Brian Swartzlander

Brian Swartzlander drove his first race in a Claimer division car in 1978 at Lernerville Speedway. He has since competed and been victorious at Sportsman's Speedway, Tri-City Speedway, Mercer Raceway Park, Challenger Raceway, Latrobe Speedway, Marion Center Raceway, Pittsburgh Motor Speedway, Hickory Speedway, Central PA Speedway, Thunder Mountain Speedway and Dog Hollow Speedway in Pennsylvania; Sharon Speedway and Raceway 7 in Ohio; and Tyler County Speedway in West Virginia.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Swartzlander was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2018.^[2][6]

Swartzlander comes from a racing family. His grandfather, Neal, was a regular on the NASCAR Sportsman circuit (predecessor of the Xfinity series) before Brian's dad, Mel, got behind the wheel. His cousin, Dick Swartzlander, was a front-runner in both Late Models and Sprint Cars in western Pennsylvania.^[2][6]