HAMPTON, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 20: Tyler Ankrum, driver of the #18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway on February 20, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
HAMPTON, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 20: Tyler Ankrum, driver of the #18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway on February 20, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Tyler Ankrum not returning to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing next season

Tyler Ankrum will not be returning to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2027.

The San Bernardino, California-native confirmed to JosephSrigley.com’s Jared Haas during a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series media scrum at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday that he would not be reclaiming his seat in the No. 18 Chevrolet Silverado RST next season.

Heading into this weekend’s event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ankrum sits 10th in NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series point standings, 127 points behind championship leader Kaden Honeycutt. In eight full-time seasons of Truck Series racing, Ankrum has four top-10 points finishes and a career-best of fourth, last season.

—JosephSrigley.com —