Colins sportscar career includes wins at the rolex 24, 12 hours of sebring, and six hours of watkins glen events. Colin braun joins era motorsport for sebring, watkins glen. Braun was a development driver for roush fenway racing who made his xfinity series debut at circuit gilles villeneuve in quebec. Usa moves to new opportunity with dragonspeed usa after eight years with core autosport and codriver jon bennett. Colin braun nascar xfinity series results, statistics and car numbers. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Colin braun, race car driver colin kaepernick, san francisco 49ers quarterback colin cowherd, espn radio show host the herd colin edwards, motogp motorcycle racer colin farrell, actor colin firth, actor colin fraser 1 scottish rebel, last man beheaded in the tower of london. Lmp3 team ecurie ecosse nielsen racing has named the driver pairing for its second ligier js p3 which will take on the full 201819 asian le mans series season. Colin braun will follow up his race winning effort in the lmp2 class at the rolex 24 hours with dragonspeed with a three race deal to complete the north american endurance championship with rival squad era motorsport. Jul 28, 2018 imsa star colin braun is at the midohio indycar event to meet with team owners and inquire about opportunities in 2019.
Contentsshow early career braun pronounced brown started out his racing career at 6, racing quarter midgets. Colin braun joins era motorsport for three races nbc sports. At just 16 colin made his road racing debut at one of sports car racings crown jewels, the rolex 24 hour race in daytona. Driver download colin braun gt world challenge america. Following a successful imsa weathertech sportscar championship debut at daytona international speedway last month, lmp2 sports car racing team era motorsport is excited to announce the addition of threetime rolex 24 winner colin braun for the three remaining races of the imsa michelin endurance cup. At only 26 years old, professional race car driver colin braun already has a remarkable 22 years of racing experience and 100plus podium finishes under his belt.
Apr 30, 2018 imsa race car driver colin braun runs over iphone. And in 2006 colin was the youngest driver ever to place on the podium at the famed 24 hours of le mans finishing second. The official fan page of race car driver colin braun. Feb 10, 2020 colin braun joins era motorsport for three races. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Click to show race results for united sports car championship prototype challenge 2015. Colin braun wins imsa at road america with help from engineer. Colin braun about colin braun colin braun driver and. Colin is a very accomplished race car driver, and were looking forward to his contributions to keep our program.
Colin braun wins imsa at road america with help from. He formerly competed in the nascar camping world truck series and the xfinity series. In 2006 i also became the youngest driver to podium at the 24 hours of le mans when i helped my team to a secondplace finish. Era motorsport secures colin braun for imsa michelin. The education details are not available at this time. Click to show race results for united sports car championship. Colin braun, jon bennett break through for first imsa. Most of colins money comes from being a race car driver. Professional race car driver and coach associated with core autosport. He continued his participation at the motordrome speedway as he finished 3rd in the overall points and collected 3 wins, 17 top 5 and 10 top 10 finishes. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Colin braun joins era motorsport for imsa endurance rounds.
I made my sports car racing debut at daytona in the rolex 24 when i was 16, and the following year won the daytona sprint race event in the daytona prototype class in grandam, at just 17. Braun successfully broke the record, setting a fastest single lap at an average speed of 222. Colin braun is a sports car racer who for more than 25 years has been on the track. This weeks continental tire imsa driver spotlight, colin braun. Aug 15, 2018 bobby rahal says testing imsa star colin braun is a priority for the offseason, and with more time, the texan might have raced for the team alongside graham rahal and takuma sato at the verizon indycar series season finale in sonoma. Colin is a very accomplished race car driver, and were looking forward to his contributions to keep our program competitive and in the championship battle. His father jeff braun trained his son behind the wheel from a young age. Mar 08, 2019 they are among the 60 drivers who have placed second to busch in a race he won. Colin is a very accomplished race car driver, and were looking. Sports car ace braun looking to indycar future racer.
At just 16 colin made his road racing debut at one of sports car racing s crown jewels, the rolex 24 hour race in daytona. Its tough to win any professional race and doubly tough for colin braun. He will compete in the american le mans series with the core autosport team during the 2012 season. American race car driver husband texas native occasional cyclist. Roush fenway driver colin braun is one of the most accomplished road racers in the country. Colin braun, race car driver colin kaepernick, san francisco 49ers quarterback colin cowherd, espn radio show host the herd colin edwards, motogp motorcycle racer colin farrell, actor colin firth, actor colin fraser 1 scottish rebel, last man beheaded in. Colin is a very accomplished race car driver and were looking forward to his contributions to keep our program competitive and in the championship battle. Driver colin braun 2009 nascar camping world truck series. Colin noble racing colin noble racing official web site.
