Aquarius is the sign of the eagle. Unfortunately, James ploughed off-road and his car flipped and he destroyed his Solar Needs Racing car which was a '56 Chevy Bel Air. He is one of the 1083 most popular Racing Drivers. POV: What will you be up to this year? His career at stake, Brown is not in position to decline ever-important sponsorship dollars. If youre a national corporation, that means you sell to all consumers and unfortunately, when you get dragged into the political arena, people want you to take a side. Well, Ryan, your younger sister, Erin, is dating someone you might now. Nothing personal, Brandon. [21] However, he was privately ambivalent about the phrase, because it overshadowed his Talladega win and threatened to scare off corporate sponsors, who were leery of controversy. Thats what weve got to hope theyre saying," he said. Send me email updates and offers from TMZ and its Affiliates. But, really, theres no telling how soon he could find himself facing back inside a conference room with another would-be supporter with real money and right-wing ideology. 68 Chevrolet on Saturday. [25], For the 2022 Henry 180 at Road America, Brown's No. Jan 6, 2022. Brandon Brown, a NASCAR driver whose name inspired the slogan, "Let's Go Brandon" -- code for f*** Joe Biden, is sponsoring a cryptocurrency company, LGBcoin.io, whose first 3 letters are emblazoned on Brown's car. Im excited to welcome @LGBcoin_io aboard my No. Jared Schmeck insisted he was joking and meant no disrespect to the president. In October, Brandon Brown unwittingly became a rightwing meme. He had never heard of Brown until #LGB became a phenomenon. In October, Brown was being interviewed by Kelli Stavast on NBC after he won a race at Talladega. So now you know: Posey was not cheering on someone named Brandon on the House floor this week. Racing. This resulted in a test with A1 Team New Zealand and the role of the rookie driver for the series. Warren, who will be 85 on June 10, is still winning rounds at NHRA national events; the oldest driver to do so in a sportsman category, and as recently as April in Charlotte. Brandon was in a race with drag racing star Lizzy Musi for the show in Nebraska when the crash occurred. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. On 13 September 2012, he participated in the young driver test at Magny-Cours. Per Reality Titbit, Brandon has said, "If it wasn't for Boddie seeing the determination from me, I wouldn't have this chance I do today."All that determination has seemed to pay off because Brandon became the winner of Mega Cash Days 2021. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store, Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store. "Let's go Brandon to get to victory lane. The car will race in the Xfinity Series it's like the minors for NASCAR. READ FOX Sports analyst Charles Woodson to be grand marshal for 2022 Daytona 500, "Its just a cool, funny part of Americana," Nogues said. But outside the fence, Brown is a folk hero. [19] However Hartley did not return to the reserve driver role with Red Bull and Toro Rosso following Jaime Alguersuari's promotion to a race seat, preferring to focus on his F3 and Renault World Series. [20] Following this race, Hartley's support from Red Bull was dropped, based on the fact he had not won a race in his season and a half in the championship. Brown initially was upset over the phrase that connected him to the chant, grousing he couldn't get a sponsorship for his car. 9 car at JR Motorsports. In 2007 Hartley also made his Formula Three debut in the Masters of Formula 3 at Zolder event, finishing 4th. He also returned to GP2 for the eighth round of the series at Spa-Francorchamps, replacing Kevin Mirocha and driving alongside Johnny Cecotto Jr. in the Ocean Racing Technology team, for whom he had tested before the start of the season. "It's an expression of the frustration in the country in a fun and harmless kind of way.". Think Youre Pretty Smart? He also competed in eight races in the Formula Three Euroseries for Carlin and RC Motorsport, and achieved two finishes in the points, although he was ineligible for points. It has since become a rallying cry for Bidens critics, and Lets go Brandon is now conservative code for the original profane chant. He won the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with Bamber and Bernhard, the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans with Sbastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima, and the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans with Buemi and Ry Hirakawa. 