Bradley Riethmeyer

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Bradley Riethmeyer
Born (1984-01-14) January 14, 1984 (age 40)
Hutto, Texas
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season2008
Former teamsWin-Tron Racing
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish105th in 2008
Finished last season144th (2012)
Previous series
2004
2008
2018
NASCAR Southeast Series
X-1R Pro Cup Series
CARS Super Late Model Tour
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 4 years
2013 position80th
Best finish56th (2007)
First race2007 Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Last race2013 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Last updated on: March 24, 2020.

Bradley "Brad" Riethmeyer (born January 14, 1984) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has raced in the United States Auto Club (USAC), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.

Racing career[edit]

Riethmeyer began racing in quarter midgets at the age of nine, eventually working his way into super late models owned by his family, including winning the 2003 ROMCO SLM Series Rookie of the Year honors followed by the series championship in 2004, though financial issues threatened to end his operations.[1] In 2005, he entered the All-American Driver Challenge contest with the winner receiving a USAC midget ride from Tracy Trotter. Riethmeyer ultimately won the challenge after defeating the other finalists at Hickory Motor Speedway in March 2006, which allowed him to start competing in the United States Auto Club (USAC) Midget Series. Midget chassis builder and challenge judge Bob East described Riethmeyer as "an extraordinary amount of talent for never stepping foot (sic) in an open-wheel car before."[2]

During his first year in the USAC Midgets, Riethmeyer battled with Chase Scott for the championship.[3] In 2008, he won the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Midget Series title.[4] During his title run, he joined Win-Tron Racing for his maiden ARCA Re/Max Series start at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.[5]

Riethmeyer attempted to make his Truck Series debut in 2006 at Martinsville Speedway for Robert Richardson Racing in an alliance with the All-American Driver Challenge, but failed to qualify.[6][7] The following season saw his first Truck start at Mansfield Motorsports Park, where he finished 22nd.[8][9] He joined Reary Racing for the Gateway Motorsports Park race in 2008, finishing 31st with radiator issues.[10] He would not return to the series until 2013 for MAKE Motorsports and Mike Harmon Racing at Martinsville.[11] He exited the race on lap 52 with clutch problems and was classified in 34th.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Riethmeyer is an alumnus of Texas A&M University.[2]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[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
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 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2006 Trotter Racing 49 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR
DNQ
ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [7]
2007 DAY CAL ATL MAR
DNQ
KAN CLT MFD
22
DOV TEX MCH MLW BRI
20
GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO
26
HOM 56th 352 [9]
Blankenbaker Motorsports 53 Dodge MEM
32
KEN IRP
DNQ
NSH
2008 Reary Racing 54 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW
31
NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 101st 70 [10]
2013 MAKE Motorsports 84 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR
34
TEX PHO 80th 10 [12]
50 HOM
DNQ

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series[edit]

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

ARCA Racing Series results
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 ARSC Pts Ref
2008 Win-Tron Racing 32 Dodge DAY SLM IOW KEN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF
11
DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 105th 175 [13]
2009 Toyota DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN
31
BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 148th 80 [14]
2012 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI
34
IRP POC BLN ISF MAD SLM DSF KAN 144th 60 [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Salerno, Yvette (March 7, 2006). "Riethmeyer named 2006 winner". Hickory Motor Speedway. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Poole, David (March 11, 2006). "Texan rises to top of driver challenge". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "USAC driver dominates at Shenadoah track". The News Leader. June 19, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coons headlines list of USAC champions at Friday's 53rd "Night of Champions" celebration". United States Auto Club. January 21, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Riethmeyer to race for Win-Tron at Springfield". The Pit Lane. August 15, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "October 2006 Truck Series Archive – Riethmeyer Debut Set for Martinsville". Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 12, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Bradley Riethmeyer – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "May 2007 Truck Series Archive – Riethmeyer to debut at Mansfield". Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 26, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Bradley Riethmeyer – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Bradley Riethmeyer – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "MAKE Motorsports / Mike Harmon Racing get ready for Bradley Riethmeyer's Martinsville Truck Debut". Speedway Digest. October 24, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Bradley Riethmeyer – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Bradley Riethmeyer − 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "Bradley Riethmeyer − 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Bradley Riethmeyer − 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

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