Bradley Phillip Erickson (born June 22, 2006) is an American professional

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driver who last competed full-time in the

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, driving the No. 88

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for

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, and the No. 23

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for

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Racing career

At the age of five, Erickson began racing quarter midgets at South Mountain Speedway, before progressing to race at other racetracks outside of

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two years later. In 2014, he would win the QMA Western Grand Speed King Championship at the age of eight. In 2019, Erickson would move to legends cars, getting a ride from Tucson Motorsports Inc. for the season; he would win five races en route to the championship. He would progress to the 51Fifty Jr. Late Model Series at Madera Speedway the following year, where he would win the championship after winning five races and four poles before running in late models categories like the SRL SPEARS Pro Late Model Series in 2021. Bradley Erickson Roseville 2022

In 2022, Erickson would make his

debut with

in the No. 84

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, where he would finish 20th due to issues with the rear end of the car. He would run the last three races of the schedule soon after, earning back-to-back seventh-place finishes at the

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and

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In 2023, it was announced that Erickson would run full-time with

in the

, this time in the No. 88

. He would also making his debut in the main

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at Phoenix, as that was companion event with the West Series; he would get his first top-five with a third-place finish. Before the race at

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, it was announced that Erickson would drive the No. 23

for the newly formed

for the remainder of the season, confirming his departure from Naake-Klauer. His seat at Naake-Klauer would be filled in by

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, who had previously drove full-time for the team from 2021 to 2022.

Personal life

Erickson is the grandson of Phil Erickson, a former competitor of the

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, where he won one race at Dodge City Raceway Park. He is currently enrolled at Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee, Arizona.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series West

References

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