7 of Starworks Motorsport withdrew from the 12 Hours of Sebring before Practice. Instead of dropping the f-bomb at the president like that crowd did, you can say this [phrase] insteadand people will know what you really mean.. Brown laughed off the Lets Go Brandon cheers initially, then went silent when it morphed into something more sinister. Earlier in 2021, Brown's team was in danger of being shut down due to a lack of sponsorship, leading to the 28-year old from Woodbridge, Va. making a used car salesman-style ad to promote empty . Brown unwittingly became entangled in this debacle when . I've kind of had to toe that line. [14], In February 2008, aged 18, Hartley got his first taste of Formula One. AbsorbingRacing Dreams is one of the rare documentaries you leave wishing it was a little bit longer. In that series, Hartley competed for the defending champion Tech 1 Racing team,[4] and ended fifteenth in the championship. Weeks later, Toyota announced that he would be driving for the team for 2019/20 season replacing two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso.[13]. Less than two weeks ago, the Xfinity Series driver lamented to The New York Times . The company was coined LGB as a direct reference to the phrase, "Let's Go Brandon.". Click on an owner's name to see career statistics for that owner. I've sold over 1,000 cars in my time working for Tesla and learned a LOT about them, and I'm now bringing my experience to YouTube. Professional race car driver - student - sponsor me! . In the 2016 Daytona 24 Hour he drove with Ford Chip Ganassi Racing. Brown largely remained out of the fray. Viewers can follow his racing via his website: www.joshhobson.com or his Facebook page. Nevertheless, they expressed willingness to resume their support should they reconcile with Brown. His euphoria in the aftermath dimmed as the slogan shot from meme to mainstream fodder. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown announced on Thursday a sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency meme coin LGBcoin -- a reference to the controversial "Let's Go Brandon" phrase. Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News, Lesson Plan: Race to the Top: Collect, Analyze and Graph Data with POV Kart Racer. Thanks for signing up! A NASCAR driver has just taken a deep dive into politics, branding his car with an anti-Biden slogan. Annabeth, 11, is the least experienced driver and must contend as a girl surrounded by guys, but is also competitive, confident, and spunky. Kevin Raccioppi of Deerfield Beach had an anti-Biden flag and Trump flags flying from his camping spot in the Daytona infield and said he had a new favorite driver. Brown signs deal with meme coin inspired by anti-Biden slur, LGBcoin branding will appear on Browns car all next season. Politicians shouted the phrase from the House floor and repeated the soundbite in campaign ads. "If Im in my street clothes, Im just another guy.". At the Sparks 300 at Talladega in October 2021, Brown was in contention throughout the latter part of the race after escaping the first big wreck that took place on lap 88. [8] Brown made his Xfinity Series debut at his home track of Richmond International Raceway in September 2016. Last year was my first full season in those. Steve Phelps, NASCARs president, said the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics "on the left or the right." "I would like it to become a constructive voice for those like myself, who land somewhere in the middle and have views that align with both sides.". Brandon Brown is poised to make his final start in the No. Flags waving atop row after row of flashy RVs. There are no autograph hounds like collectors who chase Cup drivers. 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Following the cancellation of the second round of the ELMS championship (which would have been Hartley's dbut event) and the series' future in doubt, Murphy was one of several ELMS teams invited to compete as a guest entry in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, a round of the more prestigious FIA World Endurance Championship. The meme made headlines on Friday at a White House Christmas event, when an Oregon father said it to Biden during his phone calls with children tracking Santas flight. The 28-year-old, who races for one of the smaller family-owned teams, made his 114th career NASCAR start on Saturday at Talladega.When it was over, he earned his first career victory. NASCAR again found itself in the mainstream news media this week and it had little to do with racing on the track. Desperate to keep the interview going with her producers unable to bleep the background noise, NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast tried to Jedi mind trick her viewers. Home: Chicopee, MA. