Brandon Whitt

Brandon Whitt
Brandon Whitt
Born	October 15, 1982 (age 43); El Cajon, California, U.S.
Awards	2002 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	76th (2006)
First race	2006 Checker Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix)
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
	31 races run over 2 years
Best finish	40th (2009)
First race	2008 Dollar General 300 (Chicago)
Last race	2009 NorthernTool.com 250 (Milwaukee)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	58 races run over 4 years
Best finish	18th (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)
	Statistics up to date as of September 19, 2012.

Brandon Weslee 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.

Racing career

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 No. 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, Whitt's 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 twelve 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 23rd.^[12]

Midway through 2008, Whitt signed to drive for Specialty Racing in the Nationwide Series. On June 22, 2009, Whitt announced that he has left Specialty Racing and the No. 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
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NNCC	Pts	Ref
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	76th	34	^[13]
2007	CJM Racing	72	Chevy	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

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2007	CJM Racing	Chevrolet	DNQ

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2008	Specialty Racing	61	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH

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