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Brad Coleman
Coleman atBristol Motor Speedway in 2009
Born	(1988-02-26)February 26, 1988 (age 37) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Awards	2005NASCARDodge Weekly Series Rookie Points Champion
NASCARCup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	69th (2008)
First race	20083M Performance 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
57 races run over 5 years
2010 position	50th
Best finish	23rd (2008)
First race	2006Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville)
Last race	20105-Hour Energy 250 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 9 1
Statistics up to date as of July 2, 2012.

Bradford Coleman (born February 26, 1988) is an American former professionalstock car racing driver. He mostly ran full or part-time in what is now theNASCAR Xfinity Series, with his last start coming in2010. Prior to that, Coleman drove part-time in theARCA Re/Max Series. He also made one Cup Series start in2008. During his career, Coleman was adevelopment driver forBrewco Motorsports andJoe Gibbs Racing.

Coleman was discovered at an indoor karting center in Houston by LeMans championPrice Cobb. He set a record at the age of sixteen years at theRolex 24 at Daytona when he and his teammates finished 7th in the GT class driving aPorsche 911 GT3, making them the youngest team in history to drive and complete the famed race.^[1]

Following extensive training and racing in stock cars and formula cars, Coleman made his big leaguestock car racing debut in theARCA Re/Max Series atNashville Superspeedway on April 15, 2006, where he finished second. In 9 starts, Coleman posted 8 top five finishes including three poles and one win.^[1] On June 10 of the same year, Coleman made his debut in theBusch Series forBrewco Motorsports driving the No. 37 the same week he graduated from high school.^[1] He started 27th and finished 29th, five laps down. He made another start for Brewco atKansas Speedway that same year in the No. 66 where he would DNF finishing in 41st. In2007, Coleman ran seventeen races forJoe Gibbs Racing in the No. 18 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series withAric Almirola,Kevin Conway, andTony Stewart filling in the remainder. At Kentucky that year, Coleman was in line for his first win in the closing laps of the race but lost the lead toStephen Leicht with thirteen laps to go and finished in second place. Overall, he put together three top-five finishes, five top-ten finishes, seven top-fifteen finished and nine top-twenty finishes in only fourteen races, including back to back top-five finishes at Milwaukee and Kentucky and another top-five finish atWatkins Glen.^[1]

It was announced in October 2007 that Coleman would leave Joe Gibbs Racing after the 2007 season. He signed with Baker Curb to drive the No. 27KleenexFord Fusion full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008,^[1] and it was later announced that he had signed withHall of Fame Racing as well, with plans of running a part-time schedule in2008, and a full-time run in 2009. He made hisSprint Cup Series debut in the No. 96Toyota Camry starting at the3M Performance 400 on August 17, 2008, due to previous driverJ. J. Yeley being released. Due to his new Sprint Cup ride, Coleman leftBaker Curb Racing. However, after only one start, he was released by Hall of Fame Racing. In 2009, Coleman returned to the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing. He shared the No. 20 Toyota withJoey Logano andDenny Hamlin and drove eight races. In 2010, he move back to Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 Toyota, the car he drove in 2007 and share the ride withKyle Busch. During the year, Coleman ran six races with a best finish of sixth, twice. He qualified on the outside front row at Kentucky, alongside teammate Joey Logano. He was running in the top-ten at Gateway until being involved in a wreck with teammateMatt DiBenedetto. At Road America he was leading inside of ten laps to go but was forced off the track on a late restart byBrad Keselowski but recovered to finish sixth.

He was a high school graduate ofCarlisle School.^[2]

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

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

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