Brandon Hightower
| Brandon Hightower | |||||||
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| Born | Brandon Allen Hightower March 17, 1998 Deville, Louisiana | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||
| Awards | Ark-La-Tex Wing Modified Rookie of the Year (2012) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2018 position | 45th | ||||||
| Best finish | 43rd (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018 Lilly Diabetes 250 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2017 position | 93rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 73rd (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 17, 2018. | |||||||
Brandon Allen Hightower (born March 17, 1998) is an American professional racing driver who currently competes racing sprint cars. He has also raced stock cars, driving in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for MBM Motorsports, JP Motorsports and JD Motorsports, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for MB Motorsports, Contreras Motorsports, B. J. McLeod Motorsports and TJL Motorsports.
Racing career
Early years
Starting at the age of 14, Hightower raced on local dirt tracks, eventually fostering a connection with NASCAR driver David Starr after a chance meeting at a truck stop.[1]
Xfinity Series
Hightower made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in late 2016, driving the No. 13 for MBM Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway.[2] After finishing 35th in the race, he ran six more for MBM to close out the season. His best finish was 25th, which came at Dover International Speedway.[3] He ran three races in early 2017, also with MBM.[4]
On May 22, 2018, it was announced that Hightower would take over JP Motorsports' No. 55 entry for the remainder of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, replacing Stephen Leicht.[5] Hightower drove seven races for the team before suddenly leaving the team; a lawsuit was eventually filed by Hightower against the team but was later dropped. Hightower later said that he would rather race sprint cars than pay $40,000 to drive stock cars like he was paying at JPM.[6] Days later, Hightower announced that he would run the rest of the season's oval races with JD Motorsports,[7] but Iowa was the only race that Hightower drove for JD.
Camping World Truck Series
In 2015, Hightower made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 2015, driving for MB Motorsports at Martinsville Speedway. He finished 27th.[8] One start in 2016, for Contreras Motorsports, yielded a crash at Talladega Superspeedway.[9] Contreras Motorsports announced during the offseason that Hightower would drive full time.[10] He was left without a ride, however, when Contreras shut down the team and sold the assets to D.J. Copp, who formed Copp Motorsports. Hightower returned to his dirt roots at Eldora in 2017, driving the number 1 truck for TJL Motorsports.[11]
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
| NASCAR Xfinity 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | |||
| 2016 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Dodge | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH 35 |
CHI | KEN | DOV 25 |
CLT 34 |
KAN 39 |
TEX 35 |
PHO 26 |
HOM 30 |
43rd | 63 | |||
| 2017 | 40 | Toyota | DAY 13 |
ATL | 54th | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chevy | LVS 38 |
PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Dodge | CAL 38 |
TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||
| 2018 | JP Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT 27 |
POC 32 |
MCH 35 |
IOW 30 |
CHI 26 |
DAY 30 |
KEN 26 |
NHA | 45th | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JD Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | IOW 27 |
GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MBM Motorsports | 66 | Dodge | IND 37 |
LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | MB Motorsports | 08 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 27 |
TEX | 73rd | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | PHO DNQ |
HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Contreras Motorsports | 71 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL 30 |
MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 109th | 01 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | TJL Motorsports | 1 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 24 |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 93rd | 01 | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ^ "Local teenager achieving NASCAR dream". thetowntalk.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Rookie Brandon Hightower to Pilot No. 13 Dodge Charger at Richmond International Raceway". Catchfence. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Brandon Hightower 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Driver Brandon Hightower 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Brandon Hightower joins JP Motorsports; Leicht leaves team". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Albino, Dustin. "JP Motorsports Returning in 2019 Despite Accusations of Missed Payments, Violence". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Kristl, Mark. "NASCAR Xfinity Series: Brandon Hightower, JD Motorsports' Newest Driver". Beyond The Flag. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "Pierce places 22nd in asphalt debut at Martinsville". The Warren County Record. Retrieved May 23, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grant Enfinger scores first NASCAR victory in Talladega trucks race". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Brandon Hightower set to compete full-time for Contreras Motorsports in 2017". Behind The Wheel Blog. December 26, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Beard, Brock (July 18, 2017). "Preliminary Entry List Storylines: Indianapolis and Eldora". LASTCAR. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Brandon Hightower driver statistics at Racing-Reference