Charlie Bradberry (June 28, 1982 – October 7, 2006) was an American NASCAR driver who ran part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2003 and 2004. His best finish was 16th at Memphis Motorsports Park in 2003. He was the brother of Gary Bradberry, who ran a number of Winston Cup races in the 1990s.
Charlie Bradberry | |||||||
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Born | June 28, 1982 Chelsea, Alabama, United States | ||||||
Died | October 7, 2006 Chelsea, Alabama, USA | (aged 24)||||||
Cause of death | Automobile accident | ||||||
Achievements | 2003 Snowball Derby Winner 2003 NASCAR Southeast Series Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 45th – 2004 | ||||||
First race | 2003 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2004 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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On October 7, 2006, Bradberry was killed in a one-truck accident while returning home from working on his racing vehicles.[1] He was survived by his unborn son at the time, Charles Tucker Bradberry born February 8, 2007.
Bradberry, a star in late model stock cars on various tracks in the Southeast, had garnered some interest among Busch Series team owners and could have run in that series in 2007, had he lived.[citation needed]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
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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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2004 | Gary Keller Racing | 85 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO DNQ |
DAR | HOM | NA | - | [2] | |
2005 | TommyRaz Motorsports | 92 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM DNQ |
TEX | NA | - | [3] | ||
91 | PHO DNQ |
HOM |
Craftsman Truck Series
editNASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2003 | Bradberry Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR 30 |
CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM 16 |
MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP 33 |
NSH | BRI | RCH 20 |
NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO 24 |
TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM | 53rd | 446 | [4] | |||||||||||||
2004 | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD 21 |
CLT 29 |
DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN 35 |
GTW | MCH | IRP DNQ |
NSH 36 |
BRI | RCH 34 |
NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX | MAR 32 |
PHO | DAR | HOM | 45th | 417 | [5] |
References
edit- ^ Moore, George W. III (October 10, 2006). "'03 Snowball winner dies in off-track wreck". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, FL. p. D1.
- ^ "Charlie Bradberry – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Bradberry – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Bradberry – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Bradberry – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Charlie Bradberry driver statistics at Racing-Reference