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==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.<ref name="Tires Erickson">{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/know-arca-west-driver-bradley-erickson/ |title=Get to Know ARCA West Series Driver Bradley Erickson |work=Kickin' the Tires|date=March 9, 2023 |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Tires Erickson"/> He would progress to the 51Fifty Jr. Late Model Series at Madera Speedway the following year, where he would win the championship after winning five races and four poles before running in late models categories like the SRL SPEARS Pro Late Model Series in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Bradley_Erickson |title=Bradley Erickson |work=The Third Turn|access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Bradley Erickson ARCA Sonoma 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Erickson's No. 88 ARCA car at [[Sonoma Raceway|Sonoma]] in 2023]]
[[File:Bradley Erickson ARCA Roseville 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Erickson's No. 23 car at [[All American Speedway]] in 2023]]
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 Motor Company|Ford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/02/22/naake-klauer-motorsports-bradley-erickson-unite-for-full-arca-menards-series-west-season/l |title=Naake-Klauer Motorsports, Bradley Erickson unite for full ARCA Menards Series West season |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=February 22, 2023 |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Phoenix Erickson">{{cite web|url=https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-series/family-fuels-bradley-erickson-to-podium-finish-in-arca-menards-series-debut-at-phoenix/ |title=Family Fuels Bradley Erickson’sErickson's Podium Finish in ARCA Menards Series Debut at Phoenix |work=Kickin' the Tires|date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> Before the race at [[All America 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/09/18/bradley-erickson-joins-sigma-performance-services/ |title=Bradley Erickson Joins Sigma Performance Services |work=Frontstretch|date=September 18, 2023 |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racesigmasps.com/post/sigma-performance-services-announces-entry-into-arca-racing-series-with-driver-bradley-erickson |title=Sigma Performance Services Announces Entry in ARCA Racing Series with Driver, Bradley Erickson|work=Sigma Performance Services|date=September 18, 2023 |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2023/09/19/sigma-performance-services-enters-arca-racing-series-with-driver-bradley-erickson/ |title=Sigma Performance Services Enters ARCA Racing Series with Driver Bradley Erickson |work=BVM Sports|access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/09/28/notebook-joey-iest-returns-to-arca-menards-series-west-at-all-american-speedway/ |title=NOTEBOOK: Joey Iest returns to ARCA Menards Series West at All American Speedway |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Brandon White |date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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