Brodie Paul "Bush" Kostecki (born 1 November 1997) is an Australian professional racing driver. He has been competing in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving the #17 Ford Mustang GT for Dick Johnson Racing, Kostecki won the 2023 Supercars Championship. He also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and what is now the ARCA Menards Series East.
Racing career
NASCAR In 2023, Kostecki returned to NASCAR to make his Cup Series debut in the race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. He drove for Richard Childress Racing, which fielded an additional car for him that weekend, the No. 33 Chevrolet. He would qualify in eleventh and would finish in 22nd position.
On October 2, 2023, it was announced that Kostecki would run part-time in the Cup Series again in 2024 and it would be for Erebus Motorsport, his team in the Supercars Series, which would debut in NASCAR in a partnership with Richard Childress Racing. The announcement had a picture of a Cup Series car with the No. 99, Kostecki's Supercar number, but with Trackhouse Racing already having that number in the Cup Series (and Hendrick Motorsports already having their other number 9), Erebus will need to pick a different number to use for their entry. Richard Childress stated that the plan is for Kostecki to run up to five Cup Series races in 2024, including an oval race. On May 1, 2024, Paul Morris, Kostecki's long–time mentor, confirmed that the planned Cup races had been axed.
Supercars 2019 Kostecki debuted in the 2019 Bathurst 1000, alongside cousin Jake Kostecki. The pair failed to finish after a crash on Lap 111. The pair competed at the following two rounds at the Gold Coast and Sandown with a best finish of eighth place coming at Sandown.
2020 Kostecki was given an opportunity by Eggleston Motorsport, run by Rachael and Ben Eggleston. He claimed two poles, two wins, and three fastest laps in the COVID-shortened 2020 Dunlop Series.
Kostecki was signed by Erebus for the 2020 Bathurst 1000 alongside Anton De Pasquale. They finished ninth in the 2020 edition of The Great Race.
2021 In 2021, Kostecki was signed alongside Will Brown to drive for Erebus following the departures of David Reynolds and Anton de Pasquale. He scored three podiums throughout the year at Sandown, Eastern Creek and Bathurst. He ended the year in ninth place, scoring 1788 points.
2022 In 2022, Kostecki jumped to seventh in the points standings but scored one less podium than the year prior. These podium appearances coming at Eastern Creek and The Bend.
2023 Kostecki entered the 2023 season without a single win from the previous year, with five podiums from 71 starts. In 2023, Kostecki and his team, Erebus Motorsport, secured both the drivers and teams titles.
2024 In early February 2024, just weeks before the season opening Bathurst 500, it was reported that Kostecki had parted ways with the team after rumours swirled about how Kostecki was being treated by the team internally. Further, naming rights sponsor Coca-Cola, as well as Shaw and Partners, and SCTR withdrew their financial support of the team. Kostecki was replaced by Todd Hazelwood at the 2024 season opening round, as well as the Melbourne round.Erebus confirms Hazelwood for AGP Supercars races Speedcafe 5 March 2024 On April 7, 2024, it was announced that Kostecki would rejoin the team at the Taupō round.
Personal life Kostecki is of Ukrainian descent.
Kostecki earned the nickname "Bush" after an incident at Norwell Motorplex where he and his cousin Kurt experienced brake failure in a VT Commodore whilst Kurt was driving and Brodie was in the passenger seat. Upon realising the brakes had failed, Brodie jumped out the passenger side door of the car at approximately 110kph, sliding his body across grass and up an embankment into a bush. Miraculously, he was not injured in the crash.
