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Chris24
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« on: August 09, 2016, 03:35:08 am » |
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Sadly racing can be really cruel some times and we have lost another great naturally talented young racer Bryan Clauson at age 27, following a brutal accident racing a Midget at Belleville Speedway on Saturday evening.
Bryan probably isn't that well known to many of you, but at least a dozen of our CA members watched him race at the 100th Indianapolis 500 just a few short months ago. It was his 3rd start in the Indy 500 and his best one yet, recording a 23rd place finish in the race. Later the same day, he went on to Kokomo Speedway about an hour north of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and won that evenings Kokomo Classic Sprint Car Feature.
Bryan is a USAC Champion and this year set a challenge to compete at 200 race meetings in one season, racing in USAC Silver Crown, Midgets, Non Winged Sprints, Winged Sprints and of course the Indy 500. Belleville was his 116 stop on that 200 race tour and he had already won 27 features in 2016.
Bryan's list of achievements include.
3 Times USAC National Midget Champion - 2010, 2011, 2015,
3 Times USAC National Drivers Champion - 2010, 2011, 2012,
2 Times USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion - 2012, 2013
Non winged Driver Of The Year 2013,
Chili Bowl Winner 2014
2 Time Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner - 2009, 2010
Competed in Indy Lights,
NASCAR Xfinity Series - 26 races for Chip Ganassi Racing
Personally I only got to see Bryan race at Indy this year and at the Hoosier 100 a few days before the Indy 500, but I was looking forward to watching his extreme talent on the dirt ovals for many years to come and not least at the Chili Bowl in Tulsa next January, sadly I will have to make do with seeing him race only twice.
Condolences go out to Bryan's family, fiancée Lauren and all his friends.
Race In Peace Bryan.
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