Ed Brown (racing driver)

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Ed Brown (born 1963) is an American businessman and retired race car driver who last competed in the United SportsCar Championship.

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Racing career

He was the overall winner at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring, both for Tequila Patrón ESM. [1] [2]

Brown also competed in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. [3]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Extreme Speed Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Fogarty
Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP233915th7th
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Extreme Speed Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek
Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP234116th10th

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2014 Extreme Speed Motorsports P HPD ARX-03b Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo DAY
7
SEB
5
LBH
7
LS
1
DET
7
WGL
11
MSP
7
IMS
7
ELK
8
COA
4
PET 8th262
2015 Tequila Patrón ESM P HPD ARX-04b 1
HPD ARX-03b 2
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo DAY
14
SEB
8
LBH LS DET WGL MSP ELK COA PET 22nd42
2016 Tequila Patrón ESM P Ligier JS P2 Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo DAY
1
SEB
1
LBH LS DET WGL MSP ELK COA PET 19th72
2017 Tequila Patrón ESM P Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY
7
SEB
10
LBH
9
COA
5
DET
7
WGL MSP ELK LS PET 14th117

    Business career

    Brown was president and CEO of Patrón Spirits Company, and founder of Extreme Speed Motorsports, the racing team for whom he drove. ESM was sponsored by Patrón. [4]

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    References

    1. "Honda, Ligier, ESM win Rolex 24 at Daytona". Autoweek.com. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
    2. AP (2016-03-20). "Tequila Patron ESM wins 12 Hours of Sebring". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
    3. Matt (2016-06-13). "24 Hours of Le Mans Preview: Tequila Patrón ESM". Nasportscar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
    4. "Patron Spirits CEO Ed Brown Doubles As Company's Car Racing Champion". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.