Brady Bacon
Date of Birth: 01-26-90
Residence: Indianapolis, Ind.
Hometown: Broken Arrow, Okla.
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Team: Kasey Kahne Racing
Owners: Kasey Kahne, Mike Curb
Series: USAC Mopar® Midget National Championship & USAC National Sprint Series
Car: No. 99 USAC Mopar Midget & USAC National Sprint Car
Sponsor: Mopar
Crew Chief: Davey Jones
Director of Competition: Willie Kahne
Web Sites: www.moparspeed.com, www.mopar.com, www.kkr9.com, www.bradybaconracing.com
2007 TEAM MOPAR STATS
- Finished fourth in the 2007 USAC National Sprint Car standings.
- Took the eighth spot in the 2007 USAC Mopar® Midget National Championship Series standings.
- Captured a Golden Driller award while moonlighting in Micro Sprint action at the 23rd annual Tulsa Shootout in Tulsa, Okla., in late December 2007.
- Skipped his high school graduation in favor of competing in the “Night Before The 500” Midget race in Indianapolis, even though he was class valedictorian. Instead of a diploma, he picked up a fast-time award in qualifying.
- Raced 64 times in 2007, finishing 13 times (or 20 percent) in the top five.
QUICK FACTS
- Scored his first career USAC National Midget Car Series victory in 2006 at Kokomo, Ind.
- Was crowned the 2006 Southern Midget Racing Series champion.
- Debuted in the USAC National Midget Car Series in 2006 with two straight runner-up finishes in his first two races.
- Posted an impressive seven top-tens in only 11 USAC National Midget Car Series starts in 2006.
- Posted six top-tens in only ten USAC National Sprint Car Series starts in 2006, including third at Eldora Speedway in the Mopar Thunder @ the 4-Crown Nationals, his best finish.
- Captured fast time in the USAC National Sprint Car Series event at Lucas Oil Speedway.
- Signed with the Chip Ganassi driver development program in 2006.
- Named 2005 Rookie of the Year for the Southern Midget Racing Series.
- Competed in National Modified Midget Association (NMMA) unrestricted classes in 2004, winning several top events.
- Won second straight NMMA Region 11 championship in 2003, as well as the Central States title event and four other feature victories.
- Moved up to the NMMA restricted classes in 2002, taking 10 feature event victories and winning the Region 11 point standings; credited with third in National restricted standings.
- Competed in unrestricted Sportsman class events at Port City (Okla.) Raceway in 2001.
- Started racing 600 cc restricted class at Port City, finishing second in 2000 point standings.
- Captured 1999 Senior Honda Region 6 title in Quarter Midgets at the age of 9.
- Won 1998 Junior Honda Region 6 championship in Quarter Midgets and began racing 250 cc micro Sprints.
- Started racing Quarter Midgets at age 4 in Junior Novice division.
