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Intro | American race car driver | |
Places | United States of America | |
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Birth | 24 May 1974, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.A. | |
Age | 50 years |
Biography
Brent Sherman (born May 24, 1974), a resident of Wauconda, Illinois, is a former driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series who later competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.
Early career
Sherman’s route to NASCAR was not like that of most drivers. After high school, he completed a six-year enlistment in the U.S. Air Force as an Air Surveillance Technician on the E-3 AWACS. It was during his last year in the Air Force that racing caught Sherman’s attention. After a trip to the Jim Russell Racing School in Sonoma, California, Sherman was asked to compete for a racing scholarship in the Russell Champ Series. He won the scholarship and his racing career began.
During the next few years Sherman competed in several different racing series including the Barber Dodge Pro Series, Grand American Road Racing Association and the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
In 2003, driving a Ford sponsored by Serta Mattresses, he collected six top-5 and 11 top-10 finishes in ARCA competition and finished fourth in the final point standings. The following year he posted nine top-5 and 14 top-10 finishes, which placed him second in the series’ point standings. He also received the prestigious Bill France Triple Crown honor and the HG Adcox Sportsman of the Year Award.
NASCAR
Sherman competed in a handful of NASCAR Busch Series races in 2004 in the No. 58 Serta Dodge for Akins Motorsports and planned to run a full schedule with the team in 2005. Glynn Motorsports bought out his team and after 11 races and one top-10 finish between the two teams, Sherman and his sponsors parted ways with the team. In July 2005, Sherman signed on with ppc Racing, replacing Michel Jourdain Jr., and brought the Serta sponsorship with him (along with Hickory Farms and Consort hair spray).
In 2006, Sherman moved up to the NEXTEL Cup Series. He was signed to drive the No. 49 for BAM Racing as a replacement for Ken Schrader, with Serta once again his sponsor. His best finish was a 21st-place finish in the Daytona 500. After poor performance, BAM Racing asked Sherman to step aside while the team tested other drivers. He resigned from the team (taking the sponsorship with him) and raced in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for the remainder of the 2006 season. He drove the No. 36 Big Lots Chevy for McGill Motorsports in the 2007 Busch Series season before departing the team in September. He would spend the remainder of the season driving a limited schedule for Braun Racing. In 2009, he drove a few Camping World Truck Series races for Stringer Motorsports in the No. 90 Great Clips Toyota.
Indy Lights
On February 19, 2008 it was announced that he had signed with Panther Racing to move to the Firestone Indy Lights Series for the 2008 season. Sherman finished 11th in points with a best finish of 3rd which came in the first race of the year at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His best road course finish was 10th in a rain drenched attrition filled race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Complete motorsports results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nextel Cup Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NNCC | Pts | |||
2006 | BAM Racing | 49 | Dodge | DAY 21 | CAL 37 | LVS 34 | ATL 36 | BRI 42 | MAR | TEX DNQ | PHO 32 | TAL DNQ | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | 49th | 372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CJM Racing | 72 | Dodge | POC DNQ | MCH | SON | DAY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brent Sherman Racing | 04 | Ford | CHI DNQ | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM |
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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2006 | BAM Racing | Dodge | 29 | 21 |
Camping World Truck Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Stringer Motorsports | 90 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM 22 | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI 16 | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 84th | 115 |
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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1998 | SEB | LRP | DET | WGI | CLE | GRA | MDO | ROA | LS1 | ATL 16 | HMS 16 | LS2 20 | 40th | - |
1999 | SEB 23 | NAZ 19 | LRP 16 | POR 17 | CLE 17 | ROA 15 | DET 11 | MDO 16 | GRA 17 | LS 16 | HMS 11 | WGI 12 | 23rd | 15 |
2000 | SEB 13 | MIA 13 | NAZ 11 | LRP 10 | DET 8 | CLE 25 | MDO 13 | ROA 24 | VAN 20 | LS 10 | RAT 9 | HMS 14 | 14th | 43 |
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2008 | Panther Racing | HMS 3 | STP1 17 | STP2 13 | KAN 8 | INDY 16 | MIL 11 | IOW 4 | WGL1 14 | WGL2 14 | NSH 11 | MDO1 16 | MDO2 10 | KTY 5 | SNM1 19 | SNM2 21 | CHI 19 | 11th | 300 |