[4] Bradley was a veteran of the United States Navy during World War II.
[2] Track officials routinely tore down the carburetors and intake manifold, and tested the front-mounted fuel tank, without finding anything amiss.
[5] Bradley used a high-gear-only transmission in all his dragsters, which resulted in bogging off the starting line when combined with the flathead's poor low-rpm torque.
[2] Unlike other racers, Bradley continued to campaign a flatty-powered digger, earning him the nickname "Mr.
He had two children, Frank and Lori, and five grandchildren, Mona and Travis (from his son's marriage), and Nichole, Holly, Tige from his daughter's.