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Hometown:   Davenport, Iowa

Born:    Sept. 17, 1986

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Team:    Redfire Racing

Family:    Single

Hobbies:    Racing, Music, and College

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Eric Brundies came onto the online racing scene back in the summer of 2003 when he started out in a NASCAR 4 league called AARSOL where he joined the Cup Series in the middle of the season.  He racked up 4 wins and 7 poles in the 15 races he ran. "I did so many Championship seasons versus the computer before I discovered online racing. So I didn't have to go through a whole lot of transition when I started online. I must have done at least 15-20 seasons against the computer between NASCAR 3 and NASCAR 4 over the course of 3 years.  I raced everyday."

In 2004, Brundies returned for another Cup Series season in AARSOL. In 25 races, he posted 3 wins and 3 poles, while finishing 2nd in the Championship Standings. The season ended in July, along with the league of AARSOL. Without having a league to race in, Brundies headed over to NR2003. "I was a late bloomer as far as NR2003 goes. My computer didn't run the game very well but I found out all I needed was a new graphics card and I was ready to
go." Brundies joined SCR mid-season and enjoyed instant success. He won 6 races and a handfull of poles. Brundies also joined the BRS Touring Division, winning the first race he ran and finishing 3rd in the point standings. At the end of the 2004, Brundies would join ORCA and win his first championship as he took the crown in the 12-race off season Winter Series, even without winning a race. "I never won a race in that off season series, I just got like 10 finishes of 2nd or 3rd and I think that's what helped me win the title *laughs*." Brundies would also go on to win a handfull of Trans-Am races in the FLOR racing league.

In 2005, Brundies would compete in several leagues throughout the course of the season. He started out full-time in the IRC Cup Series, the ORCA Grand National Division, the SCR Cup Series, and the BRS Shooter Division. Brundies would capture 7 wins and 7 poles in 15 starts to win the Spring Championship in the BRS Shooter Division after getting promoted from the Touring Division. He also won the Spring Championship in the SCR Cup Series by winning 11 races and 6 poles in 17 starts. Brundies would also join the MMRL Racing League mid-season and win 13 races in 24 starts. After quitting BRS and SCR after the Spring Season, Brundies would accept his promotion to the ORCA Cup Series mid-season where he went on to win 3 races and 2 poles in 21 starts, while he was still allowed to keep competing in the ORCA Grand National Division in pursuit of a Championship. Still seeking another new league, Brundies got a taste of racing in Europe as he joined the ESCORS BallRacing Cup Series and Alienware Series mid-season. Brundies would join SSB Motorsports, owned by 2004 BallRacing Cup Champion Sebastian Schmalenbach. Brundies would go without a win or pole in his first seaosn in BallRacing Cup, but he captured 1 win and 1 pole in the ESCORS Alienware Series, both at California. He also would sign a 1 race deal with Eidson Motorsports in the ESCORS Gamefaction Truck Series where he would go on to win at Atlanta in his first and only race in that series. Brundies ran two leagues that he ran from February to November, the ORCA Grand National Division and the IRC Cup Series. Brundies would win the ORCA Grand National Championship by winning 15 races in 35 starts. He would also go on to win the IRC Cup Series Championship with 9 wins and 8 poles after a close battle in the chase with teammate Jason Patterson. "I told him to go for it, and that a team title was a team title, and that it really didn't matter who won it *laughs*, both of us really came on there in the chase, I remember
putting up a server for us and spending hours on our setups in preparation for the chase. He ran into some bad luck at Texas and it kind of went downhill for him, which was sad to see because I really wanted to finish 1-2, but it was still a great year." In December of 2005, Brundies would compete in the FLM 400 against drivers such as Denny Hamlin, Kevin King, Derek Wood, and others. To qualify for the event Brundies had to go through many qualifying
races for one of the 35 spots. "I think there was like 170 people signed up to race, it was crazy. Anytime there's a race against guys like Hamlin and King, there's going to be a big crowd trying to make it in. I was just happy I made it to the final 35. That was by far the hardest I've ever had to race. I recommend every online racer to try that race in their lifetime because its a huge rush. I had a blast." Brundies would go on to finish 12th of the 35 cars in the FLM 400.

In 2006, Brundies plans to run full-time in the IRC Cup Series, the ORCA Cup Series, the ESCORS BallRacing Cup Series and Alienware Series. He will also debut in new league, called ASCORS, which is the American version of the ESCORS league, where he will participate in the Truck Series full-time. "I'm really excited about 2006. I expect to run better in all of my leagues. I look forward to defending my title in IRC, although its going to be extremely difficult. IRC is always getting new drivers and the last couple
they have gotten have been extremely fast. I'll try my best.

Season Rank Starts Wins Poles Top 5's Top 10's
2005 1/38 24 9 8 18 23
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TOTALS: 24 9 8 18 23

 

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