Brandonbilt Motorsports

Last updated

Brandonbilt Motorsports
BrandonbiltMotorsportsLogo.png
Owner(s)Jerry Brown
Base Fredericksburg, Virginia
Series NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race drivers68. Brandon Brown, Austin Dillon, Kris Wright
Sponsors68. Sent Galaxy, Zero FG Energy Drink, US Army, Jabs Construction, Solid Rock Carriers, Trade the Chain, Brandonbilt Foundations, Larry's Hard Lemonade, CAT Trailer Sales, Maestro's, F.N.B. Corporation, Wright Chevrolet, GMC Hummer EV, iHeartRadio, Big Dog Energy
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Career
DebutXfinity Series:
2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Latest raceXfinity Series:
2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Drivers' Championships Total: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 1
Xfinity Series: 1
Camping World Truck Series: 0
Pole positions Total: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 0

Brandonbilt Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team was owned by Jerry Brown, who is Southern National Motorsports Park's co-owner. [1] [2] [3] The team fielded the No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Brandon Brown, Austin Dillon, and Kris Wright.

Contents

Xfinity Series

Car No. 68 history

Brandon Brown driving the No. 68 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021 Brandon brown (51308482689).jpg
Brandon Brown driving the No. 68 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021

On May 20, 2019, the team announced that it would expand to two cars for the Alsco 300 that weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brandon Brown was announced as driver, and Vero was announced as sponsor. [4] Jeff Stankiewicz was later confirmed as crew chief.

Before the 2020 season, Brown moved full-time to the No. 68, and picked up industry insider Doug Randolph as crew chief. [5]

During the 2021 season, Brown scored a career-best finish of third at Phoenix in March, followed by a fourth-place finish at Charlotte in May. This was bested by his first career win in October at Talladega. [6]

On December 30, 2021, it was announced that LGBcoin.io will serve as his full-time sponsor throughout the 2022 season. [7] On January 5, 2022, Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports reported that NASCAR rejected the sponsorship. [8] Due to sponsorship issues the team announced that Austin Dillon would replace Brown at Indy RC with sponsorship from Maestro's. The team closed after the 2022 season due to a lack of sponsorship.

Car No. 68 results

YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPts
2019 Brandon Brown 68 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT
20
POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN MOH
24
CLT
17
DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
13
40th84
Dillon Bassett NHA
DNQ
Will Rodgers IOW
28
GLN
Mason Diaz BRI
38
ROA DAR IND LVS RCH
2020 Brandon Brown 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
14th732
2021 DAY
6
DAY
8
HOM
34
LVS
11
PHO
3
ATL
33
MAR
27
TAL
7
DAR
24
DOV
10
COA
26
CLT
4
MOH
6
TEX
13
NSH
35
POC
15
ROA
11
ATL
31
NHA
17
GLN
12
IND
34
MCH
40
DAY
34
DAR
28
RCH
8
BRI
14
LVS
22
TAL
1
CLT
22
TEX
33
KAN
14
MAR
36
PHO
20
18th620
2022 DAY
10
CAL
11
LVS
29
PHO
13
ATL
18
COA
20
RCH
8
MAR
34
TAL
30
DOV
18
DAR
35
TEX
15
CLT
17
PIR
12
NSH
11
ROA
34
ATL
33
NHA
3
POC
13
MCH
13
DAY
4
TEX
24
TAL
33
21st555
Austin Dillon IND
26
Kris Wright GLN
34
DAR
36
KAN
20
BRI
25
CLT
38
LVS
24
HOM
27
MAR
26
PHO
26

Car No. 86 history

Brandon Brown driving the No. 86 in 2019 at Road America 86BrandonBrown2019CTECH180.jpg
Brandon Brown driving the No. 86 in 2019 at Road America

Brown ran three Xfinity Series races in 2016 with a partnership with GMS Racing. [9] The team finished 29th in its debut race, at Richmond International Raceway. There were a few bumps in the road, such as withdrawing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but improved its finishes in all three of its races, culminating with a 23rd in the season's final race. [10]

On January 2, 2018, it was announced that Brown would return to the No. 86 car for the season-opening PowerShares QQQ 300 as well as a partial schedule in the No. 90 car. [11]

On September 21, 2018, it was announced that Brandonbilt Motorsports would be competing full-time in the 2019 Xfinity Series under the rebranding title of BMS. The team later announced it would run the number 86. [11]

On January 3, 2019, it was announced that driver Brandon Brown had taken an executive role within the organization. Brown stated it would not affect his driving duties and he was looking forward to the opportunity. [11]

