Tyler Tanner makes his 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at legendary Martinsville Speedway in the Kroger 250 on March 31. Tanner will drive the #65 MB Motorsports Ford F-150 sponsored by EF-65 Hand Cleaner. Tanner, an Auburn High graduate and engineering student at Arizona State University, is the son of former Northwest circuit standout Kelly Tanner. Mentoring Tanner will be Mittler, the MB Motorsports owner who has been instrumental in the careers of Carl Edwards, Jamie Mc Murray, Brad Keselowski, Regan Smith and Justin Allgaier. Tanner enjoyed a successful short-track season locally in 2011. He posted seven pole positions, three victories and eight top-three finishes in his EF-65 Hand Cleaner-sponsored late model Chevrolet at Rochester’s South Sound Speedway. He also raced at Spokane County Raceway, Yakima Speedway and Evergreen Speedway in Monroe.(Auburn-Reporter.com)(3-16-2012)
