James Brown, Jr.

James Edward Brown Jr. passed away suddenly on Friday, August 26, 2022. He was 30 years old.  James was well known for his contagious smile and for his love of racing.  At an early age James followed his passion for the sport by helping his dad at Bowman Gray Stadium.  As James became more engaged in racing, he made the leap to competing in local demolition derby's.  His proudest moment was beating his dad for the Derby title at the Dixie Classic Fair.  James was born August 20, 1992, in Winston-Salem, NC, and worked as a welding fabricator at A.M. Haire Trucking Co. James leaves behind his mom, Joyce Brown, his dad James “Jimmy” Brown (Teresa), his sister Ally Brown (Jamey), his grandma Lou Brown, a very special niece and nephew, Travis and Chloe Brown, three step-sisters, Falicia Delapp (Michael), Christina Hendrick and April Hemrick, 2 step brothers, Glenn Anderson and Blair Huffman.  James was preceded in death by his grandpa, Thomas Brown and step-brother Brian Huffman.  The family would like to extend a special thanks to their Bowman Gray Stadium racing family for all of their love and support and to Jonathan Brown, Billy Gregg, Chip Johnson, Tommy Neal and Bryan Sykes for being such great friends to James and for always being there for him.  A celebration of life will be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, Winston-Salem, NC with Chris Fleming officiating.  A visitation will be held immediately following the service.  In lieu of flowers, please consider supporting James love of racing by sending donations to The Bowman Gray Stadium Ladies Auxiliary Educational Scholarship Fund, PO Box 16264, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.