Zachary Tinkle
Zachary Tinkle (born July 3, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 06 for Wayne Peterson Racing. Racing career. Early racing career. Tinkle would first start racing go karts and mini cup cars in the mid 2010s. In 2014, he would win the Rookie of the Year award in the Central States Region Super Cups. He would then win the series championship in 2017. Tinkle won the Rockford Speedway MiniCup division championship in 2016. In 2018, Tinkle moved to the Vore’s Welding  CRA Late Model Sportsman championship, and placed 5th in the championship. In 2019, he would return to the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman championship, and would score 2 wins en route to the series championship, he would also win the 2019 CRA Late Model Sportsman Triple Crown and the 2019 Anderson Speedway McGunegill Engines Late Model Series championship. He is the first driver to have won all three in the same year. In 2020, Tinkle would run Part-Time in the JEG'S / CRA All-Stars Tour and would place 7th in the championship. He would Again compete  Part-Time in 2021. He would also partake in Speedweeks at New Smyrna Speedway in the Pro Late Model division, Where he would score 1 fastest qualifier and place 7th in points. In 2021, his racing career would come to a halt when his father, Brad Tinkle, had a stroke. Tinkle would start a GoFundMe in order to help pay medical bills and restart his racing career. ARCA Menards Series. Tinkle would announce that he had signed for one race with Wayne Peterson Racing on July 15, 2021 after Peterson needed a driver for the race. Peterson was impressed with  Tinkle's performance, and would him sign him for three more races that year. After Tim Richmond was injured at the 2021 Henry Ford Health System 200, Tinkle was announced to replace Richmond for the last four races of the season. He would return to Wayne Peterson Racing for a majority of the schedule in 2022. ARCA Menards Series East. Tinkle was scheduled make his debut in the 2021 Pensacola 200 in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season, driving the No. 22 for Brandon Oakley Racing. However, the team would withdraw. He would instead make his debut in the  2021 Bush's Beans 200 for Richmond Clubb Motorsports.