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Since its inception in 2002, Braun Racing has grown into a powerhouse team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series through its progressive technical and driver development associations with top NEXTEL Cup teams as well as a commitment to maintaining its highly talented and experienced employees who dedicate themselves to nothing less than perfection.
Braun Racing is honored to have been selected as one of two full time NASCAR Nationwide Series teams to partner with Toyota. Toyota made their debut into NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series in January of 2007. Toyota is a leader in the automotive industry and has quickly become a consistent winner in the NASCAR Truck Series since entering the sport three years ago. Braun Racing will field Toyota Camry’s from its stable and has benefited from a Toyota motor program, wind tunnel time and shared resources and technologies from their ongoing research.
Braun Racing claimed Toyota’s first NASCAR Busch series pole at California Speedway on February, 24th 2007 and Toyota’s first NASCAR Busch series victory at O’Reilly Raceway Park on July, 28th 2007.
Our passion and commitment to both the competition and business side of motorsports has allowed Braun Racing to thrive. We invite you to take a closer look at Braun Racing.
Todd Braun - Owner Biography
Todd Braun began his racing career behind the wheel in one of the grass root divisions of racing, the ARCA Truck Series. After a successful year of competition in which he finished 8th in the point standings, Braun decided to make the transition from driver to team owner by forming Braun Racing in 2002. In his first season as a team owner, Braun recruited up-and-coming driver, Chad Blount, to compete in the ARCA Re/Max Series and quickly found success in his new role with Blount finishing second in the point standings and winning the prestigious “Rookie-of-the-Year” award.
In 2003, Todd Braun increased his presence in the racing world by running a limited schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series with such drivers as Casey Mears, David Stremme, Jamie McMurray and Chad Blount. With a solid foundation in place, Braun expanded his operation the next season to run full-time in both the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Series, fielding cars for drivers David Stremme, Jamie McMurray and Ryan Hemphill. That year, McMurray brought home the first NASCAR Busch Series win for Braun Racing at North Carolina Speedway. In addition, Stremme posted 14 top-10’s and set a new track qualifying record at the Milwaukee Mile while Hemphill impressed the ARCA world with six wins in just 13 races.
In 2005, Braun again placed a myriad of drivers behind the wheel of his No. 32 entry including Jorge Goeters, Ron Hornaday, Chad Blount and Jason Leffler. He ended the season with five top-five and 12 top-10 finishes and one Busch pole. More important, was the successful partnership between Braun and Leffler, who would return in 2006 as the sole driver of Braun’s No. 38 entry, sponsored by Great Clips, and ended the season with three top-fives, seven top-10’s and two Busch pole awards.
In 2007 Braun made history when Jason Leffler drove the No.38 Great Clips Camry to Victory Lane. That win marked the Toyota Camry’s first Busch Series win! Fielding two full-time Camry entries, Braun’s team brought home three poles, 10 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. Leffler and the No.38 Great Clips team also finished the year third in the season ending championship point standings, the best overall finish for a Braun Racing team to date.
The 2008 season looks to be Braun’s best shot yet at the NASCAR Nationwide Series title. Braun has once again aligned himself with championship manufacturer Toyota, and will field two full-time entries for the second time in his career. Jason Leffler will drive the No. 38 Great Clips Toyota Camry and Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin will pilot the No. 32 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Dollar General, ABF U-Pack Moving, Hass Avocados from Mexico and Beringer.
