Colin Braun

Summary

Colin James Braun[1] (/ˈkɒlɪn ˈbrn/; born September 22, 1988)[2] is an American racing driver. He is the 2014 and 2015 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype Challenge Champion[3] and currently drives the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 for Meyer Shank Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Driving the ARX-06, he was part of the winning team of the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the Xfinity Series. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]

Colin Braun
Braun in 2022
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1988-09-22) September 22, 1988 (age 35)
Ovalo, Texas
IndyCar Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Team(s)No. 51 (Dale Coyne Racing)
First race2024 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
(St. Petersburg)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamCrowdStrike Racing by APR
Car number04
Former teamsDragonSpeed
Era Motorsport
Performance Tech Motorsports
CORE Autosport
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
Starts152
Championships3
Wins24
Poles9
Fastest laps7
Best finish1st in 2014, 2015, 2022
Previous series
2007, 20112013
20052013
2012
20072010
20072011
2007
American Le Mans
Rolex Sports Car Series
Pirelli World Challenge
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
ARCA Racing Series
Championship titles
20142015, 2022WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (PC) & (LMP3)
Awards
2008NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
31 races run over 4 years
2010 position23rd
Best finish23rd (2010)
First race2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race2010 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
53 races run over 4 years
2011 position50th
Best finish5th (2009)
First race2007 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2011 Good Sam Club 200 (Atlanta)
First win2009 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 23 5

Racing career edit

Braun started out his racing career at 6, racing quarter midgets. At 8 he went international, competing for factory kart racing teams in countries such as Monaco, Spain, France, and Japan. At 14 he moved to cars, winning championships in Formula Renault TR 1600 and Formula TR 2000 Pro Series.

2006–2007 edit

At 16, Braun was part of the Team 16 squad and made his road racing debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with a Porsche 996 GT3, teammate to future NASCAR driver Brad Coleman.[5] Braun made history as the youngest Daytona Prototype driver at 17, driving an Essex Racing Ford Crawford. In 2006 he joined Krohn Racing's No. 75 team, teaming with Jörg Bergmeister. Braun became the youngest winner of a major auto race on North American soil with his win at the Brumos Porsche 250 in Daytona.[6] Due to the Master Settlement Agreement, he was barred from participating in three races but still finished fourth in points while Bergmeister won the overall championship. He also became the youngest driver to stand on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a second-place finish in his class in a Ferrari F430.[6] He stayed on with Krohn for 2007, but was teamed with Max Papis. The team ended up in the top five in points, despite Braun being suspended for an incident at the Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International.[7]

In 2007, Braun signed a driver development contract with Roush Fenway Racing.[8] Braun made his stock car debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Gateway International Raceway, where he finished 13th.[9] Braun later made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series (was Craftsman Truck Series), driving the No. 50 RSC Equipment Rental Ford for Roush Fenway. He was running in the top 20 before a flat tire sent him into the wall and a 34th-place finish.[10] He would also drive the No. 16 3M Ford at the Sam's Town 250 where he had a 30th-place finish. In November 2007, he was announced as the full-time driver of the No. 6 Ford, succeeding Travis Kvapil.[11]

2008–2011 edit

Braun assumed full-time duties in 2008 in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 6 Con-way Ford F-150 with veteran crew chief Mike Beam. He earned three top-five and eight top-10 finishes, and won the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award.[12] Braun became the sixth Roush Fenway Racing driver to claim the rookie title in the truck series. He also made five Nationwide Series starts including one top-five finish and two poles.