Career results
Speedway summary Season Series Position Car Team 2011 USAC Speed2 Western US Asphalt Midget Series 2nd Ford Team Arcoplate Racing USAC Speed2 Western US Dirt Midget Series 7th USAC Utah Ford Focus Midget Car Series 1th USAC Western Young Guns Ford Focus Midget Car - Dirt 51st USAC Speed2 Western US Dirt Midget Series - Pavement 183rd 2012 UARA STARS Late Model Series 21st Chevrolet Team Arcoplate Racing 2013 UARA STARS Late Model Series Results 11th Ford Team Arcoplate Racing NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 44th Chevrolet SS 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 18th Toyota Camry Team Arcoplate Racing 2023 NASCAR Cup Series 38th Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Richard Childress Racing
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2023 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC22 GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 38th 15
K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 2013 Team Arcoplate Racing 43 Chevy BRI GRE FIF RCH BGS IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL 44th 55 2014 Toyota NSM DAY BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA COL IOW GLN VIR GRE DOV 18th 375
Season still in progress
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesPosition 2010 Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Light 8thOakleigh Kart Club Top Guns - Junior National Light 12th
Career summary Season Series Position Car Team 2017 Dunlop Super2 Series 15th Ford FG Falcon Matt Stone Racing 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series 5th Holden VF Commodore Kostecki Brothers Racing 2019 Dunlop Super2 Series 18th Holden VF Commodore Kostecki Brothers Racing Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 47th Holden ZB Commodore 2020 Dunlop Super2 Series 8th Holden VF Commodore Eggleston Motorsport Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 34th Holden ZB Commodore Erebus Motorsport 2021 Repco Supercars Championship 9th Holden ZB Commodore Erebus Motorsport 2022 Repco Supercars Championship 7th Holden ZB Commodore Erebus Motorsport 2023 Repco Supercars Championship 1st Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Erebus Motorsport 2024 Repco Supercars Championship 17th Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Erebus Motorsport 2025 Race of Champions - Nations Cup 2nd Various RoCRepco Supercars Championship9thFord Mustang S650Dick Johnson Racing
Super2 Series results (key) (Round results only), (2020 Race results only) Super2 Series results Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Position Points 2017 Matt Stone Racing 57 Ford FG Falcon ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 TOWR12 TOWR13 SYDR14 SYDR15 SYDR16 SYDR17 SANR18 SANR19 NEWR20 NEWR21 15th 781 2018 Kostecki Brothers Racing 57 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 TOWR10 TOWR11 SANR12 SANR13 BATR14 NEWR15 NEWR16 5th 1202 2019 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 QLDR8 QLDR9 BATR10 SANR11 SANR12 NEWR13 NEWR14 18th 434 2020 Eggleston Motorsport 38 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYDR4 SYDR5 BATR6 BATR7 8th 499
Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Position Points 2019 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden ZB Commodore ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 BENR21 BENR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SANQR SANR28 NEWR29 NEWR30 47th 233 2020 Erebus Motorsport Holden ZB CommodoreADER1ADER2MELR3MELR4MELR5MELR6SMP1R7SMP1R8SMP1R9SMP2R10SMP2R11SMP2R12HID1R13HID1R14HID1R15HID2R16HID2R17HID2R18TOW1R19TOW1R20TOW1R21TOW2R22TOW2R23TOW2R24BEN1R25BEN1R26BEN1R27BEN2R28BEN2R29BEN2R30 BATR31 34th 168 2021 Erebus Motorsport Holden ZB Commodore BAT1R1 BAT1R2 SANR3 SANR4 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SMP1R20 SMP1R21 SMP1R22 SMP2R23 SMP2R24 SMP2R25 SMP3R26 SMP3R27 SMP3R28 SMP4R29 SMP4R30 BAT2R31 9th 1788 2022 Erebus Motorsport Holden ZB Commodore SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 ADER33 ADER34 7th 2142 2023 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NEWR1 NEWR2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 SYMR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 BENR20 BENR21 BENR22 SANR23 BATR24 SURR25 SURR26 ADER27 ADER28 1st 2888 2024 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 SYMR17 SYMR18 SANR19 BAT2R20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 17th 1488 2025 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29 SANR30 SANR31 ADER31 ADER23 ADER34 9th 3537 2026 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 CHRR10 CHRR11 CHRR12 CHRR13 SYMR14 SYMR15 SYMR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 BARR23 BARR24 BARR25 QLDR26 QLDR27 QLDR28 BENR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 SANR33 SANR34 ADER35 ADER36 ADER37 4th* 1590*
Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2019 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden Commodore ZB Jake Kostecki DNF 111 2020 Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB Anton de Pasquale 9th 161 2021 Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB David Russell 3rd 161 2022 Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB David Russell 4th 161 2023 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 David Russell 2nd 161 2024 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Todd Hazelwood 1st 161 2025 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Todd Hazelwood 18th 155 2026 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Todd Hazelwood
The Bend 500 Results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 2025 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Todd Hazelwood 1st 102 2026 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 Todd Hazelwood
Bathurst 6 Hour results YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLaps2021 Miedecke Motor Group George Miedecke Paul MorrisFord Mustang GTA2120 5th 1st
References
External links
Brodie Kostecki at Supercars Official Brodie Kostecki at Third Turn