Tyler Carpenter gladly prefers Friday’s bumpy track conditions at the Gateway Dirt Nationals over Thursday’s smooth, glassy racing surface. And his mind doesn’t change on the matter even if the very conditions he favors soiled his prelim night on Friday, when the rough track surface broke something in the rear suspension and sent him spinning around.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Niece Motorsports announced today that renowned dirt-racer Tyler Carpenter will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season, making his second series start on dirt; this time at Bristol Motor Speedway.

A special motorsports event is worthy of special paint schemes. Since the inception of the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals in 2016, hundreds of beautiful race cars have shone bright under the lights at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Tyler Carpenter who climbed out of his car in victory lane after capturing Saturday’s Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals finale at The Dome at America’s Center wasn’t quite the same Tyler Carpenter who memorably swept the event in 2019 and won Thursday’s preliminary feature.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Tyler Carpenter’s latest conquest of the fifth-mile temporary bullring inside The Dome at America’s Center brought more fans to his hard-charging, colorful-talking side.