1		 DUB
1		 ABH
1		 ABH
1		1st104

NASCAR

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

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2021 Live Fast Motorsports 78 Ford DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL BRD MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA
31		 CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA
35		 ATL NHA GLN
30		 IRC
QL†		 MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 62nd01 [34]
2022 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA
30		 ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN
39		 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 39th8
† – Qualified but replaced by Andy Lally ·

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2021 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN
40		106th01 [35]
5 Toyota IRC
QL†		 MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO
† – Qualified but replaced by James Davison ·

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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