Richard Childress Racing officers confirmed to Autosport that the staff is in discussions with Brown to drive the #33 Chevrolet within the 9 June race on the Sonoma highway course.
Whereas the deal will not be but accomplished, an RCR spokesperson stated it was “shut” to being finalised with an accompanying official announcement.
Brown, 25, would be a part of Shane van Gisbergen, Brodie Kostecki and Cam Waters as Supercars standouts who’ve made NASCAR nationwide collection begins prior to now two seasons.
Brown leads the Supercars standings thus far this season with three victories for the Triple Eight Race Engineering Purple Bull staff he joined over the winter from Erebus as van Gisbergen’s substitute.
“I don’t know a number of element about it, however I do know it’s an excellent risk that it’s taking place,” stated RCR Cup driver Austin Dillon, whose grandfather, Richard Childress, owns the staff. “I don’t know that it’s accomplished but.”
Brown and RCR have some earlier expertise racing collectively. He joined Dillon and Kyle Busch as a last-minute fill-in for Kostecki in a World Racing League occasion at Circuit of the Americas in December.
“Me, him and Kyle had been form of team-mates on that deal. It was enjoyable,” Dillon stated. “It was a last-minute factor. He got here in and form of jumped in there for us.”
Will Brown, Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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“Clearly, these guys are actually stable with their automotive. They’ve a refined distinction of their driving fashion, and so they use the clutch just a little bit extra. It’s what they do to maintain the tyres on these automobiles.
“Anytime you may form of study for these guys and make the programme higher, I feel it’s good.”
Final July, van Gisbergen turned the primary driver in additional than 60 years to win a Cup race on his debut when he took victory within the inaugural Chicago Avenue Race driving for Trackhouse Racing.
The victory served because the instigator for the Kiwi to maneuver to NASCAR competitors this season, the place he’s operating full-time within the Xfinity Sequence whereas additionally operating part-time in Cup races.
Kostecki, 26, made 16 begins in what’s now the ARCA East collection in 2013 and 2014 and made his Cup debut final yr on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Highway Course.
Waters, 29, has made a pair of begins within the Truck Sequence this yr with ThorSport Racing, most lately in Saturday night time’s race at Kansas Speedway.