Jerett Brooks

Jerett Brooks
Brooks after winning the Stadium Super Trucks race at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in 2013
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 27)
Alpine, California
Championship Off-Road career
Current teamJerett Brooks Racing
Car number77
Stadium Super Trucks career
Debut season2013
Car number27
Starts25
Wins2
Podiums8
Poles1
Best finish9th in 2014
Finished last season13th (2022)
Championship titles
2022
2019–2020
2016–2017
2014		COR Pro 2
LOORRS Pro 2
LOORRS Pro Lite
TORC Pro Lite
Last updated on: November 14, 2022.

Jerett Brooks (born July 27, 1997) is an American racing driver. He mainly competes in short course off-road racing such as TORC: The Off-Road Championship, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, and Championship Off-Road.

He is a five-time off-road truck champion with three Pro Lite class titles in TORC (2014) and LOORRS (2016–2017) and two in LOORRS' Pro 2 division (2019–2020). Brooks has also competed in the Stadium Super Trucks and X Games.

Racing career

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Brooks competing in the 2013 Stadium Super Trucks round at Crandon

In his youth, Brooks often visited K1 Speed and built radio-controlled cars before switching to competitive trophy kart racing.[1] In 2008, he debuted in Championship Off-Road Racing's Junior 1 Kart class.[2][3] After three years in Junior Karts, he switched to LOORRS' Modified Karts and won two races in 2010.[4][2]

Brooks moved up to the Pro Lites in 2012, where he befriended driver Doug Mittag who built a new truck for him the following year.[3] Two years later, he won his first LOORRS Pro Lite race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in addition to racing for the TORC Pro Lite championship, which he won.[5][6] He returned to LOORRS in 2015.[2] He won two consecutive LOORRS Pro Lite tiles in 2016 and 2017.[7][8]

In 2017, Brooks won in his LOORRS Pro 2 class debut at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.[9] He claimed the series' Pro 2 championship in 2019 and 2020, the former of which made him the class's youngest champion at the age of 22.[10] His Jerett Brooks Racing operation also won 2020 Team of the Year honors.[11] When LOORRS folded after 2020, Brooks joined Championship Off-Road's Pro 2 class.[12]

During the Stadium Super Trucks' inaugural season in 2013, Brooks debuted at Qualcomm Stadium before winning for the first time at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway.[13][14] He continued racing in the series on a sporadic basis over the next two years, which included entering X Games Austin 2014 and 2015.[15] Brooks returned to the series for the 2017 finale at Lake Elsinore Diamond as an injury replacement for Paul Morris; he finished second in the final race to beat Matthew Brabham for the title by one point.[16][17] He also ran the 2018 season opener at Lake Elsinore in Morris' truck.[18] After not racing in SST in 2019 and 2020, Brooks rejoined the trucks at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in July 2021, where he led the most laps in the first race and fought with Robby Gordon for the win in the second before spinning on the final lap.[19][20] Two months later, Brooks won the first race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach after using his brakes conservatively to have enough strength for the finish, a tactic that he called "pretty smart";[21] he finished runner-up in the second race to take the weekend victory.[22]

Brooks retired from full-time racing after the 2022 season, where he won Championship Off-Road's Pro 2 title.[23] Since then, he has occasionally returned to driving at marquee events like the Crandon World Championship.[24]

Personal life

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A native of Alpine, California, Brooks was homeschooled in high school as his racing career interfered with his education.[3]

Motorsports career results

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Career summary

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Season Series Races Wins Podiums Poles Points Position Ref
2009 LOORRS Junior 1 Karts 4 0 2 N/A 146 22nd [25]
LOORRS Junior 2 Karts 8 2 6 N/A 379 7th [26]
LOORRS Modified Karts 10 0 1 N/A 527 8th [27]
2010 LOORRS Junior 2 Karts 2 1 1 N/A 83 16th [4]
LOORRS Modified Karts 15 2 4 N/A 553 7th [28]
2011 LOORRS Modified Karts 15 0 5 N/A 570 5th [29]
2012 LOORRS Pro Lite 15 0 0 N/A 392 14th [30]
2013 LOORRS Pro Lite 15 0 0 N/A 292 18th [31]
Stadium Super Trucks 5 1 2 0 108 11th [32]
2014 LOORRS Pro Lite 3 3 3 N/A 154 21st [5]
Stadium Super Trucks 6 0 3 0 129 9th [33]
2015 LOORRS Pro Lite 16 4 8 N/A 707 2nd [34]
Stadium Super Trucks 1 0 0 0 27 27th [35]
2016 LOORRS Pro Lite 15 7 12 N/A 710 1st [36]
2017 LOORRS Pro Lite 13 4 11 N/A 610 1st [37]
LOORRS Pro 2 13 1 4 N/A 529 6th [38]
Stadium Super Trucks 21 0 1 0 0 N/A1 [17]
2018 LOORRS Pro 2 11 0 6 N/A 484 3rd [39]
Stadium Super Trucks 4 0 0 0 54 18th [40]
2019 LOORRS Pro 2 16 10 13 N/A 429 1st [41]
2020 LOORRS Pro 2 18 11 15 N/A 515 1st [42]
1 – Paul Morris credited with finishes

