Zachary Tinkle
Zachary Tinkle is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry for Fast Track Racing.
Racing career
Early racing career
Tinkle would first start racing go karts and mini cup cars in the mid 2010s. In 2014, he would win the Rookie of the Year award in the Central States Region Super Cups. He would then win the series championship in 2017.Tinkle won the Rockford Speedway MiniCup division championship in 2016.
In 2018, Tinkle moved to the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman championship, and placed fifth in the championship.
In 2019, Tinkle would return to the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman championship, and would score two wins en route to the series championship, he would also win the 2019 CRA Late Model Sportsman Triple Crown and the 2019 Anderson Speedway McGunegill Engines Late Model Series championship. He is the first driver to have won all three in the same year.
In 2020, Tinkle would run part-time in the JEG'S / CRA All-Stars Tour and would place seventh in the championship. He would again compete part-time in 2021. He would also partake in Speedweeks at New Smyrna Speedway in the Pro Late Model division, where he would score one fastest qualifier and place seventh in points.
In 2021, Tinkle's racing career would come to a halt when his father, Brad Tinkle, had a stroke. Tinkle would start a GoFundMe in order to restart his racing career.
ARCA Menards Series
Tinkle would announce that he had signed for one race with Wayne Peterson Racing on July 15, 2021, after Peterson needed a driver for the race. Peterson was impressed with Tinkle's performance, and would sign him for three more races that year.After Tim Richmond was injured at the 2021 Henry Ford Health System 200, Tinkle was announced to replace Richmond for the last four races of the season.
Tinkle would return to Wayne Peterson Racing for a majority of the schedule in 2022.
ARCA Menards Series East
Tinkle was scheduled make his debut in the 2021 Pensacola 200 in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season, driving the No. 22 for Brandon Oakley Racing. However, the team would withdraw. He would instead make his debut in the 2021 Bush's Beans 200 for Richmond Clubb Motorsports.On December 6, 2022, Tinkle announced that he will run full-time in the East Series in 2023, driving the No. 11 car for Fast Track Racing.
In their first race together in a full-time capacity, Tinkle drove to a career best seventh place finish at the season opening race at Five Flags Speedway. He would then finish sixth at the next race at Dover Motor Speedway.
file:Zachary Tinkle 12 at Nashville Fairgrounds.jpg|thumb|left|Tinkle's car at Fairgrounds Speedway in 2024.
On February 1, 2024, it was announced that Tinkle would return to FTR for a second full-time season in the East Series, driving the No. 11 car.