Brandon Brown (racing driver)
Brandon L. Brown[1] (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro for Brandonbilt Motorsports.
Brandon Brown | |||||||
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Brown at Road America in 2019 | |||||||
Born | Brandon L. Brown September 14, 1993 Woodbridge, Virginia | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
86 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 68 (Brandonbilt Motorsports) | ||||||
2020 position | 11th | ||||||
Best finish | 11th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
22 races run over 4 years | |||||||
2017 position | 97th | ||||||
Best finish | 25th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 7, 2020. |
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 VDKA Series and Jr. Restricted Light and Heavy Division championships in 2009.[2] In 2010, Brown began competing in the Whelen All-American Series with family-owned Brandonbilt Motorsports,[3] winning a race and eventually the Virginia Rookie of the Year Award.[2] The next year, he won three races at Old Dominion Speedway.[4]
NASCAR
In 2014, Brown made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Iowa Speedway,[4] finishing 25th after starting 27th.[5] He made two more starts in the year, with a best finish of 19th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.[6]
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,[7] he ended the year with a best finish of 14th at Dover International Speedway.[6]
In the 2016 season opener at Daytona International Speedway, Brown finished a career-best fourth place.[8] Brown made his Xfinity Series debut at his home track of Richmond International Raceway in September 2016. Brown increased his Xfinity Series schedule in 2017, with intentions of running ten races in addition to select Truck races.[9]
After driving a full-time Xfinity Series schedule in 2019 for 2 teams, Brown drove the No. 68 Chevrolet for Brandonbilt Motorsports the following year. He made his first appearance in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs, finishing 12th in the regular season standings, but was eliminated following the first round.[10]
Personal life
Brown graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 2018 with a degree in communication;[11] he was also a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[2] The school serves as a primary sponsor on Brown's truck and Xfinity car.[9][12]
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
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2014 | Brandonbilt Motorsports | 86 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW 25 |
ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA 19 |
LVS | TAL | MAR 24 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 64 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | DAY | ATL 29 |
MAR DNQ |
KAN | CLT DNQ |
DOV 14 |
TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN 25 |
ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA 27 |
LVS | TAL | MAR DNQ |
TEX | PHO | HOM 32 |
39th | 93 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||
2016 | DAY 4 |
ATL 19 |
MAR 14 |
KAN 12 |
DOV 31 |
CLT 26 |
TEX | IOW 24 |
KEN 20 |
ELD 22 |
POC 24 |
BRI 23 |
MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL 25 |
MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 25th | 153 | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||
MAKE Motorsports | GTW 32 |
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2017 | Martins Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
ATL | MAR 27 |
KAN | 97th | 01 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brandonbilt Motorsports | 86 | Chevy | CLT DNQ |
DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- "Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020" (PDF). NASCAR. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "Brandon". Brandon Brown. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "TRUCKS: Brandon Brown Last At Homestead; Caleb Roark Repeats As LASTCAR Champ". LASTCAR. November 23, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "Brandon Brown Making NASCAR Debut at Iowa". Race 22. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "2014 American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (January 26, 2016). "Dick Vitale predicts Brandon Brown will win Daytona truck race, baby". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- Turner, Jared (February 19, 2016). "Johnny Sauter wins wreck-marred NCWTS race at Daytona". Foxsports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- Albino, Dustin (January 5, 2017). "Brandon Brown Sets 2017 Part-Time NASCAR XFINITY, Trucks Schedule". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- Glover, Luken (October 10, 2020). "Title Hopes End for Brandon Brown, Harrison Burton, Michael Annett & Riley Herbst". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- "Press Release – Darlington Throwback Weekend". Brandonbilt Motorsports. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- Riggs, Kelsey (August 31, 2015). "CCU backs student driving in NASCAR's Truck Series". WBTW. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "Brandon Brown – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- "Brandon Brown – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Brandon Brown – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Brandon Brown driver statistics at Racing-Reference