Brad Sweet

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Brad Sweet

| image = Brad Sweet 38 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg

| caption = Sweet at Road America in 2012

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|31}}

| birth_place = Grass Valley, California, U.S.

| achievements = 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Champion
2018 Knoxville Nationals Winner
2013, 2019 Kings Royal Winner
2009 4-Crown Nationals Midget Winner
2008 4-Crown Nationals Wingless Sprint Car Winner

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 36

| Years_In_Busch = 3

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 22nd

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2013

| Best_Busch_Pos = 18th (2012)

| First_Busch_Race = 2010 5-Hour Energy 250 (Gateway)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 6

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 18

| Years_In_Truck = 3

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 28th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2011

| Best_Truck_Pos = 28th (2011)

| First_Truck_Race = 2009 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 3

| Truck_Poles = 0

| module =

{{Infobox racing driver |embed=yes

| current series = World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

| first year = 2003

| current team = Kasey Kahne Racing

| car number = 49

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| starts = 815

| championships = 5

| wins = 90

| podiums =

| poles = 69

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 1st

| year = 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

| last finish = 33rd (2024)

| prev series =

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| updated = Nov 4, 2023

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Bradley Kirk Sweet{{cite web |url=https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/bradley_kirk_sweet_born_1985_17119282 |title=Bradley Kirk Sweet, Born 12/31/1985 in California |publisher=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=May 28, 2024}} (born December 31, 1985) is an American professional race car driver and a veteran of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, driving the No. 49 for Kasey Kahne Racing, where he has earned the nickname 'The Big Cat'. Sweet was formerly a JR Motorsports development driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Racing career

= Early career=

Sweet began his top-level racing career in 2008, driving for Kasey Kahne Racing in midget cars and sprint cars in the USAC National Midget Series and World of Outlaws series. Sweet proved competitive, winning some of the series' top races, including the Knoxville Midget Nationals, and won at Eldora Speedway, one of the most famous short tracks in America, in both sprint and midget cars. Sweet also began driving stock cars, making starts in the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starting in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=8357|title=Sweet to pilot Stringer Motorsports No. 90 Toyota Camry in Series Debut|date=July 16, 2009|publisher=ARCA|access-date=2012-01-06}}{{cite web|url=http://stringerracing.com/news/2009/11_12_09.htm|title=Brad Sweet To Drive Stringer Motorsports No. 90 Great Clips Toyota In Select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Races In 2010|date=November 11, 2009|publisher=Stringer Motorsports|access-date=2012-01-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126095809/http://www.stringerracing.com/news/2009/11_12_09.htm|archive-date=January 26, 2011}} In 2010 and 2011 he drove partial seasons in the Camping World Truck Series for Stringer Motorsports and Turner Motorsports, finishing 28th in points in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2011/data/standings.html|title=2011 Official Driver Standings: after Ford 200|date=November 21, 2011|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=2012-01-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226224643/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2011/data/standings.html|archive-date=December 26, 2011}}

= NASCAR Nationwide Series =

In 2012 Sweet drove the No. 38 Nationwide Series car, a Chevrolet sponsored by Great Clips and owned by Turner Motorsports, in a limited schedule. He competed in 18 of the series' races, with Kasey Kahne driving the car during the remainder of the year.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Kasey-Kahne-Brad-Sweet-to-split-Great-Clips-Nat?urn=nascar-wp5942|title=Kasey Kahne, Brad Sweet to split Great Clips Nationwide ride|last=Busbee|first=Jay|date=January 3, 2012|work=From the Marbles|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=2012-01-06}} Sweet competed for the Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-turner-motorsports-announces-driver-lineup/|title=NNS: Turner Motorsports Announces Driver Lineup|date=January 2, 2012|work=SPEED Channel|publisher=Fox Sports|access-date=2012-01-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112010534/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-turner-motorsports-announces-driver-lineup|archive-date=January 12, 2012}} In addition to driving in the Nationwide Series, he will also continue to drive for Kasey Kahne Racing in the World of Outlaws series, driving the No. 49.{{cite web|url=http://www.woosprint.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1227:saldana-to-drive-great-clips-car&catid=152:featured-news-tabs|title=Saldana to drive Great Clips car|date=January 3, 2012|publisher=World of Outlaws|access-date=2012-01-06}} He finished 18th in series points, before moving to JR Motorsports to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro part-time in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Kasey-Kahne-Brad-Sweet-to-drive-NASCAR-Nationwide-Series-races-for-JR-Motorsports-010113|title=Kahne, Sweet take on Nationwide roles|last=Spencer|first=Lee|date=January 1, 2013|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2013-02-25}}

