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 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 twelfth and finishing thirtieth 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 sixteen 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 thirteen 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 eighth at Charlotte, his first career top-ten start. In addition to twelve races for Triad, Bradberry drove the No. 35 Pontiac for ISM Racing at New Hampshire, 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 ninth, 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 fifteenth), twentieth 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.

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 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 ATL30 70th 73 1995 DAYDNQ CARDNQ RCHDNQ ATLDNQ DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC 52nd 208 Bradberry Racing 88 Chevy MCHDNQ DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH41 BRI DARDNQ RCH DOV MAR NWS 93 CLT43 A.G. Dillard Motorsports 31 Chevy CAR35 PHO ATL29 1996 Bradberry Racing 93 Chevy DAY CARDNQ RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT 46th 591 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DOV38 POC MCH DAY35 NHA POC TAL23 IND29 GLN MCH BRI30 DAR35 RCHDNQ DOV37 MARDNQ NWSDNQ CLTDNQ CAR27 PHO ATL38 1997 Chevy DAYDNQ CARDNQ 44th 868 TriStar Motorsports 19 Ford RCH38 ATL40 DAR38 TEXDNQ BRI37 MARDNQ SON43 TALDNQ CLT31 DOV35 POC33 MCHDNQ CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN Triad Motorsports 78 Ford MCH37 BRI37 DAR25 RCHDNQ NHA34 DOV35 MARDNQ CLT34 TALDNQ CAR41 PHODNQ ATL42 1998 DAYDNQ CARDNQ LVSDNQ ATL43 DARDNQ BRIDNQ TEX24 MARDNQ TALDNQ CAL23 CLT37 DOV34 RCH MCH34 POC SON POCDNQ INDDNQ GLN MCHDNQ BRIDNQ NHA DAR37 RCHDNQ DOV28 MARDNQ CLT42 TALDNQ DAYDNQ PHO41 CAR28 ATL33 48th 787 ISM Racing 35 Pontiac NHA40 1999 Triad Motorsports 78 Ford DAYDNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC 66th 58 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLTDNQ TAL CAR PHO HOM Larry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy ATL35 2000 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX41 MAR33 TALDNQ 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 2002 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH43 SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM 86th 34

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 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 ATLDNQ HOM NA - 1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR32 TEX NSV BRIDNQ TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT21 DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB MCH43 BRI DAR RCH DOV CLTDNQ CAR MEM PHO HOM 76th 304 LAR Motorsports 28 Chevy PPR20 GTYDNQ IRP 2000 Marcrum Motorsports 86 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATLDNQ 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 -

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 Pts Ref 2000 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAYDNQ HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL N/A -

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 Pts Ref 1992 Bradberry Racing 78 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL23 TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 114th - 1993 DAY38 FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 102nd - 1994 DAY41 TAL8 MCH2 ATL24 3rd 4895 Buick FIF1* LVL5 KIL9 TOL19 FRS1 DMS5 POC14 KIL20 FRS19 I705 ISF25 DSF26 TOL14 SLM30 WIN1* Pontiac POC23 Ford INF23 1995 Chevy DAY2* ATL22 TAL11 FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC30 KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN 37th 925 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy ATL41 1996 Buick DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF15 LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 128th - 1997 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY7 ATL SLM CLT CLT POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL ISF ATL 122nd -