 
Braun's 2010 Nationwide car

After turning a lap of 177.441 mph on Thursday evening in qualifying to earn his first career Camping World Truck Series Pole award,[13] Braun led the field to the green flag Friday night at Daytona International Speedway for the 2009 season opener. He led the first 10 laps of the race, fell as far back as 15th and with luck, in the end, Braun crossed the finish line in ninth place to score his ninth career top 10. On June 13, he scored his one and only career Truck Series win at Michigan.[14]

In 2010, Braun was promoted to the Nationwide Series, and Con-way would be his sponsor for 18 races. However, by midseason, Braun was removed from the No. 16 car in certain races in which they did not have a sponsor, but returned to the No. 16 car in races when Con-way is the sponsor.[15] Braun had a tough rookie year in the Nationwide Series, making 24 starts with 5 top 10s but also had 7 DNFs. Braun was released by Roush on December 1 after Roush's Nationwide program turned its focus to getting sponsorship for Carl Edwards, Trevor Bayne, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Braun joined Robertson Racing in the American Le Mans Series for part of the 2011 season.[16] Braun returned to NASCAR with Billy Ballew Motorsports, driving their No. 51 Ford at Michigan.[17]

2012–2013 edit

 
Braun at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

On January 21, 2012, he announced that he wouldn't compete in NASCAR during the 2012 season, but would drive for CORE Autosport in the 2012 American Le Mans Series season.[18] Partnered with team owner Jon Bennett, Braun helped CORE win the ALMS Prototype Challenge Class Teams Championship. Braun also joined the Kia Racing team[19] as part of Kinetic Motorsports Pirelli World Challenge GTS Class No. 38 Kia Optima entry. After four races, where he was able to achieve two podium finishes, Braun was replaced by Mark Wilkins following an incident with his team mate, Michael Galati, at Miller Motorsports Park.[20]

Braun partnered with Bennett for the first two races of the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season running with Doran Racing in a Ford Dallara to gain insight into the Daytona Prototype category.[21] Braun returned to CORE autosport for the full 2013 American Le Mans Series season, competing in the Prototype Challenge class. After driving the No. 05 with Bennett for the first eight races, Braun switched to the team's GT entry, driving the No. 06 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR with Porsche factory driver Patrick Long.[22] As a result of the late-season switch, Braun finished fifth in the PC Drivers' Championship, but made significant contributions to CORE's 2013 PC Team Championship by scoring five podium finishes (including two wins) with Bennett.[23]

On October 9, 2013, Braun joined Michael Shank Racing at Daytona International Speedway to set a new speed record on the track's oval course using a Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype car, powered by a twin-turbocharged Ford V-6 engine; the existing record was 210.364 miles per hour (338.548 km/h), set in 1987.[24] Braun broke the record, setting a fastest single lap at a speed of 222.971 miles per hour (358.837 km/h).[25]

In 2013 Braun began coaching Team CrowdStrike in the NARRA Radical Cup Series to many wins and an overall championship.[26]

2014–present edit

2014

Braun returned to CORE autosport in 2014, in the new United SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 54 PC car with Bennett.[27] He and co-drivers Bennett, James Gué and Mark Wilkins won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in the PC class[28] followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring.[29] Braun and Bennett went on to win races at Kansas Speedway and Watkins Glen International, propelling them to the 2014 PC Drivers' Championship and PC Team Championship as well as the newly created Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.[30] Braun received the TOTAL Pole Award for winning more PC pole positions than any other driver.[31]

2015

Braun and Bennett's success continued into 2015, where once again they claimed the PC Driver Championship in conjunction with CORE's PC Team Championship.[32]

2016

Braun returned to CORE autosport in 2016, racing with Bennett in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class. The team’s first win came at Sebring with Braun, Bennett and Mark Wilkins behind the wheel. Braun passed Tom Kimber-Smith with 23 minutes remaining and won by a margin of 1.283 seconds.[33] The team posted three wins at Sebring, Laguna Seca, and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.[34] They also posted two second-place finishes at Detroit and Road America.[35]

Braun also made his Global Rally Cross (GRC) debut with CORE autosport in 2016.[36]

2017

In 2017, IMSA eliminated the PC class and Braun moved to the GTD class in a Porsche GT3R with CORE autosport and co-driver Bennett.[37]

Braun also returned to GRC Lites competition for CORE autosport.[38]

2018

The CORE autosport team moved into the Prototype class in IMSA competition, with Braun and Bennett driving an LMP2-spec car.[39] The team began the season with a second-place finish at the Rolex 24 and posted back-to-back wins at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Road America. They also posted two more podiums at Watkins Glen and Laguna Seca.[40] Braun also scored poles at Watkins Glen and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. At CTMP he ran a quick time of 1:06.315, bettering the previous track record (a 1:08.459 by Ricky Taylor) by over two seconds.[41] As the only private, non-factory funded team, Braun and Bennett finished the 2018 season just four points shy of the overall IMSA Championship.[42]

In 2018 Braun joined forces with George Kurtz and his team, CrowdStrike Racing for Pirelli World Challenge racing. Braun raced the two-driver SprintX format with Kurtz in the No. 04 CrowdStrike/GMG Racing Audi R8.[43]

2019

In November 2018, CORE autosport announced they would not race the ORECA 07-Gibson in the LMP2 class in 2019. Instead, they would make the switch to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s DPi class in a Nissan Onroak DPi with drivers Braun and Bennett.[44] Braun and Bennett combined with Loic Duval and Romain Dumas to finish fourth at the Rolex 24 Hour race to start off the year.[45] In July, Braun broke his previous track record at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park with a lap at 135.250 mph. It was an IMSA track record and less than a second off the all-time track record set by Marco Werner in a diesel-powered Audi R10 in 2007.[46] Mid-way through the 2019 season, Bennett announced he would be retiring leaving Braun to look for other opportunities.[47]

In February, CrowdStrike announced it would partner with DXDT Racing, where the duo of Braun and Kurtz would drive the No. 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the GT World Challenge America competition.[48] They posted two podium finishes on the year.

2020

In December 2019, DragonSpeed announced that Braun would join its 10Star entry for the Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 25–26. Braun would join co-drivers Henrik Hedman and Ben Hanley in the LMP2-class ORECA 07-Gibson.[49] Braun helped the team win their second-consecutive LMP2 victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Following the win, Era Motorsports announced it had signed Braun to assist with the remaining three endurance races – the 12 Hours of Sebring, Six Hours of The Glen, and Petit Le Mans.[50]

Bennett announced his retirement at the end of the 2019 IMSA season. After a year off, the team announced in late 2020 that it would field a Ligier JS P320 in the new-for-2021 LMP3 class in IMSA with drivers Bennett and Braun.[51] IMSA adopted the LMP3 class as a way to bolster car count. (https://racer.com/2020/09/09/imsa-lmp3-added-as-new-2021-weathertech-championship-class/)

Braun also joined George Kurtz and the CrowdStrike Racing team in GT World Challenge’s GT3 Pro-Am class. The two posted eight podium finishes on the season, including three wins. They finished the season with wins at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), Road America, and at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The duo also partnered with driver, Ben Keating to take a second win at Indianapolis in the Pro-Am class in the Intercontinental GT Challenge’s Indianapolis 8-Hour race after driving in both wet and dry conditions.[52] Braun and Kurtz finished the season second in the overall Pro-Am Drivers Championship. Braun and Kurtz also made their debut in the Total 24 Hours of Spa as part of SPS Automotive Performance’s lineup for the Belgian endurance race.[53] It marked Braun’s first career start at the race.

2021

CORE autosport announced at the end of 2020, after a one-year hiatus, the team would enter IMSA’s new LMP3 class at the start of 2021. Braun was once again tapped as Bennett’s co-driver. The LMP3 class requires a Pro-Am lineup with Braun filling Pro duties and Bennett filling Am duties.[51] It was also announced that George Kurtz and Matt McMurry would join the duo for the four endurance races.[54] The team’s first win of the year came at The 12 Hours of Sebring as Braun and Bennett combined with Kurtz for the win. The win made Braun and Bennett three-time winners at the 12-hour endurance race.[55] Road America marked the team’s second win of season snapping Riley Motorsports three-race win streak. Braun won by more than 22 seconds over the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports team.[56] Long Beach wasn’t on the schedule for the LMP3 class so Braun made a one-off GT Daytona (GTD) start for Scuderia Corsa in its Ferrari 488 GT3 with co-driver, Daniel Mancinelli. The start marked Braun’s first GTD start since 2017.[57]

Braun announced he would join George Kurtz in the No. 04 DXDT Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Fanatec GT World Challenge America Series competition marking their fourth year together as co-drivers.[58][59] The duo posted four podium finishes and wins at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and Virginia International Raceway (VIR).