=World of Outlaws=

Sweet currently drives the NAPA Auto Parts/Ollie's Bargain Outlet number 49 for Kasey Kahne Racing.{{cite web|title=D R I V E R S Kasey Kahne Racing|url=http://kaseykahneracing.com/drivers/|website=Kasey Kahne Racing|access-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418212805/http://kaseykahneracing.com/drivers/|archive-date=18 April 2017|url-status=dead}} As of November 5, 2022, Sweet has 79 career A-main wins placing him in 11th place on the prestigious Top 25 all-time wins list.{{cite web |url=https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/climbing-the-charts-modern-stars-continue-rising-on-world-of-outlaws-all-time-win-list/ |title=CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Modern Stars Continue Rising On World Of Outlaws All-Time Win List |last=Walker |first=Brian |date=2022-11-18 |website=WorldofOutlaws.com |access-date=2023-01-04}} He collected his first World of Outlaws win in 2012 at the Clay County Speedway.[http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/News/Articles/2012/06/Sweet-Gets-First-Outlaws-Win.aspx "Brad Sweet Gets Breakthrough Win"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222175240/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/News/Articles/2012/06/Sweet-Gets-First-Outlaws-Win.aspx |date=2014-02-22 }} at mrn.com In 2013, he won the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, one of the biggest races of the year for his only win that season.{{cite web |last1=Pace |first1=Doug |title=Brad Sweet Earns Crown in 30th Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway |url=https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/keepingpace/2013/jul/14/brad-sweet-earns-crown-30th-kings-royal-eldora-speedway/ |website=The Spokesman-Review |access-date=January 18, 2021 |location=Spokane, WA |date=July 14, 2013}}[http://www.woosprint.com/results/2257-7132013-eldora-speedway-kings-royal "Sweet Wins King's Royal"] at worldofoutlaws.com He ended 2013 ranked 18th in points. Sweet started the 2014 season by winning the season opener at Volusia Speedway for his third career World of Outlaws win.[http://www.woosprint.com/news/2487-sweet-wins-opening-night-of-2014 "Sweet wins opening night of 2014"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221195305/http://www.woosprint.com/news/2487-sweet-wins-opening-night-of-2014 |date=2014-02-21 }} at worldofoutlaws.com Sweet has said that the World of Outlaws is more of a home than NASCAR, his previous series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2017/06/01/beyond-the-cockpit-brad-sweet-im-pretty-happy-in-dirt-racing/|title=Beyond the Cockpit: Brad Sweet: 'I'm Pretty Happy' in Dirt Racing|date=2017-06-01|website=Frontstretch|access-date=2017-06-02}} Sweet won the 2018 Knoxville Nationals,{{cite web |last1=Southard |first1=Dargan |title=Brad Sweet holds off Donny Schatz for 2018 Knoxville Nationals title |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/motor/auto-racing/2018/08/11/knoxville-nationals-brad-sweet-donny-schatz-kyle-larson/968368002/ |website=Des Moines Register |access-date=January 18, 2021 |date=August 11, 2018}} the first Nationals victory for Kasey Kahne Racing;{{cite web |last1=Kerchner |first1=Mike |title=Brad Sweet Conquers The Knoxville Nationals |url=https://speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/brad-sweet-conquers-knoxville-nationals/ |website=Speed Sport |access-date=January 18, 2021 |date=August 12, 2018}} he finished second in the 2018 Kings Royal to Donny Schatz, but returned in 2019 to win the event for the second time.{{cite web |last1=Billing |first1=Greg |title=Kings Royal: Sweet wins $175,000 at Eldora Speedway |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/kings-royal-sweet-wins-175-000-eldora-speedway/R3wTG2eqHW1LhM82Be3Y7N/ |website=Dayton Daily News |access-date=January 18, 2021 |location=Dayton, OH |date=July 21, 2019}}

