Travis Donald Braden (born March 25, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 27 Ford for RFMS Racing. He currently serves as a mechanic for Hendrick Motorsports on the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Alex Bowman. He has also raced super late models, winning the Winchester 400 in 2016 and the Snowball Derby in 2019.
Racing career
Braden began racing when he was eight years old, competing in mini-wedges, quarter-midgets and Legends car racing, winning a Young Lions national points championship. He later won the Whelen All-American Series state championship in Ohio.
He raced super late models in 2013 and 2014, winning the ARCA/CRA Super Series championship both of those years.
Braden made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2015, and won his first start in the series, passing William Byron near the end of the race at Lucas Oil Raceway.
In 2016, Braden went super late model racing, winning the Winchester 400 in Winchester, Indiana.
After running part-time for RFMS Racing in the 2017 ARCA Racing Series, the team and Braden agreed to a full-time slate in 2018. Braden returned to RFMS for a second full season in 2019, and early in the year, led the championship point standings, which he would finish fourth in at the end of the season.
In 2019, Braden entered the Snowball Derby for the first time. He qualified 30th, the last car in on time trials, after qualifying with a rebuilt car after being wrecked by another competitor in practice. He was declared the winner of the race after original winner Stephen Nasse's car failed post-race technical inspection.
In early 2020, Braden revealed that he would not contest another season in the ARCA Menards Series, instead using the year to move to Charlotte, North Carolina and focus on large super late model races and races in NASCAR's top three divisions.
Personal life Braden is a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, and attended West Virginia University where he double-majored in aerospace and mechanical engineering. Braden is a 2012 graduate of Wheeling Park High School.
Motorsports career results ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards 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 Pts Ref 2015 Platinum Motorsports 01 Chevy DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 36th 655 2016 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 61st 405 2017 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC 31st 845 RFMS Racing 27 WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 2018 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 5th 4445 2019 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 4th 4780
CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2017 N/A 22 Toyota CON DOM DOM HCY HCY BRI22 AND ROU TCM ROU HCY CON SBO N/A 0 2020 Bryan Rogers 77 Chevy SNM4 HCY JEN HCY FCS BRI FLC NSH 22nd 29
CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2024 Mavrick Page Motorsports 51 Chevy SNM HCY OCS ACE TCM CRW HCY NWS ACE9 TCM10 NWS6 18th 119 51B FLC15 SBO6
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