2022

Colin Braun returned to IMSA competition with CORE autosport in the LMP3 class for 2022. It was announced that George Kurtz would join Colin and co-driver Jon Bennett for the endurance races.[60] In his 17th consecutive Rolex 24 start, Colin, crossed the finish line third in his final stint of the 24 Hour race to give the team a podium finish at the 60th running of the race in Daytona Beach, FL.[61] The duo of Braun and Bennett would collect five podium results on the year including two wins at Mid-Ohio [62] and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP). The win at CTMP marked the duo’s fifth win at the track.[63] With the help of Kurtz, the team finished fifth in the final race of the year at Road Atlanta but were crowned IMSA LMP3 champions. This marked the third IMSA championship for Braun and Bennett.[64]

Colin returned to CrowdStrike Racing in 2022 to pilot the No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing/AWS machine for the fourth consecutive year in GT3 competition. The team partnered with Riley Motorsports for the 2022 season.[65] Sharing driving duties with George Kurtz, the team amassed three wins starting with NOLA Motorsports Park. Their win in Saturday’s race launched them into the championship point lead.[66] They continued their winning ways at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), rebounding to win on Sunday after a hard-luck race on Saturday.[67] At Watkins Glen, the duo earned the overall win on Sunday by 3.962 seconds over second place.[68] To close out the 2022 season, Colin partnered with CrowdStrike Racing and Riley Motorsports to win the 25 Hours of Thunderhill with co-drivers Kurtz, Matt McMurry, and Felipe Fraga in an LMP3.[69]

In November 2022, Jon Bennett announced he would be closing CORE autosport.[70] On the heels of that announcement, it was announced that Colin would join the Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) roster for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Colin will co-drive with Tom Blomqvist for the team’s full-season Acura LMDh program. The MSR team claimed the 2022 IMSA DPi championship and will now look ahead to a new era of IMSA competition in the hybrid-powered GTP class.[71]

2023

The 2023 season kicked off at the Roar Before the Rolex 24, with Colin Braun making his first appearance with Meyer Shank Racing (MSR). Colin started the weekend by logging the fastest lap time in the first session (1:35.635).[72] Then, during the fourth test session, Colin clocked the fastest lap time (1:35.038) in the No. 60 Acura ARX-06.[73] The MSR team claimed the 2023 pole award as Colin's co-driver, Tom Blomqvist, drove the hybrid-powered Acura ARX-06 during the 15-minute session.[74] The 61st running of the Rolex 24 saw the debut of the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) era. Meyer Shank Racing with regular drivers Colin Braun and Tom Blomqvist and additional drivers Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud combined to give the team its second Rolex 24 victory in as many seasons. After 24 hours, the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 crossed the line 4.190 seconds ahead of second place.[75] The win marked Colin's fourth Rolex 24 class win and first overall win. Colin won the 2014 Rolex 24 in the PC Class with CORE autosport and then in 2020, captured the LMP2 win as one of four drivers for DragonSpeed USA. He also combined with CORE autosport in 2018 to win the Trueman Pro-Am Team Endurance class.[76][77][78]

2024 edit

For 2024, Braun made his debut in the IndyCar Series after being signed to drive for Dale Coyne Racing for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and the non-championship Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge.[79]

