Brad Leighton

Brad Leighton
Nationality American
Born June 12, 1962 (1962-06-12) (age 49)
Center Harbor, New Hampshire, USA
Previous series
1995-2009 NASCAR Busch North Series
Championship titles
1999-2000 NASCAR Busch North Series

Brad Leighton, born June 12, 1962 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in five career Busch Series events in his career.

Leighton made his career debut at New Hampshire International Speedway in May 1997, running the #5 Chevy owned by Terry Labonte. He started the race in 30th and only managed to move to 27th by the end of the day after a late crash. However, Leighton did lead one lap—an impressive stat in his first career start.

In 1999, Leighton made four more starts, all for BACE Motorsports. In his season debut, he finished 34th at Nazareth Speedway despite fatigue. He was last at Watkins Glen due to transmission failure, 37th at Milwaukee and 36th at IRP. Not only was Milwaukee the only race he finished in 1999, it was the site of his best career start, at 23rd.

Leighton's poor results, however, led to his lack of a ride for 2000, and he has not raced in the NASCAR Busch Series/Nationwide Series since. He however had had a productive career in the Busch North Series, winning back-to-back championships in 1999 and 2000.

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Achievements
Preceded by
Mike Stefanik
NASCAR Busch North Series champion
1999-2000
Succeeded by
Mike Olsen
Preceded by
Mike Rowe
American-Canadian Tour champion
1995
Succeeded by
Series ended