CAR OWNER: Gary Perkins
DRIVER: Brad Sweet
HOMETOWN: Grass Valley, CA
CHASSIS: ’07 DRC / '07 Maxim
ENGINE: (410) S and D Racing Engines
CURRENT SPONSORS: GP Development, LRB Manufacturing, JF McCray Plastering, Circle Wheels, Pizza Guys, ART
OCCUPATION: Professional Driver
YEARS IN RACING: 13

Some highlights of the past few years…

After an amazing career in outlaw karts that saw Brad Sweet win 102 races, five track championships and endless acclaim.

2002 - Sweet moved into the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) midget lites in 2002. He scored six wins in three different States.

2003 - Sweet moved into his family owned #1 sprint car. On a limited budget he earned one win at Marysville Speedway and two fast time awards. He earned six top five finishes in 25 starts. He also drove three different sprint cars in that year. In October, Sweet turned the Northern California sprint car community on it's head when he qualified the fastest at the Trophy Cup in Hanford, CA. He beat out 77 other drivers on the night to get the award. During this year he was nominated for National 360 Sprint Car Rookie of the Year.

2004 - Brad returning to the family car. Half way through the year he was hired to drive the #83v. In that car he won two main events, a Civil War race at Placerville and a regular Saturday night show at the same track. He finished third in Civil War Points and won the Rookie of the Year in Civil War.

2005 - Sweet did the unthinkable and towed his family operation to Indiana and race with the non-wing USAC National Sprint Cars. He also competed in numerous local shows. In all, he race over 50 races on his winnings during the summer. He finished in the top ten, 35 times. He won two main events. Broke the track record at Kokomo and finished 9th at the Oval Nationals in Perris, CA.

2006 - Considered his break out year. He had four wins. Two winged, two non wing. He swept a Civil War weekend at Silver Dollar Speedway by leading every main event lap for both nights. His biggest win came at Lakeside Speedway where he won the $10,000 to win non-wing main. He was driving the Dooling/Yeley #3j. He also win at Bloomington Speedway. During sprint week he earned two quick times, finished fifth or six in the weeks points, he was never official told where he ended up. He finished third in his family car at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial, a Golden State King of California race at Chico. In September he finished fourth on a preliminary night at the Gold Cup. The following month, he finished third in a NST race at Tulare. All in all, he finished in the top five during a main event with these organizations; USAC, NST, WOO, Civil War, Touring Topless, and Golden State. We believe, he is the only driver in America to accomplish this feat. He also finished fourth during a preliminary at the Short Track Nationals and on Saturday of the event had the most points.

For the 2007 racing season…

For 2007 he and team owner Gary Perkins are poised for an incredible year. The team already traveled to Florida in and raced 12 nights. Sponsored by LRB Manufacturing and JF McCray Plastering, Sweet turned the world upside down with his strong performance. Brad Sweet wrapped up the week as the Florida DIRTcar Nationals Rookie of the Year for the sprint car portion. He had one Top-10 finish with the O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions. He also was the second fastest in time trials for the World of Outlaws event on February 9, where he finished 12th in the 25-lap A-Feature. He was in the Top-15 at the conclusion of a number of events. "We learned a lot racing with these guys," said Sweet. "It's always good to come out and do well when you race against the best, and that is what we are racing with now. I've learned that you have to have the car just right and you have to run the car as hard as you can every lap if you want to compete. I'm learning more every time I get onto the race track."
The native of Grass Valley, California is used to running against top notch competition in the Golden State. He also frequents the tracks of the Midwest, where he takes the wing off the car and shows his versatility as a driver. "The last thing you want to do when you get here is beat yourself before you get onto the track," said Sweet, when asked if he ever felt intimidated in a race car. "I've always believed in myself that I can run against anybody and I hope I have proved that. I do the best I can and we seem to do well."