Brad Murphey is a former American-born Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n racecar driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997

1996-1997 in IRL

The 1996-1997 Indy Racing League season was a result of the league abandoning the concept of ending each season with the Indianapolis 500. The 1996-97 season would ultimately comprise the events following the Indy 500 in 1996, and all events contested in the calendar year of 1997.The 1996-97 season...

 seasons for Hemelgarn Racing

Hemelgarn Racing

Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...

 with 3 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...

 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

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada near Las Vegas, is a complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.-History:...

 where his right leg/pelvis was broken while involved in an accident with Eddie Cheever

Eddie Cheever

Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an American racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports cars, CART and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 World Championship Formula One races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different...

 and 10 others on lap 29.

He is one of only seven Australians to ever race in the Indy 500, joining Sir Jack Brabham, Dennis Firestone

Dennis Firestone

Dennis Firestone is a former CART driver from 1979 to 1987. He was the Rookie of the year in CART 1980 season finishing in 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that year...

, Geoff Brabham

Geoff Brabham

Geoff Brabham is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States. He raced successfully in CART early in his career. In ten appearances in the Indianapolis 500, with a best result...

, and Vern Schuppan

Vern Schuppan

Vernon "Vern" Schuppan is a racing driver from Whyalla, South Australia. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.-Formula One:...

 and later followed by Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe

Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.In addition to his native English, Briscoe speaks Italian and French...

 and Will Power

Will Power

William Steven Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske.-Australian Racing:...

. He was followed by John de Vries

John de Vries

John de Vries is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden. He raced in the 2002 IRL season, where he began the season with Brayton Racing. De Vries competed in the first three races, and arrived but withdrew from the Nazareth Speedway race...

, Briscoe and Power as the only Australians to race in the IRL.

He also has prior experience in Indy Lights, Trans-Am Series

Trans-Am Series

The Trans-Am Series is an automobile racing series which was created in 1966 by Sports Car Club of America President John Bishop. Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship it has evolved over time from its original format as a manufacturers championship for modified racing sedans...

, Formula Super Vee, Formula Ford

Formula Ford

Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....

, and HotRod racing. In 1984 he attempted to qualify for the CART

Champ Car

Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...

 races at Mid Ohio

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

 and Las Vegas, but failed to do so.

Indycars

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Year	Team	Series	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
1984	Unknown	CART	LBH	PHX1 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 The XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 was an IndyCar race held at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The event began in 1915 on a dirt oval at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. The race was revived in 1950 by the American Automobile Association, and then passed to the United States...	INDY 1984 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 1984.-Recap:An exciting first half turns dull as defending champion Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti fall out late with mechanical trouble, leaving Rick Mears the winner by over two laps. Rookies Roberto Guerrero, Al Holbert,...	MIL ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 The Milwaukee 225 is an IndyCar Series race held at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. It is the only IndyCar race to be sanctioned by all four of the sport's various governing bodies: AAA, USAC, CART , and IndyCar....	POR Grand Prix of Portland The Grand Prix of Portland was a Champ Car World Series race held at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. The race has not been highly considered as an addition to the Indy Car Series, but is a likely candidate should the league desire a Pacific Northwest venue.For nearly its entire...	MEA	CLE Grand Prix of Cleveland The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an open wheel automobile racing event in the Champ Car World Series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The 2006 race, held on June 25, marked the 25th anniversary of the event...	MIS1 Firestone Indy 400 The Firestone Indy 400 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.Between 1970 and 2007, Michigan International Speedway hosted at least one open-wheel race in every season, hosting 55 open-wheel races over 38 years...	ROA Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America The Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America was an open wheel car race held on the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It was a round of the Champ Car World Series for most of Champ Car's existence, the first race being held in 1982...	POC Pocono 500 (Indycar) The Pocono 500 was an American Open Wheel 500-mile race held at Pocono International Raceway from 1971-1989. It was sanctioned by USAC from 1971-1981, and by CART from 1982-1989. Following the 1989 event, the track was officially deemed too rough and unsuitable for Indycars, and was permanently...	MDO Honda 200 The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.... DNQ	SAN Sanair Super Speedway Sanair Super Speedway is a .826 mile paved triangular oval race track. The facility also holds a quarter mile dragstrip. It is located in Saint-Pie, Quebec. It hosted the Molson Indy Montreal from 1984 to 1986...	MIS2 Firestone Indy 400 The Firestone Indy 400 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.Between 1970 and 2007, Michigan International Speedway hosted at least one open-wheel race in every season, hosting 55 open-wheel races over 38 years...	PHX2 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 The XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 was an IndyCar race held at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The event began in 1915 on a dirt oval at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. The race was revived in 1950 by the American Automobile Association, and then passed to the United States...	LS	LVG DNQ	NC	0
1996 1996 in IRL The first season of Indy Racing League competition consisted of only three races. Walt Disney World Speedway was completed in time to host the first race of the season, and the first ever event of the IRL. Phoenix International Raceway switched alliances from CART to IRL and hosted the second event...	Hemelgarn Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...	IRL	WDW 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World The 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World was the first round of the 1996 Indy Racing League. The race was held on January 27, 1996 at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida....	PHX 1996 Dura Lube 200 The 1996 Dura Lube 200 was the second round of the 1996 Indy Racing League. The race was held on March 24, 1996 at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona....	INDY 1996 Indianapolis 500 The 80th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 1996. This was the first Indy 500 contested by the Indy Racing League, under the overall sanctioning umbrella of USAC. It was the third and final race of the 1996 IRL season. Buddy Lazier won the race, his... 23														35th	12
1996–1997	Hemelgarn Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...	IRL	NHM 1996 True Value 200 The 1996 True Value 200 was the first round of the 1996-1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on August 18, 1996 at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.-Race:-Race Leaders:... 18	LVS 1996 Las Vegas 500K The 1996 Las Vegas 500K was the second round of the 1996-1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on September 15, 1996 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada.... 27	WDW 1997 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World The 1997 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World was the third round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on January 25, 1997 at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida...	PHX 1997 Phoenix 200 The 1997 Phoenix 200 was the fourth round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on March 23, 1997 at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.-Race:-Race Leaders:-Caution Periods:...	INDY 1997 Indianapolis 500 The 81st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over three days, May 25–27, 1997. It was originally scheduled Sunday, May 25, however, rain washed out all activities for the day. The race was started on Monday May 26, but rain halted the race after only 15 laps...	TXS 1997 True Value 500 The 1997 True Value 500 was the sixth round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League. The race was held on June 7, 1997 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas....	PPIR	CLT	NH2	LV2							38th	25

Indy Lights

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Year	Team	Series	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1986	Louis Motorsports	ARS	PHX1	MIL	MEA 5	TOR 6	POC 9	MDO 9	ROA	LS 10	PHX2	MIA 9			12th	33
1987	TEAMKAR International	ARS	LBH	PHX	MIL 8	MEA 9	CLE 11	TOR 7	POC	MDO	NAZ	LS 9	MIA Ret		12th	22
1988	TEAMKAR International	ARS	PHX 10	MIL 12	POR	CLE	TOR 10	MEA	POC	MDO	ROA Ret	NAZ	LS	MIA	19th	8

Trivia

He is often referred to as "Bronco" Brad Murphey, as he is a former bronco riding champion.

External links

• Brad Murphey IndyCar stats