Strickler has been racing in the DIRTcar UMP modified dirt car series since 2014.[2] He won the first two runnings of the modified portion of the Dirt Short Track Classic at Charlotte Motor Speedway,[3] and won the event for a third time in 2020.[4] Strickler usually drives a No. 8 modified car,[5] usually for his own self-owned team.[6]
Dirt late models
In 2019, Strickler began racing late models for Wells Motorsports.[6] In early September 2020, he raced against an invitation-only field of top late model drivers at Eldora Speedway for $50,000-to-win. He led 65 of 67 laps but cut a tire while leading on the final lap.[1][7] Later that month, he scored his first major late model victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race at I-80 Speedway.[8]
For the 2021 racing season, Strickler signed to run full-time on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for PCC Motorsports.[7] In January 2021, he scored his first victory on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, winning the Sunshine Nationals finale at Volusia Speedway Park.[9]
NASCAR
Strickler began his NASCAR career at the 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby;[10] he drove for MB Motorsports, starting 23rd and finishing 31st due to a crash.[11][12] The following year, he returned to the Truck Series' Eldora race with DGR-Crosley,[13] finishing 18th.[14] Strickler returned to the Truck Series in 2021 to drive in the new race at the Knoxville dirt track (which replaced Eldora on the schedule) as a last-minute replacement for Spencer Boyd in the No. 20 for Young's Motorsports.[15]
Personal life
Strickler was born in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania and moved to North Carolina in 2006 to further his racing career, where he lives with his wife and two children.[3][dead link] When not racing, he worked for former NASCAR teams Rusty Wallace Racing and Robby Gordon Motorsports.[6]
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.)