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Rabbit Ears Propel Tyler To Easter Eve Victory
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.
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.
Complete SGMP Feature results at www.PRARacing.com.
The PRA Big Car Series returns to action on May 16th at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Keep checking www.PRARacing.com for details and updates!
PRA Big Car Series South Georgia Motorsports Park
April 7, 2007 - Results
Car No. Driver Start Pos Qualification Time
1 4 Brian Tyler 1 17.256
2 192 Wayne Reutimann, Jr. 5 17.374
3 32 A.J. Fike 3 17.629
4 2 Eric Gordon 2 17.316
5 92 Ryan Newman 9 17.771
6 25 Mark Jessup 7 17.699
7 52 Ron Gregory 8 17.743
8 55 Ryan Smith 16 NT
9 04 Kody Swanson 10 17.805
10 07 Jacob Wilson 14 18.408
11 94 Mike Lichty 11 17.844
12 132 Justin Barger 12 17.913
13 56 Alex Pruett 13 18.347
14 90 Johnny Heidenreich 5 17.448
15 89 Sport Allen 15 18.524
16 77 Chet Fillip 4 17.297
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