Brandon Brown (racing driver)

Brandon Brown
Born (1993-09-14) September 14, 1993
Woodbridge, Virginia
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
11 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 86 (Brandonbilt Motorsports)
2015 position 39th
Best finish 39th (2015)
First race 2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race 2016 Toyota Tundra 250 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of April 2, 2016.

Brandon Brown (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Silverado 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]

Personal life

Brown currently attends 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.)

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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