Brian Tyler Wins James River Grounds 100

Brian Tyler charged by Bobby East to take the lead on a restart and led the last 14 laps to win the USAC Silver Crown Series James River Grounds 100 this evening at Richmond International Raceway.

The race is a preliminary to the SunTrust Indy Challenge IndyCar Series race, which starts at 8:30 p.m. “under the lights” tonight on the ¾-mile oval.

Tyler of Parma, Mich., crossed the finish line in his Team Six Fatheadz Sunglasses Toyota nearly a second in front of East. Tyler lapped all but eight of his rivals. It was his second Silver Crown Series win at Richmond and his 15^th career Silver Crown Series win.

Pole sitter East of Brownsburg, Ind., led the first 86 laps in his Klatt Enterprises/Club Sport Ford. East said a broken swaybar caused his car to have serious

handling problems late in the race.

Cameron Dodson of Greenfield, Ind., finished third;  Ryan Smith of Kunklettown, Pa., fourth and A.J. Fike of Galesburg, Ill., fifth.