{"id":76466,"date":"2025-08-18T03:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/76466\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T03:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:06:11","slug":"nascar-news-500000-wipeout-led-to-will-brown-portland-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/76466\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: $500,000 wipeout led to Will Brown Portland chance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill Brown at Chicago. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

Brown had put together sponsorship, estimated at a total $500,000 AUD, to drive Kaulig Racing\u2019s #13 entry in the Chicago street race on July 6.<\/p>\n

The effort came to naught when Brown was the innocent victim in a multi-car accident just three laps into the race<\/a> on the concrete-lined circuit.<\/p>\n

Kaulig subsequently invited Brown back to contest the Xfinity Series race at Portland<\/a> on August 30 aboard its #11 Chevrolet Camaro, which will be decked out with the Australian\u2019s backers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did say at the end of the event, \u2018this isn\u2019t the way we want to finish,\u2019\u201d Brown explained in a social media video posted by Kaulig Racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not on them, because we funded it, to feel bad for me or that sort of stuff, but they emailed and said, \u2018we\u2019re going to get you back over, put all the same sponsors back on and give them their coverage\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great of them because they didn\u2019t have to do it. The guys over there, Ty Norris, Chris [Rice], all those guys were great to deal with, so I was stoked when I got that email, and they said, \u2018you can come over and do this\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of felt like when I got back, I did all of that and got all the sponsors onboard all for nothing really. Now with them saying I\u2019m going over to do Portland, it\u2019s all for something. It\u2019s brought another opportunity to race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will Brown confirmed for NASCAR Xfinity Series debut<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s chance in the #11 entry was announced shortly after news broke that the car\u2019s full-time driver Josh Williams was departing the team, effectively immediately.<\/p>\n

However, Brown affirmed to Speedcafe that the wheels were already in motion for him to race at Portland with Kaulig prior to that development.<\/p>\n

\u201cOriginally, I believe it was meant to be a fourth car and I think now I\u2019m in the third car,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not actually sure what was going on behind the scenes there, but I was going to run at Portland either way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown is expected to contend for the win at the Portland road course in a field that will also include his former Supercars co-driver Jack Perkins.<\/p>\n

The driver to beat will be JR Motorsports\u2019 Connor Zilisch, pending his recovery from a broken collarbone sustained in a bizarre Victory Lane incident at Watkins Glen.<\/a><\/p>\n

Brown admits he will go to Portland with a point to prove following disappointments in both previous Cup Series efforts.<\/p>\n

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Brown\u2019s Chicago sponsors will carryover to Portland. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

He starred in practice on debut with Richard Childress Racing at Sonoma in 2024, before electrical trouble hampered his running in qualifying and the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Sonoma was my best shot, to be honest. I think I could have had a really good result there with RCR,\u201d Brown added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe drama with Chicago is this year, the guys have gotten up to scratch, but also, it\u2019s now down to a 20-minute practice session, I think I got eight laps before the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough track and I\u2019m happy to say that. I struggled a little bit to get up to speed, obviously new car and the track surface was so rough, it was easy to make a mistake.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing over there and then the field being oversubscribed (41 cars for 40 grid slots), I felt like I had to hold back a little bit in practice and quali.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo go over and have two unsuccessful races is a bit disappointing, so I want to try and prove that we are capable of winning a race at Portland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randle flags NASCAR interest with Cup Series race attendance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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