Brandon Hightower

Brandon Hightower
Hightower's Xfinity Series car in 2016
Born	Brandon Allen Hightower (1998-03-17) March 17, 1998 (age 26) Deville, Louisiana
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Awards	Ark-La-Tex Wing Modified Rookie of the Year (2012)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
19 races run over 3 years
2018 position	45th
Best finish	43rd (2016)
First race	2016 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race	2018 Lilly Diabetes 250 (Indianapolis)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2017 position	93rd
Best finish	73rd (2015)
First race	2015 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 17, 2018.

Brandon Allen Hightower (born March 17, 1998) is an American professional racing driver who currently competes racing sprint cars. He has also raced stock cars, driving in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for MBM Motorsports, JP Motorsports and JD Motorsports, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for MB Motorsports, Contreras Motorsports, B. J. McLeod Motorsports and TJL Motorsports.

Racing career

Early years

Starting at the age of 14, Hightower raced on local dirt tracks, eventually fostering a connection with NASCAR driver David Starr after a chance meeting at a truck stop.^[1]

Xfinity Series

Hightower made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in late 2016, driving the No. 13 for MBM Motorsports at Richmond International Raceway.^[2] After finishing 35th in the race, he ran six more for MBM to close out the season. His best finish was 25th, which came at Dover International Speedway.^[3] He ran three races in early 2017, also with MBM.^[4]

On May 22, 2018, it was announced that Hightower would take over JP Motorsports' No. 55 entry for the remainder of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, replacing Stephen Leicht.^[5] Hightower drove seven races for the team before suddenly leaving the team; a lawsuit was eventually filed by Hightower against the team but was later dropped. Hightower later said that he would rather race sprint cars than pay $40,000 to drive stock cars like he was paying at JPM.^[6] Days later, Hightower announced that he would run the rest of the season's oval races with JD Motorsports,^[7] but Iowa was the only race that Hightower drove for JD.

Camping World Truck Series

In 2015, Hightower made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 2015, driving for MB Motorsports at Martinsville Speedway. He finished 27th.^[8] One start in 2016, for Contreras Motorsports, yielded a crash at Talladega Superspeedway.^[9] Contreras Motorsports announced during the offseason that Hightower would drive full time.^[10] He was left without a ride, however, when Contreras shut down the team and sold the assets to D.J. Copp, who formed Copp Motorsports. Hightower returned to his dirt roots at Eldora in 2017, driving the number 1 truck for TJL Motorsports.^[11]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2016	MBM Motorsports	13	Dodge	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH 35	CHI	KEN	DOV 25	CLT 34	KAN 39	TEX 35	PHO 26	HOM 30	43rd	63	[12]
2017		40	Toyota	DAY 13	ATL																																54th	26	[13]
		13	Chevy			LVS 38	PHO
		40	Dodge					CAL 38	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2018	JP Motorsports	55	Toyota	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT 27	POC 32	MCH 35	IOW 30	CHI 26	DAY 30	KEN 26	NHA																45th	64	[14]
	JD Motorsports	15	Chevy																			IOW 27	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR
	MBM Motorsports	66	Dodge																									IND 37	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM

Camping World Truck Series

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	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2015	MB Motorsports	08	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR 27	TEX			73rd	17	[15]
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	45	Chevy																						PHO DNQ	HOM
2016	Contreras Motorsports	71	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	KEN	ELD	POC	BRI	MCH	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL 30	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	109th	0^1	[16]
2017	TJL Motorsports	1	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD 24	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	93rd	0^1	[17]

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

1. "Local teenager achieving NASCAR dream". thetowntalk.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
2. "Rookie Brandon Hightower to Pilot No. 13 Dodge Charger at Richmond International Raceway". Catchfence. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
3. "Driver Brandon Hightower 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
4. "Driver Brandon Hightower 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
5. "Brandon Hightower joins JP Motorsports; Leicht leaves team". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
6. Albino, Dustin. "JP Motorsports Returning in 2019 Despite Accusations of Missed Payments, Violence". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
7. Kristl, Mark. "NASCAR Xfinity Series: Brandon Hightower, JD Motorsports' Newest Driver". Beyond The Flag. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
8. "Pierce places 22nd in asphalt debut at Martinsville". The Warren County Record. Retrieved May 23, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. "Grant Enfinger scores first NASCAR victory in Talladega trucks race". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
10. "Brandon Hightower set to compete full-time for Contreras Motorsports in 2017". Behind The Wheel Blog. December 26, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
11. Beard, Brock (July 18, 2017). "Preliminary Entry List Storylines: Indianapolis and Eldora". LASTCAR. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
12. "Brandon Hightower – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
13. "Brandon Hightower – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
14. "Brandon Hightower – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
15. "Brandon Hightower – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
16. "Brandon Hightower – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
17. "Brandon Hightower – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Brandon Hightower driver statistics at Racing-Reference