Brad J. Gross is an American professional racing driver who competes in the Sports Car Club of America and previously part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 83 Chevrolet Silverado for CMI Motorsports. He has also competed in the Trans-Am Series.
| Brad Gross | |||||||
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| Born | Brad J. Gross Grapevine, Texas | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2021 position | 123rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 123rd (2021) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of December 31, 2021. | |||||||
Racing career
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Gross has competed in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) since 2014 in the Mid-States Conference. He won the GT2 championship in 2015 and was the series' driver of the year for the Texas region in 2019. He drives a No. 13 car that uses the same paint scheme and number font as Dale Earnhardt's famous No. 3 in the NASCAR Cup Series.[1] His wife Dani is his crew chief in the series.[2]
In a Facebook post on April 5, 2021, Gross announced that he would be debuting in NASCAR by competing in the Truck Series' new race at the Circuit of the Americas road course for CMI Motorsports. The CMI team confirmed the news the following day in a Twitter post. He had previously competed in the Trans-Am Series TA2 class race at the track in November 2020, finishing 14th.[1] However, he failed to qualify.[3]
Personal life
editGross is the owner of metalworking newsletter Manufacturing News, which will be one of his sponsors in the Truck Series race at COTA.[1] In 2019, the company sponsored NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Bilicki at Texas Motor Speedway.[4]
Gross lives in Grapevine, Texas with his wife Dani, who is his crew chief in the SCCA.[2]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | CMI Motorsports | 83 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA DNQ |
CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 123rd | - | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Nguyen, Justin (April 6, 2021). "SCCA racer Brad Gross enters COTA Trucks for CMI, NASCAR debut". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mid-States Conference Champions". Sports Car Club of America. 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Long, Dustin (May 22, 2021). "COTA Truck starting lineup: Tyler Ankrum wins pole". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "The Boss / Manufacturing News join Josh Bilicki for Texas Motor Speedway". Josh Bilicki Racing (Press release). October 30, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Brad Gross – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
External links
edit- Brad Gross career summary at DriverDB.com
- Brad Gross driver statistics at Racing-Reference