Brian Tyler (born October 27, 1967, in Albion, Michigan) is an American auto racing driver.
Brian Tyler | |||||||
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Born | Albion, Michigan | October 27, 1967||||||
Achievements | 1996, 1997 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion 2006 USAC Payless Little 500, Anderson, IN. Winner. | ||||||
Awards | 1997 USAC Silver Crown Series Most Improved Driver Inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007[1] | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 63rd (2001) | ||||||
First race | 2001 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last race | 2005 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 104th (2002) | ||||||
First race | 2002 Michigan 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
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IndyCar Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 18th (1998) | ||||||
First race | 1998 Indy 200 (Disney) | ||||||
Last race | 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 (Disney) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 17, 2019. |
He was a back-to-back USAC National Sprint car Champion for Larry Contos Racing in 1996 and 1997.[1] He made 10 starts in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 1998 and 1999 for 3 different teams with a best finish of 6th at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He attempted, but failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 both those years.[2]
Tyler has 9 NASCAR Busch Series starts, and one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start, all made between 2001 and 2005. He also has 11 ARCA stock car starts to his credit.[3]
Tyler continues to race in the USAC Silver Crown Series and make occasional ARCA appearances. He finished 7th in the USAC Silver Crown National Championship in 2010[4]
Awards
- 1997 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion
- 1997 USAC Silver Crown Series Most Improved Driver
- 1996 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion
- 2006 USAC Payless Little 500, Anderson, IN. Winner.
- Inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007[1]
Motorsports career results
Indy Racing League
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1998 | Chitwood Motorsports | Dallara IR8 | 17 | Oldsmobile | WDW 19 |
PHX 17 |
18th | 140 | [5] | |||||||||
Byrd-Cunningham Racing | G-Force GF01B | 10 | INDY Rpl |
TXS | ||||||||||||||
Team Pelfrey | Dallara IR8 | 81 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | NHM 14 |
DOV 12 |
CLT 16 |
PPIR 16 |
ATL 21 |
TX2 13 |
LVS 6 | ||||||||
1999 | Truscelli Team Racing | G-Force GF01C | 33 | WDW 14 |
PHX | CLT | 37th | 16 | [6] | |||||||||
ISM Racing | 36 | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPI | ATL | DOV | PP2 | LVS | TX2 |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1998 | G-Force GF01B | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Raced by Mike Groff | Byrd-Cunningham Racing | |
1999 | G-Force GF01C | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | DNQ | ISM Racing |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2005 | Woodland Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL 6 |
LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | 40th | 920 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | BLN 2 |
POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL 6 |
DSF 26 |
CHI | SLM | TAL 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 22 | DAY 22 |
NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 134th | 120 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | Hattori Woodland Racing | 01 | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | 75th | 315 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Woodland Racing | 25 | ISF 3 |
DSF 31 |
CHI | SLM | NJM | TAL | TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Stringer Motorsports | 90 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF 30 |
CHI | TOL | DSF 8 |
NJM | SLM | KAN | CAR | 87th | 260 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY | PBE | SLM | TEX | TAL | TOL | POC 31 |
MCH | IOW | MFD | POC | BLN | NJM | ISF | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | 128th | 75 | [17] |
References
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