Gary Bradberry
Born (1961-01-27) January 27, 1961 (age 63)
Chelsea, Alabama
Awards1994 ARCA Hooters Cup Super Car Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
47 races run over 8 years
Best finish44th (1997)
First race1994 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2002 Sirius Satellite Radio 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish76th (1999)
First race1999 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington)
Last race1999 NAPA 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of May 3, 2013.

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 to 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.

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.

The No. 19 car at Pocono in 1997

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.

ARCA SuperCar Series

Bradberry was the 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Rookie of the Year, and won a race at Flat Rock Speedway that season after his race car and equipment was recovered early on race day from thieves who stole it the night before the race.[2]

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
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 [3]
1995 DAY
DNQ 		CAR
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		ATL
DNQ 		DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC 52nd 208 [4]
Bradberry Racing 88 Chevy MCH
DNQ 		DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH
41 		BRI DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV MAR NWS
93 CLT
43
A.G. Dillard Motorsports 31 Chevy CAR
35 		PHO ATL
29
1996 Bradberry Racing 93 Chevy DAY CAR
DNQ 		RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT 46th 591 [5]
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
1997 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		CAR
DNQ 		44th 868 [6]
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
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 [7]
ISM Racing 35 Pontiac NHA
40
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 [8]
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
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 [9]
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 [10]
Daytona 500 results
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1995 Jimmy Means Racing Ford DNQ
1997 Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1998 Triad Motorsports Ford DNQ
1999 DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 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 - [11]
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 [12]
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 - [13]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 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 - [14]

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
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 - [15]
1993 DAY
38 		FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 102nd - [16]
1994 DAY
41 		TAL
8 		MCH
2 		ATL
24 		3rd 4895 [17]
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*
Pontiac POC
23
Ford INF
23
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 [18]
Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy ATL
41
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 - [19]
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 - [20]

References

  1. ^ "Bodine fired by ISM Racing". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. July 10, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  2. ^ Green, David (January 24, 1995). "Young driver gets his shot at the big time". Go UpState. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  12. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  13. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  14. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  15. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  17. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  18. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  19. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  20. ^ "Gary Bradberry – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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