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Bradley Phillip Erickson (born June 22, 2006) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 88 Ford Motor Company, Ford for Naake-Klauer Motorsports, and the No. 23 Toyota Camry, Toyota for Sigma Performance Services.
In 2022, Erickson would make his ARCA Menards Series West debut with Naake-Klauer Motorsports in the No. 84 Ford Motor Company, Ford at Irwindale Speedway, 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 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring and Phoenix Raceway.
In 2023, it was announced that Erickson would run full-time with Naake-Klauer Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series West, this time in the No. 88 Ford Motor Company, Ford. He would also making his debut in the main ARCA Menards Series 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 All American Speedway, it was announced that Erickson would drive the No. 23 Toyota for the newly formed Sigma Performance Services for the remainder of the season, confirming his departure from Naake-Klauer. His seat at Naake-Klauer would be filled in by Joey Iest, who had previously drove full-time for the team from 2021 to 2022.
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 Arizona 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.
In 2022, Erickson would make his ARCA Menards Series West debut with Naake-Klauer Motorsports in the No. 84 Ford Motor Company, Ford at Irwindale Speedway, 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 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring and Phoenix Raceway.
In 2023, it was announced that Erickson would run full-time with Naake-Klauer Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series West, this time in the No. 88 Ford Motor Company, Ford. He would also making his debut in the main ARCA Menards Series 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 All American Speedway, it was announced that Erickson would drive the No. 23 Toyota for the newly formed Sigma Performance Services for the remainder of the season, confirming his departure from Naake-Klauer. His seat at Naake-Klauer would be filled in by Joey Iest, 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 American Indycar Series, 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
(Template:NASCAR driver results legend, 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
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