2001

• Brandon piloted an A Fuel Dragster in the NHRA Alcohol Dragster sportsman series
• Won the 2001 NHRA Division 7 Alcohol Dragster championship
• Finished fourth in NHRA Alcohol Dragster National point standings
• Was Voted 2001 NHRA Division 7 “Driver of the Year”
• Won five events in the 2001 season and finished runner-up at four events
• Brandon and his father, six-time NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein, became the first father/son duo in NHRA’s 50-year history to win their categories at the same event.  They accomplished that feat in April at “The Strip” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and doubled again in June at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago.
• Brandon was the No. 1 qualifier on four occasions

2003

• Brandon’s first actual competition in the Bud/Lucas Oil dragster came in the Budweiser Shootout in February at Pomona, Calif.  Brandon’s father Kenny had qualified No. 1 for the event that should have been run in conjunction with the 2002 Finals, however, rain postponed the event to February.  Because Kenny retired at the end of the 2002 season, Brandon substituted for his father, finishing runner-up.
• Won his first event in only his second outing, the Checker Schuck’s Kragen Nationals at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix
• Won Mac Tools Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. and set the track speed record, 327.27 mph.      
• Won the Mac Tools Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. and took the lead in NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point standings.
• Was the No. 1 qualifier twice, the Mac Tools Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. and the Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals in Atlanta
• Set both ends of the track record at Atlanta, 4.505-second E.T. and 327.98 mph
• Had a horrific accident in the eighth race of the season, May 18 at Englishtown, N.J. and suffered a separated fracture of the T-3 vertebra, which sidelined him for the season.
• Brandon had such an impressive start in his first few races as a Top Fuel driver that he earned the prestigious Automobile Club of Southern California Road To The Future Rookie of the Year award.  The winner of the award was determined by a special 39-member panel of auto racing media.
  

2004

• Won three national events (Phoenix, Houston, and Topeka)
• Had the most successful career launch of any other Top Fuel or Funny Car driver in NHRA history, having won five of his first 13 starts.
• Led the POWERade Top Fuel point standings for one event following Topeka victory.
• Became the second generation “King of Speed” after setting NHRA world speed record of 333.41 mph May 23 at Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Illinois
• Qualified No. 1 at four events:  Houston, Columbus, Englishtown, and Denver

2005

• Won two national events (St. Louis and Seattle)
• Qualified No. 1 at two events:  Bristol and Denver

2006

• Won four national events in Houston, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Brainerd, Minn.; and Dallas, Texas
• Finished runner-up at Topeka, Kansas; St. Louis; and Indianapolis
• Qualified No. 1 on three occasions:  Atlanta, GA; Englishtown, NJ; and Seattle, WA
• Following his Dallas win, Bernstein was thrust into the forefront of the Top Fuel championship battle, ultimately finishing third in the final point standings.

2007

• Won a career-high five national events this season: the spring event in Las Vegas, NV; Atlanta, GA; Bristol, TN; Topeka, KS; and Brainerd, MN
• Finished runner-up at Pomona, CA and Seattle, WA
• Was fourth in the Countdown to Eight; fourth in the Countdown to 1
• Ended the season third in NHRA Top Fuel point standings

2008

• Runner-up at Gainesville, Fla., Englishtown, N.J., Norwalk, Ohio, and Seattle, Wash.
• Qualified No. 1 in Phoenix and Memphis
• Entered the Countdown in sixth place
• Finished seventh in NHRA Top Fuel point standings
• Finished second in Full Throttle point standings for excellence and consistency in qualifying
• Crew Chief Tim Richards and wife Kim retired at the end of the season

2009

• Won the Virgina Nationals in Richmond, his 18th career victory.

BRANDON BERNSTEIN CAREER VICTORIES

BRANDON BERNSTEIN BUD SHOOTOUT HISTORY