Tayler Malsam
Introduction '''Tayler Malsam''' (born February 15, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Early career After spending time in USAC sprint cars, Malsam made his debut in the ARCA Remax Series in 2007 at Toledo Speedway. Driving for Mark Gibson, he started 8th and finished 33rd after a crash. In 2008, Malsam ran the full ARCA season in the #4 Dodge for Cunningham Motorsports, earning three top 5s and five top 10s.
NASCAR career In 2008, Malsam made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. In the #41 ThunderBoats.org Dodge owned by Carl Hartman, he would start 33rd and finished 36th. Later that year, it was announced that Malsam would run full-time in the Truck Series in 2009 for Bill Davis Racing. In preparation for 2009, Malsam ran the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the #24 Toyota and finished 21st. Prior to the start of the 2009 season, Bill Davis Racing closed its doors and Malsam was signed by Randy Moss Motorsports to run the #81 Toyota. Over the course of the season, he earned ten top 10s, including a career best finish of 5th at Gateway International Raceway and finished 12th in the final points standings.2010 #10 car for Braun RacingFor the 2010 season, it was announced that Malsam would run the #56 Toyota for the newly formed Kyle Busch Motorsports. After early sponsor Talking Rain was dismissed, Toyota sponsored their 2010 Truck effort. After Malsam accepted a ride in the Nationwide Series, KBM shut down the 56 team due to a lack of sponsorship. Malsam then made his Nationwide Series debut at Nashville Superspeedway, driving the Braun Racing #10 car. He would finish his Nationwide debut in 11th, although his debut would be overshadowed after a 25-point penalty was given to the team by NASCAR.Malsam returned to the Truck Series in late 2010, driving the 25 for Randy Moss Motorsports with Exide on board. Malsam returned at Las Vegas and subsequently ran the last 3 races of the season, with a best finish of 10th at the Ford 200.It was also announced that Malsam would drive the 25 full-time in 2011.Malsam gained sponsorship from local Seattle business One Eighty, but failed to qualify at both Daytona and Phoenix. Malsam managed to finish 29th at Darlington, but RMM withdrew the #25 entry at Martinsville, later shutting down the team altogether.For 2012, Malsam was tapped to drive the No. 19 Toyota full-time for TriStar Motorsports, securing a full season sponsorship from G-Oil. He posted a best finish of sixth in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, but was released from the team in late September.In 2014, Malsam returned to NASCAR, joining Turner Scott Motorsports to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet on a limited basis in the Camping World Truck Series. He had two top 10s and three top 5s with a best finish of second at Talladega.
Images File:TaylorMalsam2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg|Malsam in 2010File:19 Tayler Malsam 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg|2012 Nationwide carFile:TaylerMalsamBesideHisOutlawSprintBadlands2016.jpg|Malsam (right) beside his 2016 Sprint Car at Badlands Motor Speedway
Motorsports career results ===NASCAR===(key) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )====Nationwide Series==== NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35  Pts Ref 2010 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH11 KEN35 ROA15 NHA35 DAY18 CHI GTY18 IRP IOW27 GLN12 MCH14 BRI CGV23 ATL RCH33 DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 41st 1045  2012 TriStar Motorsports 19 DAY6 PHO20 LVS16 BRI18 CAL16 TEX25 RCH25 TAL24 DAR31 IOW29 CLT20 DOV16 MCH21 ROA30 KEN23 DAY15 NHA20 CHI25 IND29 IOW22 GLN CGV14 BRI12 ATL18 RCH19 CHI18 KEN23 DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 15th 609 ====Camping World Truck Series==== NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  Pts Ref 2008 Cunningham Motorsports 41 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI36 GTW NHA LVS TAL MARDNQ ATL TEX PHO 71st 155  Bill Davis Racing 24 Toyota HOM21 2009 Randy Moss Motorsports 81 DAY10 CAL24 ATL13 MAR14 KAN11 CLT8 DOV12 TEX9 MCH6 MLW7 MEM16 KEN13 IRP7 NSH9 BRI31 CHI23 IOW10 GTW5 NHA20 LVS10 MAR28 TAL27 TEX18 PHO17 HOM15 12th 3026  2010 Kyle Busch Motorsports 56 DAY17 ATL13 MAR14 NSH17 KAN22 DOV20 CLT13 TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA 23rd 1265  Randy Moss Motorsports 25 LVS13 MAR TAL TEX21 PHO18 HOM10 2011 DAYDNQ PHODNQ DAR29 MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 71st 15  2014 Turner Scott Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY MAR KAN5 CLT25 DOV TEX13 GTW10 KEN13 IOW23 ELD POC MCH4 BRI MSP CHI23 NHA LVS9 TAL2 MAR TEX21 PHO HOM19  21st 362  Season still in progress Ineligible for series points===ARCA Re/Max Series===(key) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23  Pts Ref 2007 Mark Gibson Racing 56 Dodge DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 33 166th 65  2008 Cunningham Motorsports 4 DAY 18 SLM 31 IOW 10 KAN 14 CAR 14 KEN 11 TOL13  POC 3 MCH 18 CAY 11  KEN 19 BLN 12 POC 22 NSH 13 ISF 5 DSF 13 CHI 39 SLM 20 NJE 3 TAL 37 TOL 8 9th 4410
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