Scott Bradley (racing driver)

Scott Bradley
Nationality	American
Born	(1976-10-14) October 14, 1976 Mountain View, California
Retired	2005
SPEED World Challenge
Years active	2002-2005
Teams	Mazdaspeed Circuit City
Starts	29
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	20th in 2005
Previous series
2003-2004 2000-2001 1999 1998 1995-1996 1994 1993 1990-1992	American Le Mans Series Star Mazda Skip Barber Formula Dodge Formula Continental USF2000 Formula Continental Skip Barber Formula Ford Karting
Championship titles
2001	Star Mazda

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
1995		PIR1 15	PIR2 41	IRP DNQ	RIR 16	WGI 45	MDO1 17	NHS 19	ATL1 DNS	ATL2 DNS	MDO1 8			???	???
1996	DSTP Motorsport	WDW 11	STP 21	PIR 13	DSC1 35	MOS 13	IRP 19	RIR 7	WGI1	WGI2	MDO	NHS	LVS	???	???

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
1999		SEB	ATL	PPI	SON	POR	TOP	LV 26			N.C.	N.C.
2000	World Speed Motorsports	AMS 5	SON 2	MOS 4	TEX 5	POR 6	ATL 5	LAG 6	LV 5		4th	262
2001	World Speed Motorsports	TEX 1	SEB 2	SON 4	POR 8	MOS 3	LS1 1	ATL 6	LS2 10		1st	289
2002	Lightspeed	SEB	SON	PPI	MDO	ROA	WAS	MOS 6	LS2	ATL	N.C.	N.C.

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