Born in Australia, Burgess and her family moved to the United States in 2008. After beginning her racing career in short course off-road racing, she transitioned to competing on asphalt in 2019 to pursue a career in NASCAR.
At the 2020 ARCA Menards Series West series opener at the Las Vegas Bullring, Burgess' car suffered a gear failure,[1] leaving her with a 17th-place finish.[4] After skipping the series' doubleheader at her home track in Utah,[1] Burgess' family team received a 2007 Toyota chassis on loan from Bill McAnally Racing.[2] She drove the car in the remaining eight races of the season, leading to a streak of three consecutive top-ten finishes,[2] including a career-best of seventh in her return to Las Vegas.[5]
Burgess began the 2021 season with sponsorship from GearWrench tools and HMH Construction.[6][7] In March, she made her ARCA Menards Series debut through a combination race with the West Series at Phoenix Raceway, where she finished 22nd.[8] Her season-best was an eighth-place finish at Sonoma Raceway. Burgess ran as high as fifth in the race, which was her first in the series on a road course.[9]
On March 8, 2022, Burgess announced that she would return full-time to the ARCA Menards Series West.[10] Burgess tied her career-best finish at Portland International Raceway, finishing seventh.[11] The next week, she followed up with another top-ten run by finishing tenth at Sonoma.[12] At the Las Vegas Bullring, Burgess competed against her mother, Sarah Burgess, as the pair became the first mother and daughter to compete against each other in a NASCAR-sanctioned race.[13] Bridget finished in 12th place ahead of Sarah in 17th.[14]
Personal life
Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Burgess' family moved to the United States in 2008 to pursue opportunities in motorsports.[2] She currently lives in Tooele, Utah, near Utah Motorsports Campus.[2] Her father, Adam, serves as her spotter.[15] Her mother, Sarah, is a former off-road racing competitor and serves as Burgess' crew chief and owner.[2] With a lack of funding compared to bigger teams in the series, Sarah is often tasked with completing the jobs of an entire pit crew, such as changing all four tires during a pit stop by herself.[2]
Burgess frequently helps with mechanical work on her equipment;[1] during the 2020 ARCA West season, she replaced the gear differential on her car between races on back-to-back days.[2]
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.)
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