WELCOME, N.C. \u2014 Colin Braun may be best known today as one of sports car racing\u2019s most accomplished drivers, but his path to international success began in NASCAR.<\/p>\n
Braun will make his third start of the season for Kaulig Racing\u2019s No. 25 Ram 1500 on Aug. 22 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as part of Ram\u2019s Free Agent Driver Program. The race marks his first oval-track appearance in the truck after posting top-10 finishes in his first two starts.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery chance to climb into the No. 25 Ram 1500 gives us another shot to build on what we\u2019ve established this season,\u201d Braun said. \u201cWe\u2019ve shown strong pace on road courses, and now we have a chance to show what we can do on an oval.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Braun has become synonymous with endurance racing success, his NASCAR r\u00e9sum\u00e9 runs deeper than many fans realize.<\/p>\n
After earning a class podium finish in the 24 Hours of Le Mans at just 17 years old in 2006, Braun signed with Roush Fenway Racing and entered NASCAR\u2019s development pipeline. One year later, he claimed Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors, showcasing the talent that made him one of stock car racing\u2019s most promising young prospects.<\/p>\n
His NASCAR breakthrough came in 2009 when he earned his lone Truck Series victory at Michigan International Speedway. Braun also captured multiple poles and competed in the Xfinity Series before shifting his focus back to sports car racing.<\/p>\n
That move proved fruitful.<\/p>\n
Over the next decade, Braun established himself as one of IMSA\u2019s elite competitors, winning three WeatherTech SportsCar Championship titles and four Rolex 24 at Daytona races. His career includes victories and championships across some of the world\u2019s most prestigious endurance racing events, including Le Mans and Spa.<\/p>\n
Despite his success in sports cars, Braun welcomed the opportunity to return to NASCAR competition this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeading to New Hampshire for my third start with this crew gives us great momentum,\u201d Braun said. \u201cI appreciate the trust RAM, Kaulig, Chris (Rice) and Ty (Norris) have put in me. Seeing the work this group has put in over the season motivates me to dig deep.\u201d<\/p>\n
Braun has rewarded that faith with consistent performances.<\/p>\n
In his series return at St. Petersburg in February, he started 16th and methodically worked his way into the top 10, finishing ninth. At Lime Rock Park in July, a qualifying mechanical issue forced him to start last in the 33-truck field. Braun rallied to fourth before recovering from a late-race spin to salvage a 10th-place finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WELCOME, N.C. \u2014 Colin Braun may be best known today as one of sports car racing\u2019s most accomplished…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-858563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}