TMC to Act as Primary Partner for Karsyn Elledge
18-Year-Old Earnhardt Family Member Embarks on her First Full USAC Season
TMC
will serve as the primary partner for Karsyn Elledge, the 18-year-old granddaughter of NASCAR Hall-ofFame driver Dale Earnhardt and niece of two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt, Jr., across multiple races comprising the 2019 USAC National Midget Championship. TMC Transportation is familiar to dirt racing die-hards. Harrold Annett, the Chairman and CEO of TMC, fielded teams adorned in TMC’s black and chrome across various divisions of short track racing, including a decorated sprint car team from the 1970s through the late 1990s for drivers such as Mike Brooks and Sammy Swindell. From 1988 through 1993, Swindell piloted the TMC entry to 145 feature wins, including the Short Track Nationals in 1990, the Syracuse Dirt Nationals in 1990 and 1991, the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, the Inaugural Asphalt Nationals at Kansas City’s Lakeside Speedway and 89 World of Outlaws race victories. That same livery will adorn Elledge’s No. 1 Tucker-Boat Motorsports entry in select events.
“Karsyn is a terrific up-andcoming driver from a great racing family who we believe will be a tremendous representative for TMC Transportation,” said Annett. “We’re happy to have the opportunity to return to dirt racing and look forward to cheering on Karsyn.”
2018 USAC championship standings.
“We are thrilled to have Karsyn and an iconic brand like TMC join Tucker-Boat Motorsports for the 2019 season,” said Chad Boat, co-owner of TuckerBoat Motorsports. “TMC is well known in the racing industry and it will be an honor to have them on board our No. Also pursuing a degree in Criminal 1 Spike/Toyota-powered midget. The Justice at IUPUI, Elledge joins the entire team looks forward to seeing USAC ranks in 2019 with two Box Karsyn develop as a driver throughout Stock Class championships, the 2015 the year.” Open Class Rookie of the Year award and over 40 feature wins in Outlaw Fellow partners Brandt, iRacing Karts on her record. After competing and Nationwide will also feature in select POWRi Midget Series races prominently on Elledge’s car and the 2019 Chili Bowl Midget throughout the 2019 season, with Nationals, she embarks on her first full Brandt adorning her midget in the midget racing season. season opener on Feb. 8 in Ocala, Fla. TMC will make its debut on the No. 1 in “The history that TMC carries in dirt the March 9 event in Du Quoin, Ill. racing is so incredible and something I have always admired,” said Elledge. “To ABOUT TUCKER-BOAT be able to represent their company is MOTORSPORTS: USAC National a dream come true for me. I’m grateful Midget team Tucker-Boat Motorsports for Chad Boat, Billy Boat, TMC and was formed in 2016 under the everyone that is making this season direction of longtime motorsports possible for me. I’m excited to get on supporter Corey Tucker and driver track!” Chad Boat. The pair operates a toptier program fielding multiple drivers in Elledge and TMC join Tucker-Boat events in the USAC National Midget Motorsports, a top midget racing Championship and the POWRi Midget team that finished second in the Series.<
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