Tanner Walton

Tanner Charles Walton (born July 11th, 1983) is an American driver currently competing in the ISCRA Can-Am Cup Series. He is currently driving the No. 30 Advocare Ford Mustang for Ross Castillo Racing. He won the ISCRA FedEx Cup championship in 2013 and the ISCRA Permatex Pro championship in 2004, both while driving for Team Cherikee, as well as the 2016 Armory Digital 500 while driving for Ross Castillo Racing.

Early Career
Walton began racing in his early teens in the Modified divison at Bowman-Gray Stadium, picking up multiple wins and the track championship in 1999. From there, he moved to racing full-time in the ISCRA Grainger Modified Division, winning the series championship in 2001.

2002-2005: Pro Series
In 2002, Walton signed a two-year contract with Lawson Performance Racing in the ISCRA Permatex Pro Series. He would finish 2002 fifteenth in the points, scoring three top-tens and a surprise third place at Kentucky Speedway. 2003 was more of the same, though he scored his first win at Texas Motor Speedway after a late-race caution.

After 2003, Walton signed another two-year contract, this time with Team Cherikee. He was contracted to drive the No. 5 Ford Taurus with sponsorship from Meijer for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. 2004 started well, as Walton finished third at Daytona in a relatively clean race. The ball began to roll quickly, and Walton found himself with nearly a full race lead on second in points by the second race at Richmond. Walton maintained this insurmountable lead through the end of the season as he won the ISCRA Permatex Pro championship. In the offseason, Team Cherikee announced that Walton would drive for the team in the Cup Series in addition to fulfilling his second year in the Pro Series. Walton would finish fifth in the final standings in 2005, winning three races and scoring sixteen top 10s.

2005-present: Cup Series
Walton kicked off his rookie campaign with a bang - in his Gatorade Duel, he wrecked just after halfway when Jacqueline Barnett misjudged and caught his left rear quarter panel exiting the trioval. Walton would rebound to finish thirteenth in his first Daytona 500. Walton went winless in 2005 on the Cup side, though he still scored twelve top-tens and finished fifth in the standings.