Car No. 86 results

YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233OwnersPts
2016 Brandon Brown 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
2018 DAY
36
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
24
2019 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
19th540
Mason Diaz RCH
36
CLT
30
Will Rodgers MOH
12
CLT
28
HOM
22

Car No. 90 history

Brandon Brown driving the No. 90 at Richmond Raceway in 2017 Brandon Brown Richmond 2017.jpg
Brandon Brown driving the No. 90 at Richmond Raceway in 2017

On January 5, 2017, it was announced that Brown would attempt to run at least 10 races driving the No. 86 Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, starting with the season opener at Daytona. Adam Brenner was named the crew chief, and Coastal Carolina University was announced to be the primary sponsor for all but one of the races. [12] The team never entered the Daytona race, and Brandonbilt formed a partnership the following week with King Autosport to have Brown's ten races be in the No. 90 and having Mario Gosselin be the listed owner. [13] Brian Henderson drove for the team at Watkins Glen, finishing 33rd. [14]

On January 2, 2018, it was announced that Brown would return to the Xfinity Series and the 90 in 2018, mixing short tracks, intermediate tracks, and superspeedways. [11]

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 44 history

Although not officially part of the team, Brandonbilt announced that it would use the No. 44 of Martins Motorsports for "select races" in the 2017 season. [15] Brown DNQed at Daytona International Speedway and made the race at spring Martinsville race in the No. 44, Brown was scheduled to attempt also Charlotte, Eldora and fall Martinsville race, [15] but the future of the team was in question after Martins moved up to the Xfinity Series and shut down the No. 44 truck. [16] The team abandoned the No. 44 and went back to the No. 86.

Truck No. 86 history

The team debuted in 2014, running three races. [17] Brown turned in finishes of 25th at Iowa Speedway in his first Truck start, [18] 19th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in his second start, [19] and 24th at Martinsville Speedway in his third. [20] He failed to turn in a lead lap finish, but finished all three races. In 2015, the team ran five races. [21] Brown failed to qualify for four others. An oil line failure caused the team's first failure to finish, in the Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. [22] Even with four races where the team did not qualify, Brown improved to a then-best finish of 14th at the Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway. [23] In the season's final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Brown's truck stalled after two laps and retired with transmission problems. [24]

The team ran half the schedule in 2016, [25] and Brown finished fourth in the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 with funding from NCaseIt Sports Displays. [26] The team failed to finish its first race of the year in the Jacob Companies 200, when suspension troubles hampered the team's efforts. [27] Brown would not crack the top ten for the rest of the season, and finished last at Gateway Motorsports Park. [28] During 2016, Brandonbilt developed an alliance with Mike Harmon Racing, resulting in Tim Viens running one race for the team. [29]

The No. 86 returned to the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2017 but failed to qualify. [30] The team signed Mason Diaz to drive the No. 86 at Martinsville Speedway. [31] Diaz made a splash during qualifying [32] and scored stage points in Stage One before a cut tire ended his hopes of a good run. [33]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Sieg</span> American racing driver (born 1987)

Ryan Shane Sieg is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 39 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing. He is the younger brother of late former driver Shane Sieg and older brother of current teammate Kyle Sieg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Joe Martins</span> American racing driver (born 1986)

Thomas Joseph Martins is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. He currently competes part-time in Asphalt Super Late Model competition, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gray Gaulding</span> American racing driver (born 1998)

Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 08 Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang for SS-Green Light Racing and part time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Jones (racing driver)</span> American racing driver (born 1997)

Brandon Alexander Jones is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports, as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet SS for Cook Racing Technologies. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series East in the past.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Black Jr.</span> American racing driver (born 1991)

Raymond Black Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-Green Light Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Brown (racing driver)</span> American racing driver (born 1993)

Brandon Lee Brown is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving for several teams including the No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro for Brandonbilt Motorsports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">B. J. McLeod Motorsports</span> American auto race team

B. J. McLeod Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by B. J. McLeod and his wife, Jessica. The team currently fields No. 78 part-time for B. J. McLeod.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaver Motorsports</span> American stock car racing team

Beaver Motorsports is an American drag racing team. The team currently fields a Chevrolet Pro Stock entry in the NHRA. Beaver Motorsports formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austin Hill</span> American racing driver (born 1994)

Austin Edward Hill is an American professional stock car racing driver and former team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the same team. Hill previously owned NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series team Austin Hill Racing from 2013 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spencer Boyd</span> American racing driver (born 1995)

Spencer Paul Boyd is an American professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 76 Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises, a team he co-owns with Chris Miller. Boyd has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harrison Burton</span> American racing driver (born 2000)

Harrison Brian Burton is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Racing. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Jeff Burton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Hightower</span> American racing driver

Brandon Allen Hightower 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Benjamin</span> American racing driver (born 1997)

