Bradley Erickson

Bradley Phillip Erickson (born June 22, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 88 Ford for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, and the No. 23 Toyota for Sigma Performance Services.

Racing career

At the age of five, Erickson began racing quarter midgets at South Mountain Speedway, before progressing to race at other racetracks outside of Arizona two years later. In 2014, he would win the QMA Western Grand Speed King Championship at the age of eight.

In 2019, Erickson would move to legends cars, getting a ride from Tucson Motorsports Inc. for the season; he would win five races en route to the championship.

In 2022, Erickson would make his ARCA Menards Series West debut with Naake-Klauer Motorsports in the No. 84 Ford at Irwindale Speedway, where he would finish twentieth due to issues with the rear end of the car. He would run the last three races of the schedule soon after, earning back-to-back seventh-place finishes at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring and Phoenix Raceway.

In 2023, it was announced that Erickson would run full-time with Naake-Klauer Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series West, this time in the No. 88 Ford. He would also making his debut in the main ARCA Menards Series at Phoenix, as that was companion event with the West Series; he would get his first top-five with a third-place finish. Before the race at All American Speedway, it was announced that Erickson would drive the No. 23 Toyota for the newly formed Sigma Performance Services for the remainder of the season, confirming his departure from Naake-Klauer. His seat at Naake-Klauer would be filled in by Joey Iest, who had previously drove full-time for the team from 2021 to 2022. Erickson finished the year fourth in the points standings, and has not raced since then.

Personal life Erickson is the grandson of Phil Erickson, a former competitor of the American Indycar Series, where he won one race at Dodge City Raceway Park.

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2022 Naake-Klauer Motorsports 84 Ford PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO 17th 180 2023 88 PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG 4th 572 Sigma Performance Services 23 Toyota AAS LVS MAD Chevy PHO