Colin Braun, who hails from nearby Ovalo, Texas, already has made a name for himself in sports cars as the youngest driver ever to win a professional sports car event.

Now he has set his sights on a career in NASCAR.

“This is where I want to be,” Braun said. “This [has] the best drivers that there are and that’s who I want to race against.”

Braun was one of 16 who took part in last month’s GM Driver Evaluation program, which tested drivers from across the country on three different types of tracks. Word is that Braun did very well in his first time in a stock car.

Although he is set to once again drive for Grand American Series champion Krohn Racing in 2007, he’d like to get his NASCAR career started by running the Busch Series road course events at Mexico City, Montreal and Watkins Glen.

Braun hopes that a good showing in one of those races would spark interest in a team giving him a full-time Busch ride.

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