Kyle Strickler

Kyle Strickler (born August 3, 1983) is an American professional dirt track racing driver. He currently competes in dirt late models and modified cars. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 54 Toyota Tundra for DGR-Crosley. He is nicknamed the "High Side Tickler."

Background
Strickler was born in Pennsylvania and moved his wife and two children to North Carolina in 2006 to further his racing career. When not racing, he has worked for Rusty Wallace Racing and Robby Gordon Motorsports.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
Strickler began his NASCAR career at the 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby; he drove for MB Motorsports, starting 23rd and finishing 31st due to a crash. The following year, he returned to the Truck Series' Eldora race with DGR-Crosley.

Dirt Modified
Strickler has been racing in the DIRTcar UMP modified dirt car series for over four years. In 2018, Strickler drove the No. 8 Longhorn car. He typically drives in his own modified equipment.

Dirt Late Model Racing
In 2019, Strickler began racing late models for Wells Motorsports. He switched to his own team in 2020. In September 2020, he raced against an invitation-only field of top late model drivers at Eldora Speedway for $50,000-to-win. He led 65 of 67 laps but blew a tire while leading on the final lap.

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

Gander Outdoors Truck Series
$$ Season still in progress $1$ Ineligible for series points