Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 03/02/2021
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Consideration, discussion and possible approval of Resolution No. 1382, a Resolution of the City of Broken Arrow recognizing and honoring the accomplishments of Brady Bacon in the field of Sprint Car and Midget Racing and possible presentation of the Resolution
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Background:
Brady Bacon, a native of Broken Arrow, is a third generation driver who started racing when he was five years old before graduating to racing mico-midget, sprint cars and midgets. Brady began racing for Kasey Kahne’s USAC team in 2007 and raced with them through the end of 2008 in the full USAC National Midget and Sprint Car Series.
During the 2010 and 2011 racing seasons Brady finished 2nd and 3rd in points on the ASCS tour, During these years he earned a total of five ASCS National victories as well as the prestigious Rookie of Knoxville 410 Nationals award and scored his first USAC National Sprint Car win.
In 2013, Brady moved to Indiana and took over the driving duties for Hoffman Auto Racing 69 where he enjoyed a successful racing career from 2013 to 2016. This resulted in two National USAC Championships and 14 USAC feature wins, winning the 2014 Eastern Storm and 2016 Indiana Sprint week titles. He sits atop the all-time win list for the famed racing team. Brady earned a total of 6,410 sprint car victories in his career, including a Pennsylvania Speedweek victory at Path Valley Speedway and an Eldora 4 Crown title with the Allstars Circuit of Champions.
Brady currently resides in Winchester, Indiana where the city honored him by posting new signs at the city limits noting that it is the home of 3-time USAC National Sprint Car Champion Brady “Macho Man” Bacon.
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Requested By: City Council
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Resolution No. 1382
Recommendation:
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Approve and authorize execution of Resolution No. 1382.
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