Following success in the Mini Stock ranks, Brandt Graham is taking the next step of his racing career, moving up to the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Series for this upcoming racing season.
“Going to have to take it one step at a time – learn the car, figure out how to drive it, and because it’s a traveling series, going to different tracks and figuring out the big motor and rear-wheel driver,” he commented.
Entering the new series, he has yet to have a chance to test the car. There were plans to run the final LOSC event of 2014, but that event was rained out. Therefore, focus has been put primarily on preparing the car for the upcoming season.
Graham has previously focused on running just Peterborough Speedway and Kawartha Speedway. However, the change in series will present new tracks, such as Flamboro Speedway and Sauble Speedway.
“We’re looking forward to it,” he shared. “It’s going to be a good change not just running at Peterborough or Kawartha every week. Looking forward to all the different tracks and traveling Ontario and seeing what we can do at every track. With my dad running the APC Series, it’s going to be both of us traveling so we can share notes on the different cars.”
His dad, Craig Graham, will be running the brand new APC United Late Models of Ontario Series, which is set to travel cross province. Craig is a late model standout in his own right, having previously won the Late Model Championship at Peterborough. There is a possibly that one day Brandt will run late model.
“We’ll see how it goes this year,” he commented. “I’d definitely love to run the APC Series and we’d have to figure some stuff out, but maybe eventually down the road it’s a possibility.”
Though with his success at Peterborough, it’s no surprise that Graham is excited to take the LOSC car there mid-season.
“I’ve run so many laps there,” he commented. “I know the line on the track and comfortable there so I’m really looking forward to it. It’s halfway through the season so it’s a real good judgment for how we’re doing halfway through the year.”
