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Australian racing driver

NASCAR driver

Bridget Burgess (born December 26, 2001) is an Australian stock car racing driver. She last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for her family-owned team, BMI Racing.

Born in Australia, Burgess and her family moved to the United States in 2008. After beginning her racing career in short course off-road racing, she transitioned to competing on asphalt in 2019 to pursue a career in NASCAR.

Burgess ran her first off-road race at age 15.[1] In 2017, she competed in the Open V8 class of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, scoring a podium finish in her debut race. She later competed in the series’ Pro Lite class as well.[2] Burgess began her stock car career in 2019 with a pair of races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, where she finished 12th and 11th at Meridian Speedway and All American Speedway respectively.[3]

At the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West series opener at the Las Vegas Bullring, Burgess’ car suffered a gear failure,[1] leaving her with a 17th-place finish.[4] After skipping the series’ doubleheader at her home track in Utah,[1] Burgess’ family team received a 2007 Toyota chassis on loan from Bill McAnally Racing.[2] She drove the car in the remaining eight races of the season, leading to a streak of three consecutive top-ten finishes,[2] including a career-best of seventh in her return to Las Vegas.[5]

Burgess’ No. 88 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022.

Burgess began the 2021 season with sponsorship from GearWrench tools and HMH Construction.[6][7] In March, she made her ARCA Menards Series debut through a combination race with the West Series at Phoenix Raceway, where she finished 22nd.[8] Her season-best was an eighth-place finish at Sonoma Raceway. Burgess ran as high as fifth in the race, which was her first in the series on a road course.[9]

On March 8, 2022, Burgess announced that she would return full-time to the ARCA Menards Series West.[10] Burgess tied her career-best finish at Portland International Raceway, finishing seventh.[11] The next week, she followed up with another top-ten run by finishing tenth at Sonoma.[12] At the Las Vegas Bullring, Burgess competed against her mother, Sarah Burgess, as the pair became the first mother and daughter to compete against each other in a NASCAR-sanctioned race.[13] Bridget finished in 12th place ahead of Sarah in 17th.[14]

Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Burgess’ family moved to the United States in 2008 to pursue opportunities in motorsports.[2] She currently lives in Tooele, Utah, near Utah Motorsports Campus.[2] Her father, Adam, serves as her spotter.[15] Her mother, Sarah, is a former off-road racing competitor and serves as Burgess’ crew chief and owner.[2] With a lack of funding compared to bigger teams in the series, Sarah is often tasked with completing the jobs of an entire pit crew, such as changing all four tires during a pit stop by herself.[2]

Burgess frequently helps with mechanical work on her equipment;[1] during the 2020 ARCA West season, she replaced the gear differential on her car between races on back-to-back days.[2]

Motorsports career results

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ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series West

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  1. ^ a b c d Jag, Julie (June 29, 2020). “Bridget Burgess is trying to crack the code on an auto racing career — right in her backyard”. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Haislop, Tadd (December 16, 2020). “Sarah And Bridget Burgess: The Mother-Daughter Duo Stepping On The Gas Pedal In ARCA”. ARCARacing.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b “Bridget Burgess – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  4. ^ “2020 Star Nursery 150”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  5. ^ “2020 General Tire 150”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ “GearWrench Partners With Bridget Burgess, BMI Racing For ARCA Menards Series West Season”. ARCARacing.com (Press release). February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  7. ^ “Bridget Burgess Teams Up with HMH Construction to Compete Full Time in the ARCA Menards West Series”. SpeedwayMedia.com (Press release). March 11, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  8. ^ “2021 General Tire 150”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Haislop, Tadd (June 8, 2021). “ARCA Menards Rewind: What We Learned At Mid-Ohio And Sonoma”. ARCARacing.com. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  10. ^ “Bridget Burgess Geared Up for another Full Season of NASCAR’s ARCA Menards West Series with HMH Construction and Gearwrench”. SpeedwayMedia.com (Press release). March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Fenwick, Adam (June 6, 2022). “ARCA Menards rewind: Takeaways from Portland International Raceway”. ARCARacing.com. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Haislop, Tadd (June 11, 2022). “Jake Drew doubles up on road course wins, takes checkered flag at Sonoma”. ARCARacing.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  13. ^ “eBay Motors to sponsor Sarah and Bridget Burgess in historic mother-daughter ARCA race”. ARCA Menards Series (Press release). eBay Motors. September 28, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  14. ^ Haislop, Tadd (October 17, 2022). “Sarah and Bridget Burgess make history, share moment of a lifetime at Las Vegas Bullring”. ARCA Menards Series. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  15. ^ Long, Dustin (May 9, 2021). “Every day is Mother’s Day at the track for Burgess family”. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ “Bridget Burgess – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  17. ^ “Bridget Burgess – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  18. ^ “Bridget Burgess – 2020 ARCA Menards West Series Results”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  19. ^ “Bridget Burgess – 2021 ARCA Menards West Series Results”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  20. ^ “Bridget Burgess – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results”. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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