Brodie Paul Kostecki is of Ukrainian descent. He earned the nickname "Bush" following an incident at Norwell Motorplex where he and his cousin Kurt Kostecki experienced brake failure in a VT Commodore. While Kurt was driving, Brodie jumped from the passenger side at approximately 110kph, sliding his body across grass and up an embankment into a bush, miraculously avoiding injury.
Kostecki debuted in the Supercars Championship at the 2019 Bathurst 1000, partnering with his cousin Jake Kostecki. The pair did not finish the race after a crash on Lap 111. They continued to compete at the Gold Coast and Sandown rounds, achieving a best finish of eighth at Sandown. In 2020, Kostecki received an opportunity with Eggleston Motorsport, where he secured two poles, two wins, and three fastest laps in the Dunlop Series.
In 2020, Kostecki was signed by Erebus Motorsport alongside Anton De Pasquale for the Bathurst 1000, finishing ninth. He joined Erebus full-time in 2021, partnering with Will Brown after the departures of David Reynolds and Anton de Pasquale. He achieved three podium finishes that year at Sandown, Eastern Creek, and Bathurst, ending the season ninth with 1788 points. Kostecki moved to seventh in the points standings in 2022, earning podiums at Eastern Creek and The Bend.
Entering the 2023 season, Kostecki had not secured a win from 71 starts, but had achieved five podiums. In 2023, Kostecki and Erebus Motorsport secured both the drivers and teams titles. In 2023, Kostecki also made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, qualifying eleventh and finishing 22nd.
In early February 2024, weeks before the season-opening Bathurst 500, reports surfaced that Kostecki had parted ways with Erebus Motorsport amid internal team issues. Naming rights sponsors Coca-Cola, Shaw and Partners, and SCTR also withdrew their financial support. Todd Hazelwood replaced Kostecki at the Bathurst 500 and the Melbourne round. On April 7, 2024, it was announced that Kostecki would rejoin the team at the Taupō round.
In 2024, it was announced that Kostecki would run part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Erebus Motorsport in a partnership with Richard Childress Racing, initially planning up to five races, including an oval race. The announcement included a car with the No. 99, Kostecki's Supercar number, but with Trackhouse Racing already using that number, Erebus would need to select a different number for their entry. However, these plans were later cancelled, as confirmed by Paul Morris, Kostecki's long-time mentor, on May 1, 2024.
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