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap). How an author, a NASCAR star and a young boy flipped 'Let's Go Brandon' on its head. Why? [9], After driving a full-time Xfinity Series schedule in 2019 for 2 teams, Brown drove the No. He won the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, alongside his teammates Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard, and also went on to win the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Bernhard and Earl Bamber. Not all of it was good. "It's just a cool, funny part of Americana," Nogues said. To all the other Brandons out there, Youre welcome!Lets go us. He shared the reserve driver duties with his Formula Renault 3.5 teammate, Australian Daniel Ricciardo. A 2-time champion of the OSCAAR Super Late Mo (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap). He has been included in the list of notable individuals born on December 10, 1940. It doesn't have to be hateful or divisive. [2] In 2010, Brown began competing in the Whelen All-American Series with family-owned Brandonbilt Motorsports,[3] winning a race and eventually the Virginia Rookie of the Year Award. But outside the fence, Brown is a folk hero. Without a tie to the elite teams in the Cup Series, like Team Penske or Joe Gibbs Racing, losing sponsorship could be a death knell to Brown's career. He completed all but one round in that series due to a clash for the final round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series. [34] In April 2022, a class-action lawsuit was filed in Florida against the LGBcoin cryptocurrency company, Brown, NASCAR, and political commentator Candace Owens alleging that the defendants made false or misleading statements about the LGBcoin and that the founders of the company had engaged in a pump and dump scheme. Brandon Brown is a professional stock car racing driver. Stavast, on the fly, suggested to Brown that the crowd was cheering Lets go, Brandon in his honor. [30] Original Larry's Hard Lemonade Brewing Company, who was the team's primary sponsor at Talladega, severed ties as Larry's owner Vic Reynolds voiced his frustration with Brown focusing on a dubious sponsor over committing to those already backing him; Reynolds later clarified he and Brown were still close friends but felt "betrayed" by Brown's actions. Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the honorary starter and Landon Cassill is driving a car fielded by Spire Motorsports and sponsored by Fox Nation. Associate Sponsors: Homestyle Cafe. Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days is a series featuring the entire bunch of Street Outlaws all-stars as they all battle it out in a race to win the grand . And then the invisible hand of the crypto market dealt the finishing blow. [22] Later that month, the Associated Press reported that Brown's Brandonbilt Motorsports team, which is family owned, was struggling to acquire sponsorship as companies were hesitant to support him due to his indirect association with the chant and its political undertones. He's racing. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. The 28-year-old Brown unwittingly became entangled in this debacle when he won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd chanted "F--- Joe Biden" during Browns interview. ", The Original Larrys Hard Lemonade Brewing Company sponsored Brown on his Talladega car and filmed a celebratory commercial shortly after the win. Brandonbilt Motorsports spokesperson Max Marcucci said in a statement on Wednesday that NASCAR decided to "rescind the approval" of LGBCoin being Xfinity driver Brandon Brown's . "If I'm in my street clothes, I'm just another guy.". But then just before the new year, Brown appeared to quickly abandon those ideals for a two-season, eight-figure sponsorship pact with LGBcoin.io, a cryptocurrency thats literally short for Lets Go Brandon. 68 #CATTrailerSales team. When Republican Rep. Bill Posey of Florida ended an Oct. 21 House floor speech with a fist pump . It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering Lets go Brandon. "I hope they're saying it about the 68, right? Its a euphemismand its direct translation is Fuck Joe Biden.. He is the first New Zealander to achieve F1 driver status since Mike Thackwell in 1984. The agreement quickly collapsed and Brown had cryptocurrency platform Trade The Chain on the No. Brandon is not only an incredibly talented driver, but also a thoughtful individual wise beyond his years. With night falling on the Alabama circuit, the 28-year-old Virginia native emerged from his Chevrolet Camaro machine in a daze for the post-race TV interview. Brandon Brown won a NASCAR race at the Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 2and inspired a meme. READ Daytona 500: 2022 starting lineup, everything to know about 64th Great American Race, "My goal was to stay silent and hope that it went away," he said. Some confusion would be somewhat understandableLets go, Brandon has the same number of syllables as Fuck Joe Biden. But for conservatives who believe the media is constantly lying to them, it felt like a potent example of a journalist distorting the truth. NASCAR driver Brandon Brown has found himself inadvertently thrust into the national spotlight after many conservatives adopted the phrase "let's go . Banners. Brown went on to study business at Coastal Carolina University . "We dont want to stop here," Brown said. There's nothing this man can't do! 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