Former Pro Modified racer turned Pro Stock Truck sensation Brad Jeter has made his way back to the
Brad Jeter has found a reason to return in drag racing in working with Scotty Cannon.
professional ranks, but in a different capacity than when he won ten national event championships.
Jeter, of Greenville, South Carolina, has given up the wheel to serve
as one of Scotty Cannon’s “crew chiefs” during his return to the Pro
Modified class. He’s traded in the firesuit for the greasy confines of
the clutch can in a doorslammer and any other between rounds
maintenance needing to be done.
He’s not disgruntled with the reassignment. Instead, he’s having the time of his life helping a long time friend.
Former Pro Modified racer turned Pro Stock Truck sensation Brad Jeter has made his way back to the
Brad Jeter has found a reason to return in drag racing in working with Scotty Cannon. (Bobby Bennett Photo)
professional ranks, but in a different capacity than when he won ten national event championships.
Jeter, of Greenville, South Carolina, has given up the wheel to serve
as one of Scotty Cannon’s “crew chiefs” during his return to the Pro
Modified class. He’s traded in the firesuit for the greasy confines of
the clutch can in a doorslammer and any other between rounds
maintenance needing to be done.
He’s not disgruntled with the reassignment. Instead, he’s having the time of his life helping a long time friend.
“You’ve got to give back to the people that give to you,” Jeter
explained. “You know back over the years I couldn’t have done what I
done racing without Scotty Cannon. When Scotty needed some help and I
had plans to race myself this year in Sportsman Top Dragster, I knew it
was more important to help Scotty than to race.
“I’ve also got an opportunity to learn something about blowers and all
with Scotty. I wouldn’t have done this for anybody else except for
little Scott or Scotty. Everything they done for me over the years made
this an easy decision. I’m hoping I can help Scotty do this deal all
year and see what happens at the end. The goal is to make these two
cars as fast as we can possibly make them and be in the finals every
Sunday.”
The longtime friends spend their time bracket racing on off-weekends
with Jeter’s Top Dragster. This kind of racing provides a level of
enjoyment for Jeter he’s been missing since those days of racing the
trucks competitively.
“I went through a nasty divorce and I just didn’t want to race and got
away from it,” Jeter explained. “I haven’t been back to an NHRA event
since the days when I raced. It’s been about five years ago that all of
this went down.”
For Jeter, he’s got a different outlook on everything. He’s moved on to
brighter days and this opportunity to work with Cannon provides the
perfect situation.
“The bad chapters are over and done with,” Jeter said. “I had some
other issues going on for a while but I’ve got everything straightened
out and my life is in order again and everything is going good. Just
out here having fun.”
