NHRA star Tanner Gray to switch to NASCAR

Tanner Gray

One of the rising stars of NHRA drag racing will make the jump to NASCAR next season.

Autoweek has learned that current NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock championship leader Tanner Gray will focus on stock car racing in 2019 with the DGR-Crosley team owned by Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series veteran David Gilliland and Crosley Radio CEO Bo LeMastus.

In addition to his dirt outlaw kart experience, Gray, 19, also has made appearances in a Late Model. His younger brother Taylor, is currently forging a similar path in Limited Late Models. The family's shop is based in Denver, North Carolina. More at AutoWeek