Bridget Burgess

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

This article is about the racing driver. For the character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, see List of Emmerdale characters (2006) § Bridget Burgess.

Bridget Burgess
Burgess at Sonoma Raceway in 2021
Nationality Australian
Born (2001-12-26) December 26, 2001
Brisbane, Australia
ARCA Menards Series West career
Debut season2019
Current teamBMI Racing
Car number88
EngineChevrolet
Crew chiefSarah Burgess
Starts20
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish9th in 2021
Finished last season9th (2021)
Last updated on: November 6, 2021.

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.

Racing career

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 on track at Sonoma Raceway in 2021

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 has been highlighted by 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]

Personal life

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.[10] 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

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2021 BMI Racing 88 Chevy DAY PHO
22		 TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 107th 22 [11]

ARCA Menards Series West
ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2019 Tim Spurgeon 86 Toyota LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER
12		 31st 65 [3]
Stafford Smith 34 Toyota AAS
11		 KCR PHO
2020 BMI Racing 88 Chevy LVS
17		 UMC UMC 10th 283 [12]
Toyota IRW
12		 EVG
11		 DCS
9		 CNS
10		 LVS
7		 AAS
11		 KCR
14		 PHO
22
2021 Chevy PHO
22		 SON
8		 IRW
13		 CNS
9		 IRW
14		 PIR
16		 LVS
20		 AAS
11		 PHO
24		 9th 359 [13]

References
  1. 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. 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. "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. Long, Dustin (May 9, 2021). "Every day is Mother's Day at the track for Burgess family". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  11. "Bridget Burgess – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  12. "Bridget Burgess – 2020 ARCA Menards West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  13. "Bridget Burgess – 2021 ARCA Menards West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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