#49 - Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA)

2nd Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 0

2008 Chili Bowl Results:

Wednesday: 4th in Heat 3; 7th in Qualifier 3; 8th in B Main 1

Saturday: 2nd in D Main 2; 5th in C Main 2; 11th in B Main 2

After ranking as the top finishing rookie at last year's Chili Bowl Nationals, Brad excelled in his first full season in the Midget racing ranks by sweeping both nights of Knoxville's Midget Nationals, topping the prestigious Belleville Midget Nationals, winning the Lawrenceburg Speedway leg of USAC Midget week and reaching victory lane in both of the opening two nights of Tri-City Speedway's Gold Crown Nationals.

Already a noted Sprint Car gasser, Brad captured his first Sprint Car win for the Kasey Kahne team at Eldora's Four Crown Nationals.

And, to put an exclamation point on his versatility, Brad swept two nights of winged Sprint Car action at Silver Dollar Speedway over the Fourth of July weekend and was later crowned the champion of Thunderbowl Speedway's Trophy Cup in Tulare, CA, in October.

Ranked third in USAC Midget points and eighth in Sprint Car points, Brad posted a total of nine wins, 28 top-fives and 45 top-tens in 75 feature starts.

Car Owner:  Kasey Kahne Racing

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Speedway Motor

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Photo; Brad Sweet hustles his USAC Sprint Car around Terre Haute's Action Track. (TWC Photo)