# Brent Sherman

Brent Richard Sherman (born May 24, 1974) is an American professional racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 28 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Truck Series, ARCA Racing Series and the Firestone Indy Lights Series.

## Racing 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.
When he competed in ARCA in 2004, Sherman won the ARCA Re/Max Series Bill France Triple Crown Honor as well as the Grant Adcox Sportsmanship Award.
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. Bringing Serta as his primary sponsor, he was signed to drive the No. 49 for BAM Racing, replacing Ken Schrader, who moved to Wood Brothers Racing that year. 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 returned to the ARCA Re/Max Series for the remainder of the 2006 season. This turned out to be a good move, and Sherman scored his first ARCA win at Michigan, and finished 19th in points despite starting the season late. In 2007, he left ARCA again and returned to the Busch Series to drive the No. 36 Big Lots Chevy for McGill Motorsports. He departed the team in September, and would spend the remainder of the season driving a limited schedule for Braun Racing in their No. 10 Toyota.
On February 19, 2008, it was announced that Sherman had signed with Panther Racing to move to the Firestone Indy Lights Series for the 2008 season. He 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.
In 2009, he drove in a few Camping World Truck Series races for Stringer Motorsports in the No. 90 Great Clips Toyota as well as one ARCA race at Salem, also in Stringer's No. 90.
After five years of being without a ride, Sherman came back to stock car racing in a one-off attempt with Mason Mitchell's No. 98 team in the ARCA race at Chicago in 2016. He shook the rust off pretty quickly and earned a top-10 finish in 9th after qualifying 11th. Sherman would not run any races in any series until 2023. When the Chicago Street Course was added to the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series schedules, he wanted to come back and race there. He would run the Xfinity Series race at the street course driving the No. 28 car for RSS Racing.

## Personal life

Sherman is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He currently lives in Chicago with his teenage children and was inspired to return to run the Chicago Street Race when it was added to the Xfinity Series schedule so he could race in his hometown and have his children see him race as they were too young to remember the last NASCAR race he ran. He also owns and runs a business in Chicago.

## Motorsports career 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

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results :
| 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 |
| 2006 | CJM Racing | 72 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC DNQ | MCH | SON | DAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49th | 372 |
| 2006 | 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 | 49th | 372 |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2006 | BAM Racing | Dodge | 29 | 21 |

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results :
| 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 | NXSC | Pts |
| 2004 | Akins Motorsports | 58 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN 37 | CLT | MEM 37 | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM 30 | | 96th | 177 |
| 2005 | Akins Motorsports | 58 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | CAL 32 | MXC 23 | LVS 32 | ATL 31 | NSH 23 | BRI 36 | TEX 34 | PHO 24 | TAL 9 | DAR 32 | RCH DNQ | CLT 34 | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 2015 |
| 2005 | ppc Racing | 15 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHI 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 31 | 26th | 2015 |
| 2005 | ppc Racing | 10 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 23 | PPR 27 | GTY 30 | IRP 18 | GLN 29 | MCH 29 | BRI DNQ | CAL 24 | RCH DNQ | DOV DNQ | KAN 22 | CLT 13 | MEM 27 | TEX DNQ | PHO 26 | | 26th | 2015 |
| 2006 | McGill Motorsports | 36 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO 28 | HOM 34 | 100th | 140 |
| 2007 | McGill Motorsports | 36 | Chevy | DAY 21 | CAL 27 | MXC 15 | LVS 39 | ATL 26 | BRI 37 | NSH 20 | TEX 37 | PHO 26 | TAL 16 | RCH 31 | DAR 35 | CLT 35 | DOV 35 | NSH 21 | KEN 24 | MLW 32 | NHA 31 | DAY 24 | CHI 40 | GTY 25 | IRP 33 | CGV 22 | GLN 30 | MCH 40 | BRI 31 | CAL 22 | RCH 34 | DOV 43 | KAN 27 | CLT | | | | | 23rd | 2425 |
| 2007 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEM 21 | TEX 37 | PHO | HOM | 23rd | 2425 |
| 2023 | RSS Racing | 28 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | POR | SON | NSH | CSC 34 | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IND | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | CLT | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | | | 65th | 3 |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results :
| 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 | Ref |
| 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 | |

### ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results :
| Year | Team owner | 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2001 | William Fain | 13 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF 28 | SLM 20 | TOL | BLN 32 | CLT | TAL | | 94th | 305 | |
| 2001 | Bobby Gerhart Racing | 7 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 34 | 94th | 305 | |
| 2002 | Brent Sherman Racing | 45 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | ATL 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 1515 | |
| 2002 | Cavin Councilor | 04 | Chevy | | | NSH 28 | SLM | KEN 25 | CLT 20 | KAN DNQ | POC | MCH 11 | TOL | SBO | KEN 11 | BLN | POC 6 | NSH 4 | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI 31 | SLM | TAL | CLT 9 | | | | | | 22nd | 1515 |
| 2003 | Brent Sherman Racing | 44 | Ford | DAY 13 | ATL 4 | NSH 3 | SLM 30 | TOL 8 | KEN 34 | CLT 10 | BLN 2 | KAN 2 | MCH 6 | LER 14 | POC 13 | POC 5 | NSH 33 | ISF 21 | WIN 6 | DSF 21 | CHI 4 | SLM 26 | TAL 11 | CLT 10 | SBO 13 | | | | 4th | 4975 | |
| 2004 | Brent Sherman Racing | 44 | Ford | DAY 11 | NSH 32 | SLM 5 | KEN 12 | TOL 7 | CLT 23 | KAN 5 | POC 10 | MCH 5 | SBO 4 | BLN 2 | KEN 12 | GTW 7 | POC 4 | LER 2 | NSH 21 | ISF 6 | TOL 30 | DSF 18 | CHI 4 | SLM 10 | TAL 5 | | | | 2nd | 5270 | |
| 2006 | Brent Sherman Racing | 04 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL 6 | POC 3 | MCH 16 | KAN 8 | KEN | BLN 27 | POC 14 | GTW 12 | NSH 2 | MCH 1 | ISF | MIL 13 | TOL 13 | DSF | CHI DNQ | SLM 19 | TAL 31 | IOW 11 | | | 19th | 2875 | |
| 2008 | Stringer Motorsports | 57 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | IOW | KEN | CAR 46 | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH DNQ | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | | | | | 162nd | 30 | |
| 2009 | Stringer Motorsports | 90 | Chevy | DAY | SLM 22 | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | | | 134th | 120 | |
| 2016 | Mason Mitchell Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI 9 | KEN | KAN | | | | | | 104th | 85 | |

### 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |