Background
Bernstein was born in Dallas, Texas on August 2, 1972 the son of 6 time NHRA Champion Kenny Bernstein.
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Brandon Bernstein
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Bernstein attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology, specializing in Sports Management in 1996.
Career
He worked with his dad"s racing team when he was a teenager. They doubled again at the Lucas Oil Products Nationals in Chicago in June 2001. In 2002, Bernstein worked solely as a crew member for his father"s race team
In 2003, he made a sensational comeback to racing, winning 3 of the first 8 events of the season.
In April, he was in command of the points when he suffered a major accident at Englishtown that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Despite his accident he was named rookie of the year.
In 2004, he became the second Bernstein to hold the NHRA speed record when he set it at Chicago. In 2006, he logged 4 event wins and 3 runner up finishes ultimately finishing 3rd in the final points standings.
In 2008, his last season with co-crew chiefs Tim and Kim Richards, the team made four final round appearances, finishing seventh in point standings.
5 in 2009 NHRA Full Throttle point standings. In 2013, After losing his ride for Morgan Lucas Racing, will become First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Anabi Racing’s general manager.
Achievements
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In 2001, Bernstein competed in the NHRA Top Alcohol Series and eventually won driver of the year honors. In April 2001, Brandon and father Kenny became the first father-son duo in NHRA history to win at the same national event when they “doubled” at the SummitRacing.com Nationals. In 2005 Bernstein won 2 events. In 2007 Bernstein won 5 events and contended for the championship but again finished 3rd in a close battle. In 2009, under the guidance of crew chief Rob Flynn, Bernstein won in Richmond, Virginia, had four runner-up finishes and was Number.
