Brad Perez
Bradley "Bread" Perez (born January 21, 1997), is an American professional stock car racing driver and engineer. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 43 Toyota Tundra for Reaume Brothers Racing, and is currently a tire specialist for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, Rackley WAR.
| Bradley Perez | |||||||
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 Perez at Phoenix Raceway in 2021 | |||||||
| Born | Bradley Perez January 21, 1997 Hollywood, Florida | ||||||
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 43 (Reaume Brothers Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 XPEL 225 (Austin) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2021 | ||||||
| Former teams | Josh Williams Motorsports (2021) | ||||||
| Starts | 1 | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 113th (2021) | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2017-2020 2020 | SCCA ChampCar Endurance Series | ||||||
| Last updated on: March 26, 2022. | |||||||
| Statistics current as of March 26, 2022. | |||||||
Racing career
Go-Karts
Perez began racing in 2015, at the age of 18, when he raced go-karts at the AMR Motorplex, outside of the Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving for RYSA Racing.
SCCA
In 2017 he began racing in the SCCA, driving in the Spec Miata category, for his own team, Brad Perez Racing.
In 2019, he went full-time racing in Spec Miata's, driving in the Hoosier Super Tour in SCCA.
From 2019-2021, he would work as a tire specialist for NASCAR teams, JD Motorsports in 2019, Martins Motorsports in 2020, and Rackley WAR in 2021.
In 2020, Perez would return to the Hoosier Super Tour, and would race in the ChampCar 14 Hours of Daytona later that year.
Legend Cars
In 2018, he went over to Legends cars, where he drove at the Citrus County Speedway and the Auburndale Speedway for a few races, driving for Little Gator Motorsports.
From 2020-2022 he would return for select races for Josh Williams Motorsports.
Crew chief
On April 19, 2022, it was announced that Perez will work as a crew chief for Willie Mullins in the 2022 General Tire 200 at Talladega. It was revealed on the entry list for the race.[1]
2021
On July 30, 2021, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams, announced that Perez would drive for his team in the 2021 Clean Harbors 100 at the Glen, making it Perez's first ever ARCA Menards Series start. Perez would start the race and finish in 24th position despite running towards the top 10 till late in the race.[2][3]
2022
He would do pre-season testing at Daytona to kick off 2022 with Willie Mullins with plans to compete if he can find sponsorship for the season.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
On March 21, 2022, Perez announced that he would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the Circuit of the Americas for Reaume Brothers Racing where he would start 32nd and finish 20th.[4]
Personal life
Perez graduated from the Monsignor Edward Pace High School in 2015, in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Perez is a Disc Jockey in his free-time. He also occasionally acts as the merchandise manager for metalcore band, I Set My Friends On Fire.
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. ** – All laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
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| 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 43 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA 20 |
MAR | BRI | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNO | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | -* | -* | -* | |||||||||||||||
References
- "Entry List: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCA. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 19, 2022.
- Carey, Michael (July 30, 2021). "Exclusive: Brad Perez Making ARCA Debut at Watkins Glen with Josh Williams Motorsports". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- Carey, Michael (August 6, 2021). "'This Is Really Happening' – A Look at Brad Perez's ARCA Debut". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- "Brad Perez to Debut in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series With Reaume Brothers Racing". Reaume Brothers Racing. March 21, 2022.
- "Brad Perez – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2022.