Brian Tyler is an American

United States

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 auto racing

Auto racing

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 driver.

He was a back-to-back USAC

United States Automobile Club

The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...

 National Sprint car

Sprint car racing

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 Champion for Larry Contos Racing in 1996 and 1997. He made 10 starts in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series

IndyCar Series

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 in 1998 and 1999 for 3 different teams with a best finish of 6th at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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. He attempted, but failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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 both those years.

Tyler has 9 NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Busch Series

Busch Series

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 starts, and one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Craftsman Truck Series

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 start, all made between 2001 and 2005. He also has 11 ARCA

Automobile Racing Club of America

Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager. The ARCA RE/MAX Series races stock cars similar to those seen in past years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and indeed most cars...

stock car starts to his credit.

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

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