Continue to next page below to see how much is colin braun really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2020. He was released by the roush nationwide program in 2010 when they began focusing their attention primarily on carl edwards and ricky stenhouse, jr. Colin braun has 616 photos and videos on their instagram profile. The 2000 season saw hemphill continue his maturation as a race car driver. Following a successful imsa weathertech sportscar championship debut at daytona international speedway last month, lmp2 sports car racing team era motorsport is excited to announce the addition of threetime rolex 24 winner colin braun for the three remaining races of the north american endurance championship. Hemphillalso stepped up with his participation in 2 american speed association asa events where he finished 12th in. A native of ovalo, texas, colin grewup in a racing family and from the beginning there was little doubt about the direction of colins career path. Colin is a very accomplished race car driver, and were looking forward to his. Click on the site to see colin brauns career results at that track. He won his first nascar camping world truck series race at the 2009 michigan 200. At only 26 years old, professional race car driver colin braun already has a remarkable 22 years of racing experience and 100plus podium finishes under.
Following a successful imsa weathertech sportscar championship debut at daytona international speedway last month, lmp2 sports car racing team era motorsport is excited to announce the addition of threetime rolex 24 winner colin braun for the three remaining races of. Colin braun was born in texas, united states on thursday, september 22, 1988 millennials generation. Colin braun joins era motorsport roster speed sport. Considered by many as one of the most talented and complete sports car drivers in the country, some of his contemporaries prefer to focus solely on careers spent with roofs over their heads.
Braun returned to nascar with billy ballew motorsports, driving their no. The 31yearold american race car driver has done well thus far. Feb 10, 2020 colin is a very accomplished race car driver, and were looking forward to his contributions to keep our program competitive and in the championship battle. The following year he became the youngest driver to race in the toptier prototype class at just 17. Weathertech sportscar championship colin braun date of birth. Coach colin braun watzinger racingwatzinger racing. Canadian tire motorsport park has been a strong venue for codrivers jon bennett and colin braun dating back to their days racing in the american le mans series prototype challenge pc class. He grew up in a racing family and his father jeff braun has been a guest here on cars yeah, twice.
The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of colin braun over time since january 1st 20. The special connection between driver and engineer makes all the difference for the brauns. Apr 20, 2017 id never done anything like this red bull global rallycross driver colin brauns blog. Braun joins era motorsport for remaining endurance races. Colin braun has reached the point in his sports car career where testing and possibly racing an indy car has become a significant goal. While impressive, this wasnt the first time colin left his mark in the racing history books. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for colin braun on. American race car driver who was named 2008 craftsman truck series rookie of the year. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Colin braun born september 22, 1988, in ovalo, texas is an american racing driver. Colin braun joined michael shank racing at daytona international speedway to set a new speed record on the tracks oval course using a rolex sports car series daytona prototype car. In the second car, the teams championshipleading british lmp3 cup pairing, colin noble and tony wells continue their partnership and take on the asian le mans series together. He began racing quarter midgets when he was 6 years old. Id never done anything like this red bull global rallycross driver colin brauns blog.
Find everything in one place on colin braun including. Era motorsport has signed colin braun to drive for the team in the endurance rounds of the imsa weathertech sportscar championship. He is the 2015 weathertech sportscar championship prototype challenge champion and currently drives the no. When the continental tire road race showcase turned into a fuelmileage race, colin braun had familiar. Colin is a very accomplished race car driver, and were looking forward to his contributions to keep our program competitive and in the. Braun, who took top honours in the lmp2 class at last months rolex 24 at daytona with dragonspeed, joins team regulars kyle tilley and dwight merriman for the three remaining rounds of the imsa michelin endurance cup. At 31 years old, the young american racer has been in professional racing for half of his life, making his road racing debut at. Jul 11, 2018 colin braun has reached the point in his sports car career where testing and possibly racing an indy car has become a significant goal. Prior to jumping over to nascar fulltime in 2008, brauns list of accomplishments included. At 8 he went international, competing for factory gokart teams in countries such as monaco, spain.
Bobby rahal says testing imsa star colin braun is a priority for the offseason, and with more time, the texan might have raced for the team alongside graham rahal and takuma sato at the verizon indycar series season finale in sonoma. Colin braun born september 22, 1988 is famous for being race car driver. They are among the 60 drivers who have placed second to busch in a race he won. Imsa star colin braun is at the midohio indycar event to meet with team owners and inquire about opportunities in 2019.