Gary Bradberry
Gary Arnold Bradberry (born January 27, 1961) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990–1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues. His younger brother was fellow NASCAR driver Charlie Bradberry, who died in an automobile accident in 2006.
Gary Bradberry | |||||||
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Born | Chelsea, Alabama | January 27, 1961||||||
Awards | 1994 ARCA Hooters Cup Super Car Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
47 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 44th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1994 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 76th (1999) | ||||||
First race | 1999 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 1999 NAPA 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of May 3, 2013. |
Racing career
Winston Cup Series
Bradberry made his Winston Cup debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1994, starting 12th and finishing 30th in a Ford owned by Jimmy Means.
Bradberry ran four races in 1995, with the first two for his own team. However, he struggled, with a 41st at Michigan and 43rd at Charlotte. Then, for the other two races, Bradberry replaced Ward Burton in the No. 31 Hardee's Chevy, with finishes of 35th and 29th.
Bradberry's next job was at Sadler Brothers Racing, driving the No. 95 Shoney's Chevy in nine 1996 races, with a 23rd-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway being his best finish, albeit his best career finish to that point.
Bradberry's largest season was in 1997, when he ran a career-high 16 races. At first, he was running for Tri-Star Motorsports. However, in eight races, all Bradberry could manage was a 31st at Charlotte, causing him to lose his ride. Bradberry moved to Triad Motorsports and the No. 78 Hanes Ford. His best finish in that ride was a 25th at Darlington being the best run. His 44th in points would prove to be his best career year.
He began 1998 with backing from Pilot Corporation starting the year. However, Bradberry only qualified for 13 races and only had two top-25 finishes, his best run a 23rd at California Speedway, matching Bradberry's best career finish. He also qualified 8th at Charlotte, his first career top-10 start. In addition to twelve races for Triad, Bradberry drove the No. 35 Pontiac for ISM Racing at New Hampshire,[1] after Triad chose to skip that race, finishing fortieth. He went on to a 48th-place finish in points.
In 1999, Bradberry's new associate sponsor PHARB Hangover Relief did not fulfil their obligations, and Pilot left soon after, causing the team to close its doors before even running a race. Bradberry's lone start in 1999 was at the season finale for Larry Hedrick Motorsports operation. He started 9th, but engine problems relegated him to 35th.
Bradberry made two more starts for Hedrick in 2000, finishing 41st at Texas and 33rd at Martinsville Speedway, and failing to qualify at Talladega Superspeedway. After those races, Hedrick closed its doors and Bradberry was left without a ride.
Bradberry was unemployed until 2002, when he ran at Michigan with Donlavey Racing, finishing 43rd due to handling problems.
Busch Series
Bradberry made four races in his Busch career, all coming in 1999. His debut came at Darlington, where he started 23rd and finished 32nd. Bradberry tacked on a 21st at Charlotte (best career start of 15th), 20th at Pikes Peak before having a hard crash at Michigan, finishing 43rd.
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.)
Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||
1994 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL 30 |
70th | 73 | [2] | |||||||
1995 | DAY DNQ |
CAR DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | 52nd | 208 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradberry Racing | 88 | Chevy | MCH DNQ |
DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH 41 |
BRI | DAR DNQ |
RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | CLT 43 |
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A.G. Dillard Motorsports | 31 | Chevy | CAR 35 |
PHO | ATL 29 |
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1996 | Bradberry Racing | 93 | Chevy | DAY | CAR DNQ |
RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | 46th | 591 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Ford | DOV 38 |
POC | MCH | DAY 35 |
NHA | POC | TAL 23 |
IND 29 |
GLN | MCH | BRI 30 |
DAR 35 |
RCH DNQ |
DOV 37 |
MAR DNQ |
NWS DNQ |
CLT DNQ |
CAR 27 |
PHO | ATL 38 |
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1997 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
CAR DNQ |
44th | 868 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TriStar Motorsports | 19 | Ford | RCH 38 |
ATL 40 |
DAR 38 |
TEX DNQ |
BRI 37 |
MAR DNQ |
SON 43 |
TAL DNQ |
CLT 31 |
DOV 35 |
POC 33 |
MCH DNQ |
CAL | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Triad Motorsports | 78 | Ford | MCH 37 |
BRI 37 |
DAR 25 |
RCH DNQ |
NHA 34 |
DOV 35 |
MAR DNQ |
CLT 34 |
TAL DNQ |
CAR 41 |
PHO DNQ |
ATL 42 |
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1998 | DAY DNQ |
CAR DNQ |
LVS DNQ |
ATL 43 |
DAR DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
TEX 24 |
MAR DNQ |
TAL DNQ |
CAL 23 |
CLT 37 |
DOV 34 |
RCH | MCH 34 |
POC | SON | POC DNQ |
IND DNQ |
GLN | MCH DNQ |
BRI DNQ |
NHA | DAR 37 |
RCH DNQ |
DOV 28 |
MAR DNQ |
CLT 42 |
TAL DNQ |
DAY DNQ |
PHO 41 |
CAR 28 |
ATL 33 |
48th | 787 | [6] | |||||||||
ISM Racing | 35 | Pontiac | NHA 40 |
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1999 | Triad Motorsports | 78 | Ford | DAY DNQ |
CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | 66th | 58 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
Hover Motorsports | 80 | Ford | IND DNQ |
GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT DNQ |
TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Larry Hedrick Motorsports | 41 | Chevy | ATL 35 |
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2000 | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX 41 |
MAR 33 |
TAL DNQ |
CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL | 63rd | 104 | [8] | |||||||
2002 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH 43 |
SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 86th | 34 | [9] |
Daytona 500 results
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1995 | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1997 | Sadler Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1998 | Triad Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | |
1999 | DNQ |
Busch 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 | NBGNC | Pts | Ref | |||
1998 | Marcrum Motorsports | 86 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL DNQ |
HOM | NA | - | [10] | ||||
1999 | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR 32 |
TEX | NSV | BRI DNQ |
TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT 21 |
DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | MCH 43 |
BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT DNQ |
CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 76th | 304 | [11] | |||||||||
LAR Motorsports | 28 | Chevy | PPR 20 |
GTY DNQ |
IRP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Marcrum Motorsports | 86 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL DNQ |
DAR | BRI | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [12] |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Hover Motorsports | 80 | Ford | DAY DNQ |
HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | NA | - | [13] |
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ABSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
1992 | Bradberry Racing | 78 | Chevy | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL 23 |
TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | SLM | ATL | 114th | - | [14] | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | DAY 38 |
FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | 102nd | - | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | DAY 41 |
TAL 8 |
MCH 2 |
ATL 24 |
3rd | 4895 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buick | FIF 1* |
LVL 5 |
KIL 9 |
TOL 19 |
FRS 1 |
DMS 5 |
POC 14 |
KIL 20 |
FRS 19 |
I70 5 |
ISF 25 |
DSF 26 |
TOL 14 |
SLM 30 |
WIN 1* |
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Pontiac | POC 23 |
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Ford | INF 23 |
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1995 | Chevy | DAY 2* |
ATL 22 |
TAL 11 |
FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC 30 |
KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF | DSF | SLM | WIN | 37th | 925 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Chevy | ATL 41 |
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1996 | Buick | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF 15 |
LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | CLT | ATL | 128th | - | [18] | |||||||||||||||
1997 | Hover Motorsports | 80 | Ford | DAY 7 |
ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | MCH | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | DSF | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL | 122nd | - | [19] |
References
- "Bodine fired by ISM Racing". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. July 10, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- "Gary Bradberry – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
External links
- Gary Bradberry driver statistics at Racing-Reference