Sweet has won five World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championships in a row, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Nate |title=Brad Sweet clinches second consecutive Outlaws title; focuses on team championship |url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2020/11/07/outlaws-brad-sweet-championship-kasey-kahne-racing-david-gravel/ |website=NBC Sports |access-date=January 18, 2021 |date=November 7, 2020}} He took the title in 2019 over Donny Schatz with 16 wins,{{cite web |last1=Ford |first1=Walter |title=Sprint car driver Brad Sweet honored for championship season |url=https://www.theunion.com/sports/auto-racing-sprint-car-driver-brad-sweet-honored-for-championship-season-photo-gallery/ |website=The Union |access-date=January 18, 2021 |location=Grass Valley, CA |date=December 20, 2019}} and repeated a title run in 2020, winning eight times and becoming the sixth driver to win multiple WoO championships.{{cite web |last1=Graziano |first1=Nick |title=WoO Honors Sweet & Others During Virtual Banquet |url=https://speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/woo-honors-sweet-others-during-virtual-banquet/ |website=Speed Sport |access-date=January 18, 2021 |date=November 12, 2020}}

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Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

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

==Nationwide Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=45| NASCAR Nationwide 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

! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! Braun Racing

! 11

! Toyota

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| NSH

| PHO

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| NSH

| KEN

| ROA

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CGV

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTY
31

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 129th

! 70

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbe01/2010/B|title=Brad Sweet – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2012

! Turner Motorsports

! 38

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAL
6

| TEX

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
33

| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
13

| CLT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
23

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
24

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROA
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
24

| NHA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI
19

| IND

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
12

| GLN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CGV
20

| BRI

| ATL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
20

| CHI

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KEN
10

| DOV

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT
15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
23

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
13

| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
17

| colspan=2|

! 18th

! 469

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbe01/2012/B|title=Brad Sweet – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2013

! JR Motorsports

! 5

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LVS
12

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
22

| TEX

| RCH

| TAL

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
34

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
6

| ROA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
14

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
28

| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CHI
9

| IND

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
15

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
13

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN
8

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
26

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX
10

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
31

| colspan=2|

! 22nd

! 420

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbe01/2013/B|title=Brad Sweet – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=45| NASCAR Camping World 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

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! rowspan=2| Stringer Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 90

! rowspan=2| Toyota

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

| MAR

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| CHI

| IOW

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
27

! 69th

! 179

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbe01/2009/C|title=Brad Sweet – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2010

| DAY

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
12

| MAR

| NSH

| KAN

| DOV

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
21

| TEX

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
19

| IOW

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GTY
16

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRP
8

| POC

| NSH

| DAR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI
DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHI
16

| KEN

| NHA

| LVS

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
25

! 31st

! 911

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbe01/2010/C|title=Brad Sweet – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2011

! Turner Motorsports

! 32

! Chevy

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
21

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHO
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
36

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH
28

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
30

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT
10

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN
9

| TEX

| KEN

| IOW

| NSH

| IRP

| POC

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| CHI

| NHA

| KEN

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| HOM

! 28th

! 193

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbe01/2011/C|title=Brad Sweet – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

=ARCA Re/Max Series=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| ARCA Re/Max 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

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Re/Max Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! Stringer Motorsports

! 90

! Toyota

| DAY

| SLM

| CAR

| TAL

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| MFD

| IOW

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KEN
16

| BLN

| POC

| ISF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
34

| TOL

| DSF

| NJE

| SLM

| KAN

| CAR

! 107th

! 210

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sweetbr01/2009/A|title=Brad Sweet – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2020}}

Personal life

Brad's sister Katelyn is married to NASCAR driver Kyle Larson.

References

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