| 1975 |
Started racing
Formula Karts in Eaton, Ohio. |
| 1978 |
Won five races
of Skip Barber Series, finished seventh in points. |
| 1979 |
Won nine races
and a series title. |
| 1980 |
Set
several track records in SCCA Formula Ford Northeast Division
and finished 14th in points. |
| 1981 |
Indy:
Qualified for 29th spot for first start ... Broken half-shaft
sidelined him on Lap 173, finished 16th.
PPG Cup:
Competed in 10 races with best finish of seventh in inaugural
Michigan 500 ... First championship event March 22 at Phoenix,
finishing 15th ... 13th in points. |
| 1982 |
Indy:
Practiced, but did not make qualifying attempt.
PPG Cup:
Competed in five races with best finish of 10th in Michigan
500. |
| 1983 |
Indy:
Qualified for second "500" at 196.713, starting 29th
... Flagged at 195 laps in ninth place, best finish of year.
PPG Cup:
Five other starts, with best finish of 12th in Michigan 500.
|
| 1984 |
Indy:
Set stock-block engine records with 204.638 one-lap mark and
203.637 four-lap average in turbocharged Buick-powered March
... Started 26th ... Transmission problems sidelined him after
150 laps in 18th.
PPG Cup:
Started 12 other events with best finish of sixth at Pocono
... 23rd in points. |
| 1985 |
Indy:
Was first qualifier and set track records in turbocharged Buick
V6-powered March on each of the first three laps ... Third-lap
speed of 214.199 was fastest of month ... Pancho Carter's four-lap
average was .229 miles an hour faster, so Brayton started in
middle of front row ... Led 15th lap of race, but dropped out
after 19 circuits with turbo problem.
PPG Cup:
Ran nine other races with best finish of sixth at Portland.
|
| 1986 |
Indy:
Qualified for fifth start, again with
Buick power ... Engine failure sidelined him after 69 laps in
30th.
PPG Cup:
Ran four other events with best finish of 13th in Michigan 500.
|
| 1987 |
Indy:
Qualified at 205.647 and started 13th ... Finished 12th after
engine problem sidelined him after 167 laps.
PPG Cup:
Ran four other races with best finish of fifth at Portland.
|
| 1988 |
Indy:
Set record qualifying speed of 212.624 for turbocharged stock
block engines in Buick V6 powered Lola and started seventh ...
Spun in Turn 2 on opening lap and finished 31st.
PPG Cup: Ran
Lola/Judd in 11 other races with best finish of ninth at Portland.
|
| 1989 |
Indy:
Second qualifier and set turbocharged stock block track record
on each of his four laps ... Fourth lap fastest at 221.877 of
four-lap average of 220.459 ... Started outside second row,
flagged after 193 laps in sixth place.
PPG Cup:
Ran all series races except Detroit ... 16th in points. |
| 1990 |
Indy:
Qualified for 26th starting spot at 213.028 ... Flagged in seventh
place, his second-best Indy finish in nine starts, after completing
194 laps ... Second start for Dick Simon Racing.
PPG Cup:
Competed on full trail with best finish other than Indy of eighth
at Mid-Ohio ... Finished 15th in points, tops among Cosworth-powered
drivers. |
| 1991 |
Indy:
First on track for month of May in first year with Chevy Indy
V-8 power ... Reached 221.588 two days before qualifying, but
dropped to 209.239 on first qualifying lap on Pole Day and waved
off ... Qualified second day at 218.627 for 19th on grid ...
On Race Day, moved to ninth after 50 miles, eighth after 75
miles, second at Lap 140, 10 seconds behind eventual winner
Rick Mears at that point ... Engine blew on Lap 146, leaving
him 17th.
PPG Cup: Ran
full circuit with best finish of sixth at Australia, Milwaukee,
Toronto ... Led 12 laps at Michigan ... 12th in points. |
| 1992 |
Indy:
Drove one of Dick Simon's "fleet" of four cars which
were "first out" for the month of May ... Escaped
serious injury in Turn 3 mishap May 5 ... Team made decision
to qualify repaired Buick-powered car instead of using Chevy
... Qualified on first day at four-lap average of 226.142 for
seventh starting spot ... Jumped to third at 50 miles on Race
Day and held it until the 125-mile mark ... Engine failure ended
his day after 93 laps ...
PPG Cup: Got
career best finish of third at Milwaukee after starting fourth
... 15th in points with 39. |
| 1993 |
Indy:
Qualified Dick Simon entry for 11th starting spot after being
in unofficial top 10 in speed chart on five of first seven days
of practice ... On Race Day, was fifth at halfway point, fourth
at 350 miles, finished sixth.
PPG Cup: Ran
all 16 races with best finishes of sixth at New Hampshire, Milwaukee,
in addition to Indy ... Finished 15th in point standings. Other:
Ran 231.8 unofficially in Menard machine in test at Indy on
Nov. 23, 1993. |
| 1994 |
Indy:
Joined Menard team ... Was fastest in practice on first day
of track activity at 227.658 ... Was third driver to attempt
to qualify, but waved off on attempts in two cars on first day
... Had another waveoff on second day before qualifying at 223.652
... Started 20th, finished 23rd after engine failure.
PPG Cup:
No other starts. |
| 1995 |
Indy:
Led Day 4 and Day 6 of practice ...
Reached 234.656 on Day 6, fastest unofficial lap in Speedway
history, broken later by both himself (234.473 on Day 7) and
Menard teammate Arie Luyendyk (234.913 on Day 7) ... With Luyendyk
setting pole speed just 20 minutes earlier, Brayton reeled off
four-lap average of 231.604 for "500" pole and his
first appearance on front row since 1985 ... On Race Day, fell
to fourth on Lap 1, got back to third on Lap 28 ... Dropped
to 24th at one point before coming back to 17th.
PPG Cup: No
other starts. |
| 1996 |
IRL:
Qualified 10th, finished 15th with handling problems at the
Indy 200 at Walt Disney World.
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