Stadium Super Trucks

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(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SSTC Pts Ref
2013 PHO LBH LAN SDG
14 		SDG
6 		STL TOR TOR CRA
3 		CRA
1* 		OCF OCF OCF CPL
4 		11th 108 [32]
2014 STP
2 		STP
3 		LBH
10 		IMS
2 		IMS
4 		DET DET DET AUS
4 		TOR TOR OCF OCF CSS LVV LVV 9th 129 [33]
2015 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH DET DET DET AUS
5 		TOR TOR OCF OCF OCF SRF SRF SRF SRF SYD LVV LVV 27th 27 [35]
2017 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH LBH PER PER PER DET DET TEX TEX HID HID HID BEI GLN GLN ELS
8† 		ELS
2† 		NA - [17]
2018 ELS
10† 		ADE ADE ADE LBH LBH PER PER DET DET TEX TEX ROA ROA SMP SMP HLN
11 		HLN
8 		MXC
7 		MXC
7 		18th 54 [40]
2021 STP STP MOH MOH MOH
2* 		MOH
8 		NSH NSH LBH
1 		LBH
2 		6th 111 [43]
2022 LBH
5 		LBH
10 		MOH MOH TOR TOR NSH NSH BRI BRI 13th 31
† – Replaced Paul Morris, points went to Morris

References

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  1. ^ "Jerett Brooks: Rising Star in Short-Course Racing". General Tire. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Brooks, Jerett (October 11, 2016). "Interview: Sitting Down With Pro Lite Driver Jerett Brooks" (Interview). Interviewed by Steven Olsewski. Off Road Xtreme. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Brooks, Jerett (April 13, 2018). "20 Questions with Jerett Brooks" (Interview). Interviewed by Scott Neth. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series - Junior 2 Karts | Season: 2010". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Pro Lite | Season: 2014". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Estrada, Chris (September 1, 2014). "2014 TORC champions crowned in Crandon (SPOILER)". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jerett Brooks Earns Pro Lite Title & Challenge Cup in Chandler!". PRP Seats. October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jerett Brooks Takes Second Straight Pro Lite Championship". General Tire. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jerett Brooks Wins Big in Pro 2 Debut". Jerett Brooks Racing. April 23, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. ^ James, Richard S. (October 27, 2019). "Brooks wins LOORRS Pro 2 title as champions are crowned in season finale". Racer. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ James, Richard S. (October 20, 2020). "LOORRS champions crowned at Glen Helen finale". Racer. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Leone, Chris (July 8, 2021). "Championship Off-Road Race Preview: ERX". Off-Road Racer. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "SST Qualcomm Stadium (2013)". Shortcourse Racer. May 18, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  14. ^ Burns, Josh (September 5, 2013). "MacCachren, Brooks Earn Stadium Super Truck Wins at Crandon". Off-Road.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "Jerett Brooks". X Games. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Herrero, Dan (December 17, 2017). "Paul Morris wins Stadium Super Trucks series". Speedcafe. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  17. ^ a b c "2017 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "2018 Lake Elsinore Race 1". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  19. ^ "Round 5 – Mid-Ohio – 7/3/21". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  20. ^ Nguyen, Justin (July 4, 2021). "Matt Brabham sweeps Mid-Ohio Indy SST weekend". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  21. ^ Morales, Robert (September 25, 2021). "Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Jerett Brooks wins first of two Super Stadium Trucks races". Press-Telegram. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  22. ^ Nguyen, Justin (September 27, 2021). "Robby Gordon becomes SST Long Beach all-time winner with Race 2 triumph". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  23. ^ Nguyen, Justin (December 31, 2022). "Jerett Brooks retiring from short course racing". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  24. ^ "2022 PRO2 Champ Jerett Brooks Is Back For Crandon World Championship". FloSports. September 3, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  25. ^ "LOORRS - Junior 1 Karts | Season: 2009". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  26. ^ "LOORRS - Junior 2 Karts | Season: 2009". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  27. ^ "LOORRS - Modified Karts | Season: 2009". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  28. ^ "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series - Modified Karts | Season: 2010". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  29. ^ "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series - Modified Karts | Season: 2011". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  30. ^ "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series - Pro Lite | Season: 2012". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  31. ^ "2013 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series - Pro Lite | Season: 2013". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  32. ^ a b "2013 SST Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  33. ^ a b "Official 2014 Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  34. ^ "Pro Lite | Season: 2015". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  35. ^ a b "2015 Official Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  36. ^ "Pro Lite - 2016 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series | Season: 2016". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  37. ^ "Pro Lite - 2017 Lucas Oil Offroad Racing Series | Season: 2017". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  38. ^ "Pro 2 - 2017 Lucas Oil Offroad Racing Series | Season: 2017". MyLaps. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  39. ^ "Pro 2- 2018 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing | Season: 2018". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  40. ^ a b "2018 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  41. ^ "05 - PRO 2 - 2019 Lucas Oil Off Road Nationals | Season: 2019". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  42. ^ "08 - PRO 2 - 2020 Lucas Oil Off Road Nationals | Season: 2020". MyLaps. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  43. ^ "2021 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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