Bradley Erickson (born June 22, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 88 Ford for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, and part-time in both the ARCA Menards Series driving for the same team.
| Bradley Erickson | |||||||
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 Erickson at Sonoma Raceway in 2023 | |||||||
| Born | Bradley Phillip Erickson June 22, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 88 (Naake-Klauer Motorsports) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 88 (Naake-Klauer Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 17th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Irwindale 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Salute to the Oil Industry NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Bakersfield) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 21, 2023. | |||||||
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.[1]
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.[1] 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.[2]
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 20th 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[1] He is currently enrolled at Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee, Arizona.[4]
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | 88 | Ford | DAY | PHO 3 |
TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | -* | -* | [5] |
ARCA Menards Series West
| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Naake-Klauer Motorsports | 84 | Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW 20 |
EVG | PIR | AAS 12 |
LVS 7 |
PHO 7 |
17th | 180 | [6] | |
| 2023 | 88 | PHO 3 |
IRW 8 |
KCR 5 |
PIR 6 |
SON 7 |
IRW |
SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | -* | -* | [7] | ||
References
- ^ a b c "Get to Know ARCA West Series Driver Bradley Erickson". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bradley Erickson". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Naake-Klauer Motorsports, Bradley Erickson unite for full ARCA Menards Series West season". ARCA Menards Series. Press Release. February 22, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Family Fuels Bradley Erickson's Podium Finish in ARCA Menards Series Debut at Phoenix". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bradley Erickson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bradley Erickson – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bradley Erickson – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
External links
- Bradley Erickson driver statistics at Racing-Reference