It’s been a true stock car rollercoaster ride and it’s hard for Brown to fathom how quickly his racing career has evolved. He is committed, however, to enjoy every opportunity that comes his way.
On Wednesday, Richard Childress Racing made official what Motorsport.com had reported earlier this month – that Brown will drive the organization’s No. 33 Chevrolet in the June 9 Cup race Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. MobileX and Motorola will sponsor Brown’s NASCAR debut.
Brown, 25, will join Shane van Gisbergen, Brodie Kostecki and Cam Waters as Supercars standouts who have made NASCAR national series starts in the past two seasons.
The native of Toowoomba, Queensland, leads the Supercars standings this season with three victories for the Triple Eight Race Engineering Red Bull team. He has eight career wins in 108 starts.
Will Brown, Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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“You know, Shane really opened that door for a lot of people and to be honest, for me,” Brown said in an interview with Motorsport.com earlier this week. “I said the other day it was only four years ago I was trying to get into Supercars. Now I’m with the best team in Australian motorsport.
“You know, you can’t go higher. And now, I’ve been offered this opportunity to go to NASCAR. For me four years ago, a lot of this wasn’t even on the horizon. I didn’t think I’d ever get the opportunity to race NASCAR.
“So, I’m just like living the dream. I’m happy about it. It’s great. But yeah, I think Shane’s really allowed this to happen in a way with what he’s done.”
Last July, van Gisbergen, 34, became the first driver in more than 60 years to win a Cup race in his debut when he took victory in the inaugural Chicago Street Race driving for Trackhouse Racing.
The victory served as the instigator for the Kiwi to move to NASCAR competition this season, where he is running full-time in the Xfinity Series while also running part-time in Cup races.
Gaining interest in the world of stock car racing
Brown’s own interest in NASCAR was fostered by watching races on TV but he dived far deeper into it following van Gisbergen’s shock win in Chicago and his subsequent ability to move to full-time NASCAR competition.
While van Gisbergen has already committed to a NASCAR career, Brown’s ambitions are much more in flux. Sonoma is not part of van Gisbergen’s Cup schedule this season, but Waters…
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