Brandon Whitt

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Brandon Whitt
Born (1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 (age 41)
El Cajon, California
Awards2002 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish76th (2006)
First race 2006 Checker Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
31 races run over 2 years
Best finish40th (2009)
First race 2008 Dollar General 300 (Chicago)
Last race 2009 NorthernTool.com 250 (Milwaukee)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
58 races run over 4 years
Best finish18th (2005)
First race 2003 Lucas Oil 250 (Mesa Marin)
Last race 2007 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Atlanta)
First win 2005 O'Reilly 200 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
152
Statistics current as of September 19, 2012.

Brandon Whitt (born October 15, 1982) [1] is an American former stock car racing driver. A third-generation racer, he has run in all three of NASCAR's top divisions. He is the older cousin of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Cole Whitt.

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Racing career

Whitt's #61 before his final race for Specialty Racing at Milwaukee BrandonWhittFordMilwaukeeMile2009.jpg
Whitt's #61 before his final race for Specialty Racing at Milwaukee

Whitt won the Rookie of the Year title in NASCAR's Southwest Touring division in 2002 while attending college, [2] and made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 2003, [3] driving the #38 Chevrolet Silverado for Clean Line Motorsports, a team his father owned. He finished thirteenth in his debut, and ran six additional races that season, his best finish a thirteenth at California Speedway. [4]

In 2004, Whitt and his team ran the Truck Series full-time with sponsorship from McMillin Homes and running Ford F-150s. Despite not finishing any race higher than 12th in his rookie season, Whitt finished 19th in the final standings. [5]

During the 2005 season, his team was purchased by Jeff Hammond and Tom DeLoach, renamed Red Horse Racing and switched to Toyota. [6] He won his first race at Memphis Motorsports Park (from the pole) after taking the lead from a spinning Ron Hornaday Jr. on the last lap. [7] [8] He was dismissed from the team at the end of the season, leaving him out of a ride. However, Whitt soon signed with ARCA Racing Series team CLR Racing. [9] In 2006, he attempted his first NEXTEL Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway with CJM Racing and qualified 37th, but finished 43rd. [10] He was scheduled to run with CJM for 12 races in 2007, but those plans changed when Whitt was released from the ride. [11] Whitt drove one race later that season for Red Horse at Atlanta, where he finished twenty-third. [12]

Midway through 2008, he signed to drive for Specialty Racing in the Nationwide Series. On June 22, 2009, Whitt announced that he has left Specialty Racing and the #61 team. He has not raced since.

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.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
2006 CJM Racing 72 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO
43		 HOM
DNQ		76th34 [13]
2007 DAY
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A- [14]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2007 CJM Racing Chevrolet DNQ

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2008 Specialty Racing 61 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI
41		 GTY
28		 IRP
35		 MCH
32		 BRI
33		 CAL
25		 RCH
28		 DOV
23		 KAN
27		 CLT
21		 MEM
28		 TEX
40		 PHO
30		 HOM
38		46th1087 [15]
62 CGV
38		 GLN
40
2009 61 DAY
37		 CAL
23		 LVS
24		 BRI
24		 TEX
23		 NSH
30		 PHO
26		 TAL
30		 RCH
30		 DAR
25		 CLT
29		 DOV
20		 NSH
20		 KEN
24		 MLW
30		 NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 40th1260 [16]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2003 Clean Line Motorsports 38 Chevy DAY DAR MMR
19		 MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN
26		 KEN
30		 GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL
13		 LVS
26		 SBO TEX
34		 MAR PHO HOM
35		40th592 [17]
2004 Ford DAY
22		 ATL
20		 MAR
14		 MFD
18		 CLT
18		 DOV
31		 TEX
22		 MEM
15		 MLW
15		 KAN
23		 KEN
14		 GTW
23		 MCH
28		 IRP
20		 NSH
17		 BRI
31		 RCH
17		 NHA
19		 LVS
13		 CAL
35		 TEX
15		 MAR
12		 PHO
20		 DAR
14		 HOM
26		19th2569 [18]
2005 Red Horse Racing Toyota DAY
28		 CAL
23		 ATL
15		 MAR
29		 GTY
33		 MFD
30		 CLT
23		 DOV
32		 TEX
15		 MCH
34		 MLW
13		 KAN
16		 KEN
6		 MEM
1		 IRP
24		 NSH
23		 BRI
20		 RCH
33		 NHA
27		 LVS
9		 MAR
3		 ATL
8		 TEX
15		 PHO
19		 HOM
29		18th2602 [19]
2007 Red Horse Racing 1 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL
23		 TEX PHO HOM 92nd94 [20]
2008 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 47 Chevy DAY CAL
QL†		 ATL MAR NA- [21]
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford KAN
QL‡		 CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
† - Qualified for A. J. Allmendinger · ‡ - Qualified for Jon Wood

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2006 CLR Racing 57 Ford DAY
DNQ		 NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF 144th100 [22]
Brandon Whitt Racing 51 Dodge CHI
31		 SLM TAL IOW
2007 Toyota DAY
34		 USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 173rd60 [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "SWS: Brandon Whitt wins Rookie of the Year". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. ↑ "CLR Racing Teams With Brandon Whitt For Daytona". ARCA Racing. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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  5. ↑ "Driver Brandon Whitt 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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  7. ↑ Dutton, Monte (September 1, 2005). "Patience Pays Off". The Bryan Times . Bryan, OH. p. 15. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Nate (December 15, 2005). "Who's Next?: NASCAR champ Biffle sees potential in driver Brandon Whitt". Spirit of Jefferson Farmer's Advocate. Charles Town, WV. p. 13. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  9. ↑ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - Truck Series Archives". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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  11. ↑ "Lagasse's Release A Short-Sighted Move, Long-Term Problem for NNS". Frontstretch. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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