Brian Till (born March 26, 1960 in

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), is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the

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Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992–1995 seasons with 20 career starts.

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. In

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, he joined the Indy Lights series and won the race at Mid-Ohio. In

he ran 20 races, including the

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, 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

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but has also worked sports car and

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broadcasts for Fox Sports. On

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, 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

American Open Wheel

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CART

References

External links

Driver Database Profile
1960 births Living people Indianapolis 500 drivers Indy Lights drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Trans-Am Series drivers Motorsport announcers Racing drivers from Houston Sportspeople from Houston Barber Pro Series drivers SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Dale Coyne Racing drivers A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers