Colin Braun Hits 8,000 Followers on Twitter

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (March 26, 2010) - Colin Braun crossed the 8,000 follower-mark on Twitter.com this week. Braun, driver of the No. 16 Con-way Freight Roush Fenway Ford in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, began tweeting in May 2009.

"I am thrilled to have more than 8,000 people following me on Twitter now," said Braun. "I have really enjoyed my experience on Twitter thus far."

According to the SBNation.com NASCAR Twitter Rankings, Braun is No. 20 amongst the top-35 NASCAR-related Tweeters.

Jeff Gluck, writer for SBNation.com, compiles the number of followers on Twitter of NASCAR divers, crew members and owners. This month he also began including wives, girlfriends and family members on the list. Excluded from the ranking include drivers who do not tweet themselves, NASCAR public relations representatives and media.

Juan Pablo Montoya tops the list of NASCAR drivers with more than 135,500 followers. Danica Patrick is a close second with close to 123,500. Braun is the highest among all full-time drivers competing for the Raybestos Rookie of The Year Award in any NASCAR series.

"Social media is such a great way to get fans closer to what I'm doing," Braun stated. "I love being at autograph sessions or around the track, and I meet fans who say that they are following me on Twitter."

Colin Braun recorded a video thanking his fans for helping him reach 8,000 followers on Twitter

A contest is in the works for when Braun reaches 10,000 followers.

For more details follow Colin at www.twitter.com/colinbraun.

About Colin Braun

Colin Braun, driver of the NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 16 Con-way Freight Roush Fenway Racing Ford, started his driving career at the age of 6 and found quick sucess. He became the youngest driver to race in a Daytona Prototype, won his first career Grand Am race at the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona, and became the youngest driver in North America to win a major auto race at 17 years, 9 mos. and 7 days. At the end of the 2006 season, he was named Rookie-of-the-Year for all of motorsports by SPEED and Racer magazine.

In 2007, Braun also became the youngest driver to stand on the podium at the 24 Hours of LeMans when he finished second in his class. In 2008 and 2009, the rising star competed full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150 for Roush Fenway Racing. He earned Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year honors in 2008, and captured his first win and five pole positions in 2009. He also made six NASCAR Nationwide Series starts for Roush over the course of two seasons, earning two pole positions and a top-5 finish.

Braun, now 21 years old, embarks on his first full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series season, as he looks to win the 2010 Raybestos Rookie of the Year award.

For more information, please visit www.colinbraun.com.