Tim Brown Claims 4th Victory of the Season

RURAL HALL, N.C. (August 20, 2010) – “The Rocket” Tim Brown was able to overcome some of the bad luck that he and the Brown Motorsports crew have had lately with a win in the first 25 lap event, followed by a 10th place finish in the second 25 lap event at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday night.

The Cana, Va. Native maintained 4th in the point standings, 12 points behind the No. 77 of Lee Jeffreys in 3rd position.

The Rocket proved to be just that, a rocket, in both evening practices. Later, he captured a second place starting position after posting a time of 13.326 seconds in qualifying.

Hot and humid temperatures greeted the starting line up shortly after 8:45 p.m. Brown started on the outside of the No. 77 of Lee Jeffreys on the front row. As the field came around to the green flag, Brown wasted no time clinching the lead. He was able to maintain the lead through the 25 lap event which only had two cautions. Coming to the checkered on lap 25 in the lead, he collected his fourth victory of the season.

Following The Rocket’s win, he drew 12th in the Madhouse scramble. As the green was waved, Brown immediately began trying to make his way through the field. He quickly made his way up to the 10th position by the fourth circuit. Maintaining 10th throughout the remainder of the race which aided no cautions, he crossed the checkered in 10th place on lap 25.

“I am proud of my team and the performance of the Hayes Jewelers modified. We were able to win for the fourth time this season in front of a packed house at BGS. Still not the season we were hoping for, but the performance is still there. We will try to finish with yet another win in the season finale. It’s a shame we didn’t have the chance for our ninth championship due to all the misfortune this season, but we will be back next season ready to try again.” stated Brown.

With only one race remaining in the season, Brown and his crew are focused on ending the 2010 season on a high note with another pole and win in the Carolina Farm Credit 150! Don’t miss this double points season finale at the Madhouse this Saturday, August 21!

Brown Pairs with T and C Motorsports for the Remainder of the 2010 NWSMT season

Tim Brown will drive the No. 02 T and C Motorsports modified, owned by Tommy and Connie Lythgoe, for the remaining 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour races.

Brown, better known as “The Rocket”, made his debut in the No. 02 modified in the NWSMT race at Bowman Gray Stadium last Saturday, August 7th. After starting in the 9th position, a cut right front tire early in the race sent him into the wall and put them nearly 100 laps down. The car had the potential of being a top 3 finisher, however, he crossed the checkered in 15th place.

The No. 02 T and C Motorsports team and Brown head to Bristol Motor Speedway for the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 this Wednesday, August 18th. The race will air live on SPEED at 6:00 p.m.

“When we decided that we needed a driver for the No. 02 car, Tim was our first choice. We had already talked to his brother, Ben, a few times about the possibility of Tim being in the car. Buddy wasn’t going to be able to race the rest of the season due to work and it just worked out well to put Tim in the car. We are tickled that he is able to drive it. The whole crew has worked out great; they have been to my house twice already to work on the car and everything has come together very well.” stated Tommy Lythgoe. “Connie and I have asked Tim to race the rest of the season for us, and at the end of the year if we are all pleased with the results, then we will discuss next season.”

There are five races remaining in the 2010 season and Brown is currently 11th in points, a mere 19 points behind the No. 31 of Gene Pack.

“I want to thank Tommy and Connie, and the entire T and C Motorsports crew for the opportunity to race the No. 02 car for the remainder of the 2010 season. They have been great to work with and I look forward to what the rest of the season holds for our partnership.” stated Brown.

Don’t miss the racing action as the modifieds head to Thunder Valley this Wednesday, August 18th!

Tire Issue Sidelines Brown, T and C Motorsports Team in the Strutmasters.com 199

RURAL HALL, N.C. (August 10, 2010) – Tim Brown, a Cana, Va. native, made his debut in the No. 02 T and C Motorsports modified in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour which made its stop at the infamous “Madhouse” this past Saturday. The modified piloted by Brown had the potential of being a top three finisher until a cut right front tire early in the race sent him into the wall, damaging the car. He returned to the track nearly 100 laps down, and collected a 15th place finish.

Brown currently sits in 11th in the NWSMT point standings, a mere 19 points behind the No. 31 of Gene Pack in 10th position.

Brown and the T and C Motorsports team made several adjustments to the No. 02 car throughout practices on Friday and Saturday evening. Brown qualified eighth after posting a time of 13.717 seconds, and drew ninth for his starting position in the top 10 redraw.

Fans were on their feet to greet the starting line up as the teams pushed the modifieds out on the track. As the field came around to the green flag, it quickly became clear that Brown had a very strong car. Over the opening 25 circuits, he wasted no time making his way up to the seventh position. However, only a few circuits later, things made a turn for the worse.

As Brown made his way down the back stretch on lap 31, a cut right front tire sent him into the wall between turns 3 and 4, damaging the No. 02 modified. Able to drive the modified into the pits, Brown parked it and the crew worked diligently over the following 95 laps to get the car repaired and back out on track. The Rocket piloted returned to the track on lap 126, and crossed the checkered flag in 15th position on lap 199.

“This is definitely not the results that I had hoped to give the T and C Motorsports Team in our first outing together. We had a very good race car and unfortunately some debris cut the right front tire down. We made progress on the car and worked well together as a new team and I look for good things to come from this new relationship. I am excited that Tom and Connie have given me this opportunity to drive for them in the remaining races for 2010.” stated Brown.

Aside from the less-than-desired results of the night, the T and C Motorsports crew stayed focused on fixing the car and getting the best finish possible. The Rocket will pilot the No. 02 modified in the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway next Wednesday, August 18th. It will air live on Speed at 6:00 p.m., don’t miss it!

Potential Top 5 Finish Spoiled for Brown

RURAL HALL, N.C. (August 10, 2010) – Tim Brown, driver of the No. 83 Hayes Jewelers modified, has had his share of bad luck this season. Misfortune continued and landed Brown a 20th place finish in the 50 lap event at Bowman Gray this past Friday.

The less-than-desired results dropped Brown two positions to fourth in the point standings, 12 points behind the No. 77 of Lee Jeffreys in third.

Brown proved how very strong his Rahmoc power was in both evening practices. After touring the famed quarter mile in 13.267 seconds, he claimed third fastest. A redraw for the top 6 landed him a fifth place starting position for the night’s 50 lap event.

Hot and humid temperatures greeted the starting line up shortly after 10:00 p.m. Soon after the drop of the green flag, Brown was quickly battling for the fourth position. He was able to clinch fourth place and maintained it through several cautions over the opening 20 circuits.

As the field came around to take the fourth restart of the event, Brown chose to take the outside row and found himself quickly losing positions as there was no where to go on the inside row. After battling for positions over the next few circuits, he was able to close in on sixth. With only 15 laps to go in the race, The Rocket felt he had a car that was capable of gaining back positions, however, damage on the car caused him to suffer a DNF (Did not finish). He collected an unsatisfying 20th place finish.

“I am very disappointed in the 20th place finish that we suffered in Friday nights 50 lapper. However I am still proud of my race team and all of my fans for their continued support of me and the tough season that we have had. It is not what we work so hard all year to do, and feel as if we are much better than the results from 2010 race season. I am upbeat and positive about taking the good with the bad in racing, and we sure have had it bad here lately. I plan to keep digging to put the blue 83 Hayes Jewelers Corvette back in victory lane again soon.” stated Brown.

Although this season has been far from what Brown had hoped for, he will return to the Madhouse for the remaining two races of the season with one goal in mind: to sit on the pole and win! Don’t miss the twin 25 lap events this Saturday, August 14!