Motorsports career results edit

24 Hours of Daytona results edit

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2005   The Racer's Group   Ross Bentley
  Adrian Carrio
  Brad Coleman
  Kevin Buckler
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GT 650 17th 7th
2006   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Jörg Bergmeister
Riley Mk. XI-Pontiac DP 717 5th 5th
2007   Krohn Racing   Max Papis
  JJ Lehto
Riley Mk. XI-Pontiac DP 615 17th 11th
2008   AIM Autosport   Brian Frisselle
  Mark Wilkins
  Andrew Ranger
Riley Mk. XI-Ford DP 448 DNF DNF
2009   Michael Shank Racing   Mark Patterson
  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
  Ryan Hunter-Reay
Riley Mk. XX-Ford DP 262 DNF DNF
2010   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Ricardo Zonta
Proto-Auto Lola B08/70-Ford DP 735 4th 4th
2011   Starworks Motorsport   Mike Forest
  Ryan Dalziel
  Jim Lowe
  Tomáš Enge
Riley Mk. XX-Ford DP 552 DNF DNF
2012   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Ricardo Zonta
Proto-Auto Lola B08/70-Ford DP 713 19th 11th
2013   Doran Racing   Jon Bennett
  Jim Lowe
  Paul Tracy
Dallara (Riley) Mk. XX-Ford DP 286 DNF DNF
2014   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  James Gue
  Mark Wilkins
Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet PC 678 9th 1st
2015   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  James Gue
  Mark Wilkins
Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet PC 704 10th 2nd
2016   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  Martin Plowman
  Mark Wilkins
Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet PC 160 DNF DNF
2017   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  Patrick Long
  Niclas Jönsson
Porsche 911 GT3 R GTD 340 DNF DNF
2018   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  Romain Dumas
  Loïc Duval
Oreca 07-Gibson P 808 3rd 3rd
2019   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  Romain Dumas
  Loïc Duval
Nissan DPi DPi 589 4th 4th
2020   DragonSpeed USA   Ben Hanley
  Henrik Hedman
  Harrison Newey
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 811 9th 1st
2021   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  George Kurtz
  Matt McMurry
Ligier JS P320 LMP3 737 31st 5th
2022   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  George Kurtz
  Niclas Jönsson
Ligier JS P320 LMP3 721 16th 3rd
2023   Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian   Tom Blomqvist
  Hélio Castroneves
  Simon Pagenaud
Acura ARX-06 GTP 783 1st 1st
2024   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   Malthe Jakobsen
  George Kurtz
  Toby Sowery
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 767 10th 2nd
Source:[80]

NASCAR edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series edit

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 16 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
30
TEX PHO HOM 137th 73 [81]
2008 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH
15
TEX PHO MXC
33
TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
21
NHA DAY
35
CHI GTY IRP
2
CGV
40
GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 63rd 515 [82]
2009 60 DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
QL
NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
QL
IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A - [83]
2010 16 DAY
34
CAL
18
LVS
28
BRI
37
NSH
30
PHO
34
TEX
13
TAL
32
RCH DAR DOV
10
CLT NSH KEN
10
ROA
11
NHA
12
DAY CHI
17
GTY
7
IRP
12
IOW
23
GLN
26
MCH
9
BRI CGV
22
ATL RCH DOV KAN
23
CAL
13
CLT
19
TEX PHO
7
HOM
29
23rd 2374 [84]
98 GTY
QL
- Qualified for Carl Edwards· - Qualified for Paul Menard

Camping World Truck Series edit

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR
34
ATL TEX PHO HOM 109th 61 [85]
2008 6 DAY
31
CAL
9
ATL
28
MAR
14
KAN
3
CLT
15
MFD
16
DOV
8
TEX
22
MCH
6
MLW
31
MEM
29
KEN
16
IRP
15
NSH
6
BRI
32
GTW
9
NHA
28
LVS
12
TAL
4
MAR
25
ATL
20
TEX
5
PHO
28
HOM
14
13th 2856 [86]
2009 DAY
9
CAL
20
ATL
26
MAR
35
KAN
6
CLT
26
DOV
22
TEX
3
MCH
1
MLW
8
MEM
9
KEN
20
IRP
5
NSH
3
BRI
12
CHI
3
IOW
3
GTW
19
NHA
9
LVS
17
MAR
3
TAL
12
TEX
5
PHO
28
HOM
3
5th 3338 [87]
2011 Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Ford DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH
9
BRI ATL
19
CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 50th 60 [88]

