Brian Tyler wins PRA Race at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Released on = April 9, 2007, 5:23 am
Press Release Author = Premier Racing Association, Inc.
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = Brian Tyler led all 150 laps Saturday night as the PRA Big Car Series began its second season at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Georgia. Tyler was fast qualifier and drew the pole position in the PRA's unique system of determining the top 6 starting positions. Wayne Reutimann, Junior passed A.J. Fike on the last lap to finish 2nd four seconds behind Tyler. Fike ended up 3rd and Eric Gordon was 4th. Nascar Nextel Cup star Ryan Newman was 5th.
Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/9/2007
(Cecil, GA) Brian Tyler led all 150 laps Saturday night as the PRA Big Car Series began its second season at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Georgia. Tyler was fast qualifier and drew the pole position in the PRA's unique system of determining the top 6 starting positions.
Wayne Reutimann, Junior passed A.J. Fike on the last lap to finish 2nd four seconds behind Tyler. Fike ended up 3rd and Eric Gordon was 4th. Nascar Nextel Cup star Ryan Newman was 5th. Complete feature results available at PRARacing.com
The defending PRA Big Car Champion Chet Fillip finished last in the 16 car field, dropping out with mechanical trouble after just 16 laps, bringing out the first caution. The only other caution period was when the cars of Alex Pruett and Mike Lichty hit the second turn wall late in the event, but neither driver was injured.
Tyler was driving the #4 Contos Racing Pink Ford/Beast that Eric Gordon drove to victory in the 2006 opener at Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana.
The top 6 qualifiers drew Easter Eggs with a starting position hidden in each one. After Tyler drew the #1 spot, he taped a pair of pink rabbit ears on the top of his helmet. They stayed there the entire race distance, and Brian credited them with helping the aerodynamics of the car.
The Premier Racing Association (PRA) is primed to revive a great American racing tradition with seven races for the 2006 season. "This is a form of racing that has been packing the grandstands for 50 years," said Smith. Jason McCord and Jason Smith formed the Big Car Series for the former Silver Crown race cars that were "parked" due to the United States Auto Club's car design rules that went into effect last year. There were approximately 60 registered race teams last year and this hugely popular form of open wheel racing regularly attracted fields of 45 to 50 cars. "Team owners must purchase an entirely new car to continue to compete with USAC, stated McCord. " Unfortunately, for many teams it is simply not a viable option."
"With 800-horsepower motors and open wheels, the Big Cars have been a proving ground for some of the greatest names in American racing, from Parnelli Jones to Tony Stewart," said McCord, "If a driver is successful in these cars, they can drive any race car!"
The PRA Big Car Series returns to action on May 16th at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis complete details at www.PRARacing.com.
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