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CCU student Brandon Brown finishes in top 20 at Darlington Raceway

Coastal Carolina student Brandon Brown finished 20th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 race Sept. 2 at Darlington Raceway.

Brown, a part-time driver in both the Xfinity and Camping World Truck series, started 31st in the No. 90 Chevrolet painted with a Chanticleers theme.

"I'm very excited to represent Coastal Carolina University on our Brandonbilt Motorsports number 90 at Darlington, Too Tough Too Tame," said Brown. It was his 31st National Series start, and his 9th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

On Aug. 29, there was an unveiling of Brown’s CCU-sponsored Xfinity car on Tradition Lawn. Bill Plate, vice president for university communication, introduced Brown and the sponsorship.

The car was painted with a Dick Trickle throwback paint scheme to represent Brown’s home state of Virginia for the Darlington Race. Trickle was known as the sport's greatest local short-track racer before his death in 2013.

The unveilong took place during a CCU pep rally organized by athletics and student life departments. 

In 2014, Brown raced in his first NASCAR National Series race at Iowa Speedway. He is a junior, studying communication and marketing.

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