ARCA Menards Series edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 AMSC Pts Ref
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 99 Ford DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW
9
DSF CHI
3
SLM TAL
9
TOL 51st 595 [89]
2008 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJM
RL
TAL TOL N/A - [90]
2020 GMS Racing 21 Chevy DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY
RL
GTW DSF BRI MEM SLM KAN MAD ISF N/A -
– Relieved Ricky Stenhouse Jr. during race · – Relieved Sam Mayer during race

American Le Mans Series results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points Ref
2007 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
9
STP LNB TEX UTA LIM MID AME MOS DET PET MON 42nd 8 [91]
2011 Robertson Racing GT Ford GT-R Mk. VII Élan 5.0 L V8 SEB
12†
LBH LRP MOS MDO ELK BAL LAG PET 25th 11 [92]
2012 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 SEB
3
LBH
3
LAG
1
LRP
1
MOS
2
MDO
6
ELK
2
BAL
DNF
VIR
1
PET
3
2nd 150 [93]
2013 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 SEB
5
LBH
1
LAG
2
LRP
2
MOS
1
ELK
4
BAL
2
5th 112 [94]
GT Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 COA
DNF
VIR
2
PET
8
20th 23

Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans results edit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2007   Risi Competizione
  Krohn Racing
  Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 314 19th 2nd
2023   Algarve Pro Racing   James Allen
  George Kurtz
Oreca 07 LMP2 322 20th 10th
LMP2 Pro-Am 1st
Source:[80]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results edit

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2014 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
1
LGA
7
KAN
1
WGL
1
IMS
3
ELK
8
VIR
3
AUS
2
ATL
2
1st 321 [95]
2015 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
2
SEB
2
LGA
2
BEL
4
WGL
4
MOS
1
LIM
4
ELK
3
AUS
1
ATL
4
1st 318 [96]
2016 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
1
LBH
7
LGA
3
BEL
2
WGL
6
MOS
1
LIM
8
ELK
2
AUS ATL 7th 245 [97]
2017 CORE Autosport GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
22
SEB
16
LBH
14
AUS
14
BEL
8
WGL
13
MOS
14
LIM
17
ELK
7
VIR
8
LGA
4
PET
5
18th 231 [98]
2018 CORE Autosport P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3
SEB
4
LBH
10
MOH
13
BEL
12
WGL
2
MOS
1
ELK
1
LGA
2
ATL
7
2nd 274 [99]
2019 CORE Autosport DPi Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY
4
SEB
5
LBH
11
MOH
11
BEL
7
WGL
11
MOS
7
ELK
10
LGA
7
ATL
8
10th 230 [100]
2020 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
ELK
8th 64 [101]
Era Motorsport ATL
2
Performance Tech Motorsports ATL
2
LGA
SEB
2021 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DAY
5
SEB
1
MOH
4
WGL
2
WGL
3
ELK
1
ATL
7
2nd 1990 [102]
2022 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
3
SEB
5
MDO
1
WGL
2
MOS
1
ELK
3
PET
5
1st 2002 [103]
2023 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian GTP Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 DAY
1
SEB
6
LBH
6
MON
6
WGL
3
MOS
1
ELK
2
IMS
6
PET
1
3rd 2711 [104]
2024 CrowdStrike Racing by APR LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2
SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL
Source:[80]

Complete Global Rallycross Championship results edit

(key)

GRC Lites edit

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points
2016 CORE Autosport Lites Ford Fiesta PHO1
PHO2
DAL
DAY1
3
DAY2
10
MCAS1 MCAS2
C
DC
12
AC
3
SEA
LA1
DSQ
LA2
3
10th 154
2017 CORE Autosport Lites Ford Fiesta MEM
4
LOU
4
THO1
4
THO2
2
OTT1
2
OTT2
8
INDY
AC1
DNS
AC2
4
SEA1
SEA2
LA
8th 405

American open-wheel racing results edit

IndyCar Series edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2024 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara DW12 51 Honda STP
22
THE
DNQ
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
ROA
LAG
MDO
IOW
IOW
TOR
GTW
POR
MIL
MIL
NSH
22nd* 8* [105]

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Colin Braun driver statistics at Racing-Reference