Brad Murphey (born December 27, 1955, in Tucson, Arizona), is a former American racecar driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997 seasons for Hemelgarn Racing with three career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 where he was credited with 23rd place, but never finished a race or led a lap. His last IRL race was the inaugural 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where his right leg/pelvis was broken while involved in an accident with Eddie Cheever and Stephane Gregoire on lap 29.
Murphey also has prior experience in Indy Lights, Trans-Am Series, Formula Super Vee, Formula Ford, and HotRod racing. In 1984, he attempted to qualify for the CART races at Mid Ohio and Las Vegas, but failed to do so.
Despite many websites stating that he is Australian, Murphey was born and raised in Arizona and has in fact never been to Australia. He believes the misconception was because most of his race crew during his entire career was from Australia or New Zealand and that the phenomenon of him being incorrectly identified as Australian predates the internet.Brad Murphey Interview, OldRacingCars.com, December 31, 2015, Retrieved 2017-09-25
American Open Wheel racing
CART IndyCar (key) Year Team Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref1984Wysard RacingCARTLBHPHX1INDYMILPORMEACLEMIS1ROAPOCMOHSANMIS2PHX2LAGLVGNC0
Indy Lights
(key) Year Team Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points1986Louis MotorsportsARSPHX1MIL MEA TOR POC MOH ROA LSPHX2MIA12th331987TEAMKAR InternationalARSLBHPHX MIL MEACLE TORPOCMOHNAZ LS MIA12th221988TEAMKAR InternationalARS PHX MILPORCLE TORMEA POCMOH ROANAZLSMIA19th8
IRL IndyCar Series (key) Year Team Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points Ref1996 Hemelgarn Racing IRLWDWPHXINDY 34th 121996–97 Hemelgarn Racing IRL NHM LVSWDWPHXINDYTXSPPIRCLTNH2LV2 38th 25
Trivia He is often referred to as "Bronco" Brad Murphey, as he is a former bronco riding champion.
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External links Brad Murphey IndyCar stats