Brenden Cooley



 

Instagram:  @brendencooleyracing

Birthdate: August 2, 2009 

Birthplace:  St John, Indiana 

Residence: Mokena, Illinois 

Height/Weight:  5’9”/125lbs.

Education:  Student at Lincoln-Way Central High School

 


HOBBIES: Golf, snowboarding, fishing, sim racing, pickleball

RACING GOAL: Indy 500 and professional racer 

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: Hockey (Chicago Black Hawks), Football (Chicago bears), INDYCAR (Josef Newgarden)

FAVORITE SPORTS TO PLAY: Golf

FITNESS: Upper body 

TALENT I WISH I HAD: Being good at golf

BUCKET ITEM: Drive an Indy car 

ONE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: God- it would be nice yo speak to our Lord and Savior 

FEARS OR PET PEEVES: When people chew loudly 

RACING GOAL: To win Indy 500 

RACING HERO: Josef Newgarden 

FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT: Montana and Jamaica 

INTERESTING NOTE: I love watching TV shows

 

RACING HISTORY

2025: Finished 10th in the YACademy Winter Series for USF Juniors, claiming a pair of top-six finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2024: Made USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire debut at Road America... attended the Lucas Oil School of Racing... claimed a pair of third-place finishes in the Autobahn Radical Challenge... finished second in the Margay Ignite Challenge karting series... won second successive Autobahn KA100 Jr. Championship. 2023: Won the Autobahn KA100 Jr. Championship... finished third in the Autobahn Ignite Jr. Series... participated in the Margay Ignite Challenge with multiple top-five finishes. 2022: Began karting, and finished third in the Autobahn Ignite Rookie standings.