Will Brown, the current Supercars Championship points leader, will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut next month at Sonoma Raceway with Richard Childress Racing. Brown will drive the No. 33 MobileX Chevrolet. Sonoma, which is Sunday, June 9, is the second road course race of the season.
“It’s just an incredible opportunity to be able to go out and compete at the highest level in America,” Brown said. “I am very grateful to Richard Childress and everyone at Richard Childress Racing for the opportunity. I’ve been interested in NASCAR since I started racing Supercars, and even more so since the recent wave of success some international drivers have had moving up to the NASCAR Cup Series.
“I have great sponsors who have supported me for a long time in Australia and I am lucky to have MobileX join us in the race, along with a long-time partner of mine, Shaw and Partners. Incredibly grateful also for Motorola and everyone who joined the race. It’s been huge to get everyone behind the program and we couldn’t have done it without them. “I’m really looking forward to the race and I’ve been working hard to prepare.”
Brown will drive a third vehicle for the RCR organization alongside Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch for the June 9 event. The three meet after competing together for Childress in an endurance race at Circuit of the Americas in December.
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NASCAR’s recent wave of international drivers, particularly Supercars, began with Shane van Gisbergen winning on the streets of Chicago last summer. Childress then introduced Brodie Kostecki at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in late 2023 and Cam Waters made his Craftsman Truck Series debut earlier this year.
Waters will also be at Sonoma for the Cup Series race driving for RFK Racing, while van Gisbergen is now a full-time NASCAR driver with Kaulig Racing.
Brown is originally from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He is top of the Supercars championship points with three wins from 10 races and nine podiums.
“Will Brown has had success racing in Australia and New Zealand and we are looking forward to having him race for RCR in the No. 33 MobileX Chevrolet,” said Richard Childress. “I have kept in touch with Will since he came to race with us in December and he has proven to be a disciplined and passionate runner. “His start at RCR is a continuation of a long-standing investment RCR has made to find and hone talent and look beyond American motorsports.”
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