Gary Bradberry

Gary Bradberry

Born: January 27, 1961
Age: 63
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Biography

Gary Bradberry is an American 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.

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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, 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 fulfill 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 the 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, with 41st at Texas and 33rd at Martinsville Speedway, and a DNQ 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, where he finished 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 and 43rd at Michigan.

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
70th 73
1995 DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC 52nd 208
Bradberry Racing 88 Chevy MCH
DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH
BRI DAR
RCH DOV MAR NWS
93 CLT
A.G. Dillard Motorsports 31 Chevy CAR
PHO ATL
1996 Bradberry Racing 93 Chevy DAY CAR
RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT 46th 591
Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DOV
POC MCH DAY
NHA POC TAL
IND
GLN MCH BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO ATL
1997 Chevy DAY
CAR
44th 868
TriStar Motorsports 19 Ford RCH
ATL
DAR
TEX
BRI
MAR
SON
TAL
CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN
Triad Motorsports 78 Ford MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL
CAR
PHO
ATL
1998 DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR
TAL
CAL
CLT
DOV
RCH MCH
POC SON POC
IND
GLN MCH
BRI
NHA DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL
DAY
PHO
CAR
ATL
48th 787
ISM Racing 35 Pontiac NHA
1999 Triad Motorsports 78 Ford DAY
CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC 66th 58
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford IND
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT
TAL CAR PHO HOM
Larry Hedrick Motorsports 41 Chevy ATL
2000 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
MAR
TAL
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 MCH
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 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
HOM NA -
1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR
TEX NSV BRI
TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT
DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB MCH
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
CAR MEM PHO HOM 76th 304
LAR Motorsports 28 Chevy PPR
GTY
IRP
2000 Marcrum Motorsports 86 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL
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 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY
HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL NA -

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 ARSC Pts Ref
1992 Bradberry Racing 78 Chevy DAY FIF TWS TAL
TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 114th
1993 DAY
FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 102nd
1994 DAY
TAL
MCH
ATL
3rd 4895
Buick FIF
LVL
KIL
TOL
FRS
DMS
POC
KIL
FRS
I70
ISF
DSF
TOL
SLM
WIN
Pontiac POC
Ford IND
1995 Chevy DAY
ATL
TAL
FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 OWO FRS POC POC
KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF WIN SLM 37th 925
Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy ATL
1996 Buick DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF
LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH IND SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT ATL 128th
1997 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY
ATL SLM CLT CLT POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL ISF ATL 122nd

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