| Brandon Miller | |||||||
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| Born | (1981-08-28)August 28, 1981 (age 44) Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 3-time Junior Shifter Kart Association Champion 1998 U.S. Nationals Champion 2002Mesa Marin Raceway Super Late Model Champion | ||||||
| Awards | 1998San Diego Amateur Athlete of the Month 1999Irwindale Speedway Most Promising Driver | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 14 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 48th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2004Mr. Goodcents 300 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 46th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2003Lucas Oil 250 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of June 7, 2012. | |||||||
Brandon Miller (born August 28, 1981) is an American former professionalstock car racing driver. He is a former member of theRichard Childress Racingdriver development program.
Miller began his career at the age of 12 inkart racing in the Junior Shifter Kart Association, winning the Grand National championship three times. In 1998, he won the U.S. Nationals while competing in various parts of the world. He would eventually be inducted into the Hall of Champions inSan Diego and was named San Diego's "Amateur Athlete of the Month." He began racing stock cars the following season atIrwindale Speedway. In his second year competing, he won four races and twelve top-fives. He then moved toMesa Marin Raceway and won the track championship in 2002.
In 2003, he ran fourNASCARGrand National Division, West Series races, finishing in the top ten twice. He made his major league NASCAR debut at Mesa Marin in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, finishing 8th in the No. 6Chevrolet Silverado owned byKevin Harvick Incorporated. He ran three more Truck races that season in the No. 68 truck owned by his father; his best finish was 14th atLas Vegas Motor Speedway. The following season he ran another Truck Series race in the No. 2Team ASE RacingDodge Ram forUltra Motorsports at Las Vegas, finishing 20th, as well as making his Busch Series debut with Richard Childress' No. 29 team atKansas Speedway, where he finished sixteenth.
In2005, Miller was hired to drive the No. 21Reese'sChevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series for twelve races, sharing the ride withKevin Harvick. Miller posted two top-ten finishes over the course of the season and finished 48th in the final standings. Harvick's decision to run the full Busch schedule in2006 forced Miller out of a permanent position with RCR. He remained with the team as a fabricator and test driver, occasionally practicing and qualifying race cars for the team as necessary. He spent2007 driving the No. 40 Westerman Companies Chevrolet for Curtis Key.
Miller made his first attempt at a NASCAR race since 2007 when he piloted the No. 14Chevrolet forNTS Motorsports atTexas Motor Speedway in theCamping World Truck Series on June 8, 2012.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARBusch Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2004 | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN 16 | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 112th | 115 | [1] | ||
| 2005 | 21 | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL 32 | NSH 25 | BRI | TEX 36 | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH 43 | KEN 16 | MLW 24 | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR 10 | GTY 6 | IRP 39 | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL 23 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 20 | TEX | 48th | 977 | [2] | |||||
| Collins Motorsports | 61 | Chevy | PHO 39 | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP QL† | 143rd | 52 | [3] | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | CGV QL‡ | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Harvick Incorporated | 77 | Chevy | MEM 37 | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † - Qualified forScott Wimmer .‡ - Qualified forKevin Harvick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | 6 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR 8 | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | 51st | 454 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Miller | 68 | Chevy | CAL 26 | LVS 14 | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO 19 | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Ultra Motorsports | 2 | Dodge | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS 20 | CAL | TEX | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | 88th | 103 | [5] | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Key Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN 19 | IRP 23 | NSH 22 | BRI 25 | GTW 27 | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 467 | [6] | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | NTS Motorsports | 14 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX 20 | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | NA | 01 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points