Charlie Bradberry Explained

Charlie Bradberry
Birth Date:	June 28, 1982
Birth Place:	Chelsea, Alabama, United States
Death Place:	Chelsea, Alabama, USA
Death Cause:	Automobile accident
Achievements:	2003 Snowball Derby Winner 2003 NASCAR Southeast Series Champion
Total Truck Races:	11
Years In Truck:	2
Best Truck Pos:	45th – 2004
First Truck Race:	2003 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville)
Last Truck Race:	2004 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Truck Wins:	0
Truck Top Tens:	0
Truck Poles:	0

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.

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.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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	33	34	35		Pts	Ref
2004		85		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

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	25		Pts	Ref
2003	Bradberry Motorsports	78		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]

Notes and References

1. News: '03 Snowball winner dies in off-track wreck. Moore. George W. III. October 10, 2006. Pensacola News Journal. D1. Pensacola, FL.
2. Web site: Charlie Bradberry – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. October 18, 2015.
3. Web site: Charlie Bradberry – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. October 18, 2015.
4. Web site: Charlie Bradberry – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. October 18, 2015.
5. Web site: Charlie Bradberry – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. October 18, 2015.