Brian Tyler (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 Camping World 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. |
Brian Tyler (born October 27, 1967 in Albion, Michigan) is an American auto racing driver.
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 |
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1998 | Chitwood Motorsports | Dallara IR8 | 17 | Oldsmobile | WDW 19 |
PHX 17 |
18th | 140 | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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[]
NASCAR Busch 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | |
2000 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP DNQ |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | N/A | - | ||||
2001 | DAY | CAR | LVS 33 |
ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI | GTY | PPR | 63rd | 344 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | IRP 26 |
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Ford | MCH 39 |
BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Chevy | MEM 24 |
PHO | CAR 35 |
HOM DNQ |
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2003 | Bost Motorsports | 22 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP 23 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | 113th | 128 | |||||||
94 | Chevy | MEM 43 |
ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Woodland Racing | 40 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP 42 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 148th | 37 | ||
2005 | 80 | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP 41 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 140th | 40 |
Craftsman Truck Series[]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | NCTC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | Team Racing | 25 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MAR | GTY | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | MCH 35 |
IRP | NSH | RCH | TEX | SBO | LVS | CAL | PHO | HOM | 104th | 58 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | Woodland Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | TOL 6 |
MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | 40th | 920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | BLN 2 |
POC | LER | MCH | ISF | TOL 6 |
DSF 26 |
CHI | TAL 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 22 | DAY 22 |
SLM | WIN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 134th | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Hattori Woodland Racing | 01 | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
SLM | IOW | KAN | TOL | POC | MCH | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | 75th | 315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Woodland Racing | 25 | ISF 3 |
DSF 31 |
CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 90 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF 30 |
CHI | TOL | DSF 8 |
NJM | KAN | CAR | 87th | 260 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 23 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | TAL | TOL | POC 31 |
MCH | IOW | BLN | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM | KAN | CAR | 128th | 75 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Brian Tyler Archived July 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame, Retrieved 2010-12-11
- ^ Brian Tyler, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-12-11
- ^ Brian Tyler, Racing Reference, Retrieved 2010-12-11
- ^ 2010 National Silver Crown Championship, USAC Racing, Retrieved 2010-12-11
External links[]
- Brian Tyler driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 1967 births
- People from Albion, Michigan
- Racing drivers from Michigan
- NASCAR drivers
- IndyCar Series drivers
- ARCA Menards Series drivers
- NASCAR people stubs