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Brandon Brown
Brown at Road America in 2019
BornBrandon L. Brown
(1993-09-14) September 14, 1993 (age 31)
Woodbridge, Virginia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
86 races run over 5 years
Car no., teamNo. 68 (Brandonbilt Motorsports)
2020 position11th
Best finish11th (2020)
First race2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
22 races run over 4 years
2017 position97th
Best finish25th (2016)
First race2014 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa)
Last race2017 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 7, 2020.

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.

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

Brown's No. 68 Xfinity car in 2019

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

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 Ref
2016 Brandonbilt Motorsports 86 Chevy 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
29 		CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN
25 		TEX PHO HOM
23 		117th 01 [13]
2017 90 DAY ATL
23 		LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH
25 		TAL CLT DOV
17 		POC MCH
33 		IOW DAY
37 		KEN
DNQ 		NHA IND IOW
29 		GLN MOH BRI
25 		ROA DAR
20 		RCH
27 		CHI KEN DOV
25 		CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 36th 110 [14]
2018 86 DAY
36 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI HOM
24 		42nd 94 [15]
90 RCH
19 		TAL DOV
28 		CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR
18 		IND LVS RCH CLT DOV
22 		KAN TEX
18 		PHO
2019 86 DAY
18 		ATL
13 		LVS
17 		PHO
15 		CAL
15 		TEX
17 		BRI
23 		TAL
15 		DOV
13 		POC
13 		MCH
26 		IOW
31 		CHI
22 		DAY
6 		KEN
17 		NHA
16 		IOW
27 		GLN
18 		BRI
12 		ROA
37 		DAR
33 		IND
28 		LVS
16 		RCH
34 		DOV
11 		KAN
18 		TEX
25 		PHO
20 		15th 574 [16]
RSS Racing 93 Chevy RCH
20
Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Chevy CLT
20 		MOH
24 		CLT
17 		HOM
13
2020 DAY
7 		LVS
11 		CAL
33 		PHO
12 		DAR
13 		CLT
8 		BRI
7 		ATL
12 		HOM
14 		HOM
36 		TAL
11 		POC
33 		IND
11 		KEN
27 		KEN
13 		TEX
10 		KAN
11 		ROA
12 		DAY
34 		DOV
14 		DOV
16 		DAY
26 		DAR
17 		RCH
18 		RCH
11 		BRI
12 		LVS
15 		TAL
9 		CLT
26 		KAN
13 		TEX
5 		MAR
18 		PHO
12 		11th 2170 [17]
2021 DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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
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

  1. ^ "Team Event Rosters – Texas Motor Speedway – Saturday, October 24, 2020" (PDF). NASCAR. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Brandon". Brandon Brown. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "TRUCKS: Brandon Brown Last At Homestead; Caleb Roark Repeats As LASTCAR Champ". LASTCAR. November 23, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Brandon Brown Making NASCAR Debut at Iowa". Race 22. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "2014 American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Bonkowski, Jerry (January 26, 2016). "Dick Vitale predicts Brandon Brown will win Daytona truck race, baby". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Turner, Jared (February 19, 2016). "Johnny Sauter wins wreck-marred NCWTS race at Daytona". Foxsports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Albino, Dustin (January 5, 2017). "Brandon Brown Sets 2017 Part-Time NASCAR XFINITY, Trucks Schedule". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Glover, Luken (October 10, 2020). "Title Hopes End for Brandon Brown, Harrison Burton, Michael Annett & Riley Herbst". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Press Release – Darlington Throwback Weekend". Brandonbilt Motorsports. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  20. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  21. ^ "Brandon Brown – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2019.


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