Brandon Hightower
Hightower'sXfinity Series car in 2016
Born	Brandon Allen Hightower (1998-03-17)March 17, 1998 (age 27) Deville, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Awards	Ark-La-Tex Wing Modified Rookie of the Year (2012)
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
19 races run over 3 years
2018 position	45th
Best finish	43rd (2016)
First race	2016Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race	2018Lilly Diabetes 250 (Indianapolis)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2017 position	93rd
Best finish	73rd (2015)
First race	2015Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2017Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of November 17, 2018.

Brandon Allen Hightower (born March 17, 1998) is an American professional racing driver who currently competes racingsprint cars. He has also racedstock cars, driving in theNASCAR Xfinity Series forMBM Motorsports,JP Motorsports andJD Motorsports, and theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series forMB Motorsports,Contreras Motorsports,B. J. McLeod Motorsports andTJL Motorsports.

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

Hightower made hisNASCAR Xfinity Series debut in late 2016, driving the No. 13 forMBM Motorsports atRichmond 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 atDover 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 overJP Motorsports' No. 55 entry for the remainder of the2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, replacingStephen 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 withJD Motorsports,^[7] but Iowa was the only race that Hightower drove for JD.

In 2015, Hightower made hisNASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 2015, driving forMB Motorsports atMartinsville Speedway. He finished 27th.^[8] One start in 2016, forContreras Motorsports, yielded a crash atTalladega 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 formedCopp Motorsports. Hightower returned to his dirt roots atEldora in2017, driving the number 1 truck forTJL Motorsports.^[11]

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

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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