Former Pro Modified racer turned Pro Stock Truck sensation Brad Jeter has made his way back to the 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 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.”