Brian Till (born March 26, 1960, in Houston, Texas), is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992–1995 seasons with 20 career starts.
| Brian Till | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 26, 1960 Houston, Texas |
| Retired | 1995 |
| CART World Series | |
| Years active | 1992–1995 |
| Teams | Robco Racing Turley Motorsports Dale Coyne Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 1993 |
| Previous series | |
| 1991 1990 1986, 1989 | Indy Lights North American Formula Atlantic (East) Barber Saab Pro Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 1990 | North American Formula Atlantic East Series Champion |
Racing career
Till had success early being named Rookie of the Year of the Houston Region of the SCCA in 1986. Not long after, he won the 1990 Atlantic Championship with race engineer, Gerald Tyler. In 1991, he joined the Indy Lights series, again with Tyler and won the race at Mid-Ohio. In CART he ran 20 races with Tyler, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished 12th. Till had three top-ten finishes in CART competition.
Till drove full-time in the Trans-Am Series in 1995 and finished 9th in points.
Broadcasting career
After retiring as a professional driver, Till worked for the American Le Mans Series as a pit reporter for coverage of endurance sports car races and an instructor at the Mid-Ohio High Performance Driving school near Lexington, Ohio.
Currently, Till is contracted to NBC Sports but has also worked sports car and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series broadcasts for Fox Sports. On NBCSN, Till has filled in on the network's IndyCar coverage, particularly on weekends of both an IndyCar and Formula One race on the network. He has been play-by-play announcer on at least one IndyCar Series race per season since 2012.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 23 | 9 | Running |
American Open Wheel
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CART
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Robco | SRF | PHX | LBH 11 | INDY | DET 23 | POR 20 | MIL | NHA 12 | TOR 10 | MIC | CLE 15 | ROA 11 | VAN | MDO 14 | NAZ | LS 27 | 23rd | 8 | [1] | |
| 1993 | Turley | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR 22 | CLE 9 | TOR 13 | MIC | NHA 10 | ROA 22 | VAN | MDO 17 | NAZ 16 | LS 29 | 25th | 7 | [2] | |
| 1994 | Coyne | SRF | PHX 19 | LBH | INDY 12 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIC | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LS | 33rd | 1 | [3] | |
| 1995 | Foyt | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIC | MDO | NHA | VAN 26 | LS | 45th | 0 | [4] |
References
External links
- Brian Till career summary at DriverDB.com