Brian Till (born March 26, 1960, in

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), is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the

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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

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in 1986. Not long after, he won the 1990

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with race engineer, Gerald Tyler. In

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, he joined the

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series, again with Tyler and won the race at

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. In

he ran 20 races with Tyler, 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

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in 1995 and finished 9th in points.

Broadcasting career

After retiring as a professional driver, Till worked for the

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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

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. On

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, Till has filled in on the network's IndyCar coverage, particularly on weekends of both an IndyCar and

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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

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* 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 Dale Coyne Racing drivers A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub