Ed Brown (racing driver)

Ed Brown (born 1963) is an American businessman and retired race car driver who last competed in the United SportsCar Championship.

Racing career

He was the overall winner at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring, both for Tequila Patrón ESM.[1][2]

Brown also competed in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 United States Extreme Speed Motorsports United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Jon Fogarty 		Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 339 15th 7th
2016 United States Extreme Speed Motorsports United States Scott Sharp
United States Johannes van Overbeek 		Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 341 16th 10th
Sources:[4][5]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Extreme Speed Motorsports P HPD ARX-03b Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo DAY
7 		SEB
5 		LBH
7 		LS
1 		DET
7 		WGL
11 		MSP
7 		IMS
7 		ELK
8 		COA
4 		PET 8th 262
2015 Tequila Patrón ESM P HPD ARX-04b 1
HPD ARX-03b 2 		Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo DAY
14 		SEB
8 		LBH LS DET WGL MSP ELK COA PET 22nd 42
2016 Tequila Patrón ESM P Ligier JS P2 Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo DAY
1 		SEB
1 		LBH LS DET WGL MSP ELK COA PET 19th 72
2017 Tequila Patrón ESM P Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY
7 		SEB
10 		LBH
9 		COA
5 		DET
7 		WGL MSP ELK LS PET 14th 117
Source:[4]

Business career

Brown was president and CEO of Patrón Spirits Company, and founder of Extreme Speed Motorsports, the racing team for whom he drove. ESM was sponsored by Patrón.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Honda, Ligier, ESM win Rolex 24 at Daytona". Autoweek.com. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ^ AP (2016-03-20). "Tequila Patron ESM wins 12 Hours of Sebring". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. ^ Matt (2016-06-13). "24 Hours of Le Mans Preview: Tequila Patrón ESM". Nasportscar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. ^ a b "Ed Brown Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Ed Brown". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Patron Spirits CEO Ed Brown Doubles As Company's Car Racing Champion". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  • Ed Brown driver statistics at Racing-Reference