Richard Childress Racing officers confirmed to Motorsport.com on Saturday they’re in discussions with Brown to drive the No. 33 Chevrolet within the June 9 race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.
Whereas the deal shouldn’t be but accomplished, an RCR spokesperson stated it was “shut” to being finalized with an accompanying official announcement.
Brown, 25, would be a part of Shane van Gisbergen, Brodie Kostecki and Cam Waters as Supercars standouts who’ve made NASCAR nationwide sequence begins previously two seasons.
Brown leads the Supercars standings to this point this season with three victories for the Triple Eight Race Engineering Pink Bull staff. He has eight profession wins in 108 begins.
“I don’t know a whole lot of element about it, however I do know it’s a superb risk that it’s occurring,” stated RCR Cup driver Austin Dillon, whose grandfather, Richard Childress, owns the staff. “I don’t know that it’s accomplished but.”
Brown and RCR have some earlier expertise racing collectively. He joined Dillon and Kyle Busch as a last-minute fill-in for Kostecki in a World Racing League occasion at Circuit of the Americas in December.
“Me, him and Kyle have been type of teammates on that deal. It was enjoyable,” Dillon stated. “It was a last-minute factor. He got here in and type of jumped in there for us.”
“Clearly, these guys are actually strong with their automobile. They’ve a delicate distinction of their driving type, and so they use the clutch a little bit bit extra. It’s what they do to maintain the tires on these automobiles.
“Anytime you may type of be taught for these guys and make this system higher, I believe it’s good.”
Final July, van Gisbergen, 34, turned the primary driver in additional than 60 years to win a Cup race in his debut when he took victory within the inaugural Chicago Road Race driving for Trackhouse Racing.
The victory served because the instigator for the Kiwi to maneuver to NASCAR competitors this season, the place he’s working full-time within the Xfinity Collection whereas additionally working part-time in Cup races.
Kostecki, 26, made 16 begins in what’s now the ARCA East sequence in 2013 and 2014 and made his Cup debut final yr on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Highway Course.
Waters, 29, has made a pair of begins within the Truck Collection this yr with ThorSport Racing, most not too long ago in Saturday night time’s race at Kansas Speedway.
