during his retirement announcement today on ESPNews, NFL receiving great, Tim Brown announced he will become a NASCAR team owner, didn’t say what series, but that he is working with Roush Racing, who will supply engines and chassis.(7-18-2005)
UPDATE: Monday morning, a few miles west at the Oakland Airport Hilton and a couple of deep post patterns from Raiders headquarters, Brown announced he is retiring in part to become the [actually one of the] first African American owner of a NASCAR racing team, in addition to joining new NFL weekend shows on Fox Sports Net television and possibly Sirius Satellite Radio. Brown said he has accepted an offer to create Tim Brown Racing from Roush Racing, an enterprise that has won NASCAR’s last two Winston Cup/Nextel Cup championships. Brown’s team will use Roush chassis and technology for cars that will begin NASCAR competition in 2006. “See, I even know what chassis are,” Brown joked. “If NASCAR is going to truly be America’s sport, everyone (from all races) has to be involved,” he said, adding he will be involved in promotions and securing sponsorships for his new team. Brown also will continue to be the national spokesman for a Long Beach-based children’s educational program, 9-1-1 for Kids. (Sacramento Bee), wonder if it will be #81?.(7-19-2005)
AND there have been other African American owner’s, some sucessful, Wendell Scott, owned his own team, drove and won a race? Washington / Irving in the #50 Dr. Pepper Busch car and Sam Belnavis was part owner of the #54 National Guard car that Todd Bodine drove a few years ago [won a pole at Chicago], Belnavis is now with Roush Racing and would imagine he has something to to with Brown being with Roush. Just a few examples.(7-20-2005)
