An Interview With Gary Bradberry

0:00 – His earliest memories of racing
1:24 – Older Cup driver running for struggling teams
4:26 – Bradberry Racing*
7:09 – 1994, Cup debut with Jimmy Means
10:18 – Why he was so fast in qualifying
14:49 – Driving his own car in Cup in 1995
17:33 – Second round qualifying; Shoney’s team
19:54 – Making the 1996 Brickyard 400
25:22 – Ricky Rudd and other friends in the garage
27:39 – Last Cup start with Junie Donlavey
29:15 – The breakfast at Shoney’s contest
30:43 – Other Cup rides that fell through
33:44 – 1997, Child Support Recovery sponsor
34:17 – Relief duty for Tim Steele
35:34 – The rise and fall of Triad Motorsports
41:19 – The Snowball Derby and Charlie
45:41 – What he’s been up to since 2002
49:42 – NASCAR’s view on small teams

*For more on Bradberry Racing and his ARCA career, including the story of his hauler being stolen at Flat Rock, the transcript can be found on this link: http://brock.lastcar.info/2021/12/preview-gary-bradberry-on-his-eventful.html

PHOTOS: Special thanks to Bryan Hallman at the BRH Racing Archives, plus a picture from CharlieBradberry.com.

ORIGINAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDzmVQFizS4

Apologies for the static in the audio. My recorder was on its last legs, and has since been retired. I ran this clip through multiple filters to reduce the effects where possible. I will be recording future interviews with a new recorder.