Braun could be Roush's next star driver?

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Braun could be Roush's next star driver?

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There's something familiar about Jack Roush's newest prodigy, even if the iconic NASCAR team owner doesn't immediately recognize it. "I haven't seen anybody who has done exactly what he's done," says Roush of Colin Braun, an 18-year-old Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series driver who is looking to break into stock cars. Roush followed much the same path as his most recent addition to the Roush Fenway Racing driver development program. Before winning two Nextel Cup titles this decade, Roush won multiple titles in the SCCA Trans-Am and IMSA GTO/GTS sports car series in the 1980s and early 1990s. "Youngsters can go into go-karts, dirt cars and late model and learn how to race that way," Roush said. "(Sports cars) shouldn't be any different." -- USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2007-08-14-teen-racer_N.htm
 
i've heard of him, was in the 24 @ daytona and a few other races i've watched, but haven't looked at his stats or anything.

ok, yea i think he's pretty darn good..

http://www.tracc5.com/
 
Is this the same Braun. I thought I read somewhere that he had an attitude problem.

COLIN BRAUN SUSPENDED FROM GRAND-AM COMPETITION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1 AND WILL MISS INFINEON RACEWAY EVENT

(August 15, 2007) -- Colin Braun, the 18-year-old driver of the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, has been suspended by Grand-Am Managing Director of Competition Mark Raffauf following the latest in a series of on-track incidents during last Friday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International. Braun, who is currently sixth in the Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototype standings, has been suspended until September 1, which will force him to miss the Armed Forces 250 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., August 25.
http://www.grand-am.com/Home.asp
 
muggle not said:
Is this the same Braun. I thought I read somewhere that he had an attitude problem.

COLIN BRAUN SUSPENDED FROM GRAND-AM COMPETITION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1 AND WILL MISS INFINEON RACEWAY EVENT

(August 15, 2007) -- Colin Braun, the 18-year-old driver of the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, has been suspended by Grand-Am Managing Director of Competition Mark Raffauf following the latest in a series of on-track incidents during last Friday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International. Braun, who is currently sixth in the Grand-Am Rolex Series Daytona Prototype standings, has been suspended until September 1, which will force him to miss the Armed Forces 250 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., August 25.
http://www.grand-am.com/Home.asp
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HUH I guess it is. Here is the rest of the story.

Braun was advised by Raffauf prior to the Crown Royal 200 that any on-track incidents in which he was involved could result in suspension. In the race, he made contact with championship contender Max Angelelli's No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley as the pair battled for second in the race's final laps. Braun had also met with Raffauf earlier in the year regarding on-track incidents in the Rolex Series events at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Barber Motorsports Park and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

"Colin Braun is one of the brightest talents the racing world has seen in the last few years," Raffauf said. "However, like other emerging stars before him, occasionally these young drivers need to be refocused. I have no doubt that Colin will emerge from this suspension as an even better driver and we look forward to his return in the SunChaser 1000."

Braun has recorded five top-three finishes and two poles in Grand-Am Rolex Series competition this year after a breakout 2006 campaign that saw him capture a pair of victories with eventual Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype Champion Jörg Bergmeister. The first win in the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona gave Braun the distinction of being youngest winner of a major, modern era auto race at 17 years, nine months and seven days. He and Bergmeister followed that victory with a second consecutive win one week later at Barber Motorsports Park.

The Grand American Road Racing Association, which operates and sanctions the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve and the KONI Challenge Series, is the premier road racing organization in North America. The 15-race 2007 Rolex Series schedule and the 12-race KONI Challenge Series calendar delivered professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America in addition to being televised in the United States and Canada on SPEED and distributed globally through ESPN International. With title sponsorship support from Rolex Watch USA and presenting sponsorship from Crown Royal Special Reserve, the Rolex Series showcases emerging and legendary drivers from around the globe and thoroughbred racing machines from the industry's leading constructors and the world's top automobile manufacturers. Learn more about Grand-Am at www.grand-am.com.
 
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