Kyle S. Benjamin is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 15 for LFR Chassis, and part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 44 and 45 Chevrolet Silverados for Niece Motorsports. Benjamin has also competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is a member of the 2015 NASCAR Next class and has formerly competed in the K&N Pro Series East with Ranier Racing with MDM. Benjamin became the youngest winner in the ARCA Racing Series in 2013 at 15 years, 9 months, and 22 days, and held the record until Todd Gilliland broke it in 2015, when his first ARCA win came at 15 years and 2 days.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alpha Prime Racing</span> American stock car racing team

Alpha Prime Racing is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team was founded in 2009 by Craig Martins, and fields the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Ryan Ellis full-time, the No. 44 for Brennan Poole full-time, and the No. 45 part-time for multiple drivers. The team was inactive from 2018 to 2019 and changed to their current name starting with the 2022 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Mills (racing driver)</span> American racing driver (born 1996)

Matthew Robert Mills is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faith Motorsports (Truck Series team)</span> NASCAR Truck Series team

Faith Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Whelen All-American Series. The team was owned by Shane Lamb, and fielded entries for Matt Mills and Donnie Levister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shane Lee (racing driver)</span> American racing driver

Shane S. Lee is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35 and Toyota Supra/Ford Mustangs for Emerling-Gase Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mason Diaz</span> American racing driver

Mason A. Diaz is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes for Ferrier-McClure Racing, driving their No. 44 Toyota part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dawson Cram</span> American racing driver

Dawson Kevin Cram is an American professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. From 2017 to 2021 he ran for his own race team that he co-owned with his family, being the youngest team owner in NASCAR history at only the age of 16.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Van Alst</span> American racing driver

Gregory Michael Van Alst is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet SS/Ford Fusion for his own team, Greg Van Alst Motorsports.

References

  1. "Jerry Brown Owner Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  2. "Recent news on Brandon Brown - Brandonbilt Motorsports-86-CWT - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  3. "Growing Pains for All in the Family". RACE22.com. December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  4. Page, Scott (May 20, 2019). "Brandonbilt Motorsports to run two teams in Charlotte XFINITY race". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  5. Albino, Dustin (September 3, 2020). "Eyes on Xfinity: Brandon Brown & Brandonbilt Motorsports: From Part-Time Team to Playoff Bubble". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. "Brandon Brown wins first Xfinity race after darkness falls at Talladega". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. Staff, Speedway Digest. "Cryptocurrency Meme Coin LGBcoin.io Announced as Full Season Primary Partner for Brandonbilt Motorsports". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  8. "Cryptocurrency Meme Coin LGBcoin.io Serving as Primary Partner for Brandonbilt Motorsports in 2022 UPDATES". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. Koelle, Christian (August 12, 2016). "The Motorsports News Source: Brandon Brown to Make Xfinity Series Debut at Richmond". The Motorsports News Source. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  10. "Driver Brandon Brown 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Brandon Brown Set for 10 XFINITY Series Races in 2018". www.frontstretch.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  12. "Brandon Brown Sets 2017 Part-Time NASCAR XFINITY, Trucks Schedule". Frontstretch. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  13. "Brandon Brown Hoping for Strong Martinsville Run – POPULAR SPEED". www.popularspeed.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  14. "Driver Brian Henderson 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Brandonbilt Motorsports, Martins Motorsports Combine For Select 2017 Races". Kickin' The Tires. February 13, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  16. "Martins Motorsports Returns to NASCAR XFINITY Series". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  17. "Brandon Brown 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  18. "2014 American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  19. "2014 UNOH 175 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  20. "2014 Kroger 200 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  21. "Brandon Brown 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  22. "2015 Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  23. "2015 Lucas Oil 200 - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  24. "LASTCAR.info: TRUCKS: Brandon Brown Last At Homestead; Caleb Roark Repeats As LASTCAR Champ". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  25. "Brandon Brown 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  26. "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Paint Schemes". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  27. "LASTCAR.info: TRUCKS: Austin Wayne Self scores first Truck Series last-place run for #22 since 2009". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  28. "TRUCKS: Brandon Brown out early during wild night at Gateway". brock.lastcar.info. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  29. "Driver Tim Viens 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  30. "05/19/2017 race: N.C. Education Lottery 200 (Truck) - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  31. "Entry List: Texas Roadhouse 200". www.frontstretch.com. October 24, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  32. "Mason Diaz Impresses In Martinsville Qualifying". Race Chaser Online. October 28, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  33. Fleischman, Noah. "Brentsville's Mason Diaz makes NASCAR truck series debut at Martinsville Speedway". Prince William Times. Retrieved January 31, 2018.