Brandon Brown (racing driver)

Brandon Brown
Born (1993-09-14) September 14, 1993
Woodbridge, Virginia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Car no., team No. 86 (Brandonbilt Motorsports)
2016 position 117th
Best finish 117th (2016)
First race 2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
21 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 86 (Brandonbilt Motorsports/MAKE Motorsports)
2016 position 25th
Best finish 25th (2016)
First race 2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race 2016 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of September 19, 2016.

Brandon Brown (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Silverado for Brandonbilt Motorsports and MAKE Motorsports, along with competing part-time in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Camaro for Brandonbilt Motorsports.

Racing career

Early career

Brown first started racing when he was ten, driving go-karts at King George Speedway before moving to dirt track racing, winning the 2006 World Karting Association Mid-South Region Jr. championship. Two years later, he won the Jr. Restricted Light and Heavy Division championships, followed by the VKDA Series and Jr. Restricted Light and Heavy Division championships in 2009.[1] In 2010, Brown began competing in the Whelen All-American Series with family-owned Brandonbilt Motorsports,[2] winning a race and eventually the Virginia Rookie of the Year Award.[1] The next year, he won three races at Old Dominion Speedway.[3]

NASCAR

In 2014, Brown made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Iowa Speedway,[3] finishing 25th after starting 27th.[4] He made two more starts in the year, with a best finish of 19th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.[5]

The following year, he attempted eight races, but failed to qualify for three. After starting the season with a 29th-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway,[6] he ended the year with a best finish of 14th at Dover International Speedway.[5]

In the 2016 season opener at Daytona International Speedway, Brown finished a career-best fourth place.[7] With this best finish, the team is attempting to run the full season, and Brown had decent finishes including a 12th place finish at Kansas, after saving his truck. Brown didn't race at Texas and was replaced by Tim Viens with a Mike Harmon truck. Brown continued to compete on a part-time basis in the trucks, including a career-day at Talladega Superspeedway before being hooked by a spinning Ben Rhodes. Brown made his Xfinity Series debut at his home track of Richmond International Raceway in September of 2016.

Personal life

Brown currently is currently a junior at Coastal Carolina University.[8] A member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, he majors in psychology.[1]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brandon". Brandon Brown. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "TRUCKS: Brandon Brown Last At Homestead; Caleb Roark Repeats As LASTCAR Champ". LASTCAR. November 23, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Brandon Brown Making NASCAR Debut at Iowa". Race 22. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2014 American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Bonkowski, Jerry (January 26, 2016). "Dick Vitale predicts Brandon Brown will win Daytona truck race, baby". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Turner, Jared (February 19, 2016). "Johnny Sauter wins wreck-marred NCWTS race at Daytona". Foxsports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Riggs, Kelsey (August 31, 2015). "CCU backs student driving in NASCAR's Truck Series". WBTW. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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