Victor Bray

{{Short description|Australian dragster driver}}

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Victor Sanders Bray is an Australian drag racing competitor in the Top Doorslammer class of racing. He drives a 1957 Chevy. A crowd favourite known for huge burnouts and fast times, Victor is considered a pioneer and legend of the sport.{{cite web|url=http://www.400thunder.com.au/victor-bray-the-legend-is-back/|title=Victor Bray – The Legend Is Back!|website=400 Thunder|access-date=28 November 2021}} He is widely regarded as a key figure in the creation of the Wild Bunch and subsequent Top Doorslammer category in Australian drag racing.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDUiAhqKQDk&t=9m48s|title=1995 Top Doorslammer/Wild Bunch Grand Finals Drag Racing|website=YouTube|access-date=28 November 2021}}

Victor is the owner & principal of Team Bray Racing. Victor has won the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship on six occasions. Team Bray have been sponsored over the years by Castrol, Sidchrome, Gulf Western Oils and Century Batteries.

Victor's son Ben Bray also drives for the team and has also been the Australian champion in Top Doorslammer and Top Alcohol. Together they have 8 ANDRA Pro Series Championships. Ben's son Zac has also entered drag racing in the Junior Dragster category.{{cite web|url=http://www.teambrayracing.com/news19/news3.html|website=teambrayracing.com|title=news19/news3|access-date=28 November 2021}}

The team have taken breaks from racing over the years. Particularly in 2014 while Ben Bray recovered from a serious drag racing accident, returning to racing in 2015;{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/drag-racer-ben-bray-returns-to-racing-after-horrific-crash-20150530-ghd7w9.html|website=smh.com.au|title=Drag racer Ben Bray returns to racing after horrific crash|date=30 May 2015 |access-date=28 November 2021}} and again from 2017 when Victor battled skin cancer, returning to the track in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/aussie-icon-victor-bray-makes-emotional-return-to-the-drag-strip|title=Aussie Icon Victor Bray Makes an Emotional Return to the Drag Strip |website=Competition Plus|date=9 June 2018 |access-date=28 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dragnews.com.au/news-all/local-news/4491-interview-victor-bray-speaks-about-his-health-and-comeback.html|website=dragnews.com.au|title=news-all/local-news/4491-interview-victor-bray-speaks-about-his-health-and-comeback|access-date=28 November 2021}}

Victor and his team are based in Queensland, which is where he was born and raised - a third-generation tomato farmer.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/06/16/4255370.htm|title=Victor is one of the most successful figures in international drag racing - ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler|website=abc.net.au|date=16 June 2015 |access-date=28 November 2021}}