Scott Bradley (racing driver) explained

Scott Bradley
Nationality: American
Birth Date:14 October 1976
Birth Place:Mountain View, California
Retired:2005
Years Active:2002-2005
Teams:Mazdaspeed
Circuit City
Starts:29
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:20th
Year:2005
Prev Series:American Le Mans Series
Star Mazda
Skip Barber Formula Dodge
Formula Continental
USF2000
Formula Continental
Skip Barber Formula Ford
Karting
Prev Series Years:2003-2004
2000-2001
1999
1998
1995-1996
1994
1993
1990-1992
Titles:Star Mazda
Title Years:2001

Scott Bradley (born October 14, 1976, in Mountain View, California) is a former American racing driver. Bradley won the 2001 Star Mazda championship. Bradley also competed in USF2000, American Le Mans Series among other series.

Racing career

Scott Bradley began racing go-karts with the IKF in 1990 at the age of fourteen. In 1993 Bradley made his single seater debut. After completing the Skip Barber Racing School he raced in the Skip Barber Racing School Formula Ford before moving into Formula Continental. For 1995 Bradley stepped up to the professional USF2000. He scored a pole position at Watkins Glen International but failed to finish the race. His best race result was an eighth place at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The following, joining DSTP Motorsports, year he improved his best result to seventh, at Richmond International Raceway.[1] In October 1996 Bradley tested a Formula Renault car for Redgrave Racing. Despite impressing several teams he failed to put together a budget for the 1997 season leaving him without a drive.

In 1998 Bradley returned to the racing track running selected SCCA Formula Continental races. In 1999 Bradley ran a partial Formula Dodge Western Race Series schedule. Bradley finished on the podium twice, at Willow Springs Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[2] [3] Bradley ran full-time in the Star Mazda series in 2000. Racing with World Speed Motorsports he scored his first podium at Sonoma Raceway. He finished fourth in his inaugural championship. He returned to the series in 2001. Bradley won races at Texas Motor Speedway and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He secured the championship over Marc De Vellis with a two-point advantage.[4]

He continued with Mazda the following years in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car division. Racing a Mazda Protege he scored one pole position in 2002. In 2005 he raced a Mazda 6 in the class without major results.[5] In the American Le Mans Series Bradley joined Essex Racing. With teammate Jason Workman the team scored two podium finished, at the 2003 Grand Prix Americas and 2003 Monterey Sports Car Championships.

Failing to secure a full-time race seat he ended his professional racing career. In 2005 Bradley joined the Star Race Cars as Sales and Marketing Manager.[6]

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USF2000 National Championship results

YearEntrant 123456789101112PosPoints
1995PIR1
15
PIR2
41
IRP
DNQ
RIR
16
WGI
45
MDO1
17
NHS
19
ATL1
DNS
ATL2
DNS
MDO1
8
??????
1996DSTP MotorsportWDW
11
STP
21
PIR
13
DSC1
35
MOS
13
IRP
19
RIR
7
WGI1WGI2MDONHSLVS??????

Star Mazda Championship

YearTeam123456789RankPoints
1999SEBATLPPISONPORTOPLV
26
N.C.N.C.
2000World Speed MotorsportsAMS
5
SON
2
MOS
4
TEX
5
POR
6
ATL
5
LAG
6
LV
5
4th262
2001World Speed MotorsportsTEX
1
SEB
2
SON
4
POR
8
MOS
3
LS1
1
ATL
6
LS2
10
1st289
2002LightspeedSEBSONPPIMDOROAWASMOS
6
LS2ATLN.C.N.C.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SCOTT BRADLEY - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN). USF2000. 6 March 2016.
  2. Web site: 1999 Western Series Results Willow Springs Motorsports Park . Skip Barber . 6 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000830145907/http://www.skipbarber.com/series/1999/wres9902.htm . August 30, 2000 .
  3. Web site: 1999 Western Series Results Las Vegas Motor Speedway . Skip Barber . 6 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000830145945/http://www.skipbarber.com/series/1999/wres9904.htm . August 30, 2000 .
  4. Web site: De Vellis Wins Race; Bradley Recovers From First-Lap Scare To Win Title. Pro Mazda. 6 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Scott Bradley. DriverDB.com. 6 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Star Race Cars hires Scott Bradley. motorsport.com. 6 March 2016.