William Brown | |||||||
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![]() Brown at Sonoma Raceway in 2024 | |||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Born | Toowoomba, Queensland | 5 June 1998||||||
Racing licence | ![]() | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
2015–16 2015–16 2016 2017–20 2019, 22 | Australian Formula Ford Australian Formula 4 Australian Toyota 86 Series Super2 Series TCR Australia | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2016 2016 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Australian Toyota 86 Series TCR Australia | ||||||
Supercars Championship career | |||||||
Car number | 87 (Triple Eight Race Engineering) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Races | 115 | ||||||
Wins | 8 | ||||||
Podiums | 25 | ||||||
Pole positions | 4 | ||||||
2023 position | 5th (2264 pts) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 33 (Richard Childress Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 | ||||||
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William Brown (born 5 June 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship with Triple Eight Race Engineering, driving the No. 87 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1,[1] and in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing.
With championship wins in both the Formula 4 Australian Championship and the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series in 2016, Brown became one of only five drivers in Australian motorsport history to achieve two national racing titles in one year. In 2017, he received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award and was awarded The Peter Brock Medal by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS) for his outstanding year in racing.