Posts by Tina Tyrrell

Mini Tyrrell and the #81 Mini T’s Fastest Grease In The East team have some unfinished business at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. After struggling at the .363-mile track in 2019, Mini returned in June on a mission. He was in the top-3 on the leaderboard in every practice session and…

Mini Tyrrell and the #81 Mini T’s Fastest Grease In The East team head to Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina hoping for a dose of good luck. Mini is coming off a pair of disappointing finishes to begin the CARS Tour Late Model season. An oil leak at Southern National Motorsports Park relegated him to a 24th place finish, while brake failure at Ace Speedway resulted in a 26th place effort.

It’s been nearly three months since Mini Tyrrell and the #81 Mini T’s Fastest Grease In The East Chevrolet were on track for a CARS Tour race. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a reworked Late Model schedule for 2020. After biding his time the last few months with school work (and the rod and reel),…

Mini Tyrrell and the #81 Mini T’s Fastest Grease In The East team will begin their second full season on the CARS Tour in the Solid Rock Carriers 300 on March 7 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, North Carolina. Mini is coming off a rookie season where he posted 1 top-5 and 6…

MANASSAS, Va., February 7, 2020 — For the second consecutive year, Mini Tyrrell has been selected by the CARS Solid Rock Carriers Tour to be part of its Lucas Oil Touring 12 incentive-based program. The driver of the #81 Mini T’s Fastest Grease in the East Late Model is entering his second full season on…

It was an incredibly memorable late September day for 9-year-old Ethan Dixon who was adopted as the newest member of Mini Tyrrell’s race team through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation.

Mini Tyrrell won the Hoosier Racing Tire Best Throwback Car Award for his tribute to Jeff Gordon and the 1997 Rainbow Warriors. Mini raced the #24 DuPont Chevrolet in the Throwback 276 at Hickory Motor Speedway in August 2019. Mini was one of five finalists whom fans narrowed the field down to after voting via…

The CARS Tour banquet in mid-December saw the debut of Mini’s biggest fan. No, it’s not a person. It’s actually a white box fan with an ultra-cool cover. There is an interesting back story on its creation and existence. If you’ve ever stayed in a hotel, unless you’re a heavy sleeper, you’ve probably be woken…

Mooresville, N.C. Mini was honored at the CARS Tour banquet as the 2019 CARS Tour Late Model Rookie of the Year on the heels of 1 top-5 and 6 top-10 finishes in the 11-race season. Following is the transcript of Mini’s speech. “Hello and thank you for the CARS Tour TORP Chassis Late Model Rookie…

By Andy Marquis -July 9, 2019 Teenage racing phenom Mini Tyrrell recently picked up his first top-five in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, and now he’s got his sights set on victory in Saturday’s Crystal Coast 125 at Carteret County Speedway – a track he has run well at in the past. Tyrrell, 14, from Manassas,…