Auto Club national championships – two in sprint cars and two in midgets – as well as wins in prestigious events the likes of the Chili Bowl, Turkey Night Grand Prix and Belleville Nationals.
#BRYAN CLAUSON IN LOVING MEMORY PICTURES DRIVER#
While he’ll be remembered most as a legend of short-track racing, his participation in the Indianapolis 500 exemplifies his fearlessness, true versatility as a competitor and the pure depth of his talent as a driver.”Ĭlauson, a resident of Noblesville, Ind., was considered the nation’s top short-track dirt-car driver with four U.S. “Anybody who witnessed Bryan behind the wheel of a race car can attest to his elite ability, relentlessness and unbridled willingness to race anything on wheels. “This is certainly a sad day for the racing community as a whole, and on behalf of INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, we send our deepest condolences to the family of Bryan Clauson,” said Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Co., the parent of INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Clauson was airlifted to Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb., but did not survive. In fact, the happiest day of his life may have been earlier this year on May 29, when he had his best Indianapolis 500 finish in the afternoon and drove a sprint car to the feature victory at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway that night.Ĭlauson, 27, died Sunday evening from injuries sustained in a crash the night before at the Belleville (Kan.) Nationals midget race on the half-mile dirt oval.
“ INDIANAPOLIS – Bryan Clauson was happiest when he was behind the wheel of a race car. I can’t write a piece any better than what’s been written, so I am posting links throughout. Most of you have no idea who Bryan Clauson is. I don’t ever like the feel of press conferences after bad incidents. Within a couple hours after the stoppage of the 2011 Ind圜ar race in Las Vegas, there was a press conference. It was the day after Justin Wilson’s incident at Pocono. It was just a year ago another press conference called on short notice.
Bryan Clauson succumbed to injuries suffered during his #Chasing200 tour. She walked in and I said “I’m pretty sure that he died.” I had teared up and she questioned my putting them in, thinking I should just wear glasses. I walked in to the bathroom and started to put in my contacts. I’ve followed racing for 20 years and this wasn’t my first rodeo. There was a USAC press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 20 minutes later. I went to search “ Bryan Clauson,” just like I did probably 50 times yesterday. I just couldn’t sleep.Īs she started to get ready for work, I picked my phone up off the night stand. At one point when she woke up she looked at the time and asked me if I was okay. The sleep monitor on my Fitbit doesn’t show this, but I was pretty restless. I feel like I woke up every half hour or so. I woke up this morning and mentioned to Crystal that I just did not sleep well last night. Maybe I chose the wrong one, but it doesn’t matter. I’ve had probably ten ways to start this. I’ve been writing this in my head all day. This is a piece that I wish I wasn’t writing. I don’t think I’m going to waste words there are just so many of them. They beat that into me in Journalism school.
Most of the time, I am straight to the point. This is going to be the most random, disorganized post I’ve written.
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