Bryan Clauson

Clauson with his dog Chevy at the 2015 Indianapolis 500

Born

Bryan Clauson
June 15, 1989
Carmichael, California

Died

August 7, 2016 (aged 27)
Lincoln, Nebraska

Achievements

3-time USAC National Midget Series Champion (2010, 2011, 2015)
3-time USAC National Drivers Champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
2-time Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner (2009, 2010)
2-time USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion (2012, 2013)
Non-winged Driver of the Year (2013)
Chili Bowl winner (2014) 3 time Belleville Midget Nationals Champion (2009, 2010, 2015)

Indycar Series Nation Fan Favorite driver (2016)

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

26 races run over 2 years

Best finish

27th (2008)

First race

2007 Emerson Radio 250 (Richmond)

Last race

2008 Ford 300 (Homestead)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	2	1

IndyCar Series career

3 races run over 3 years

2015 position

39th

Best finish

33rd (2012)

First race

2012 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

Last race

2016 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

Wins	Podiums	Poles
0	0	0

Statistics current as of August 8, 2016.

Bryan Clauson (June 15, 1989 – August 7, 2016) was an American auto racing driver. Best known for his achievements in dirt track open-wheel racing, Clauson also competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Indy Lights, and IndyCar Series and was a former development driver for Chip Ganassi Racing.

In 2016, Clauson attempted to compete in 200 races including the Indianapolis 500, World of Outlaws sprint cars, wingless sprint cars, and midget cars. On August 6, 2016, Clauson was involved in a midget car crash at Belleville High-Banks Speedway in Belleville, Kansas, and died the following night.

Born in Sacramento, California, Clauson made his USAC National Sprint Series debut just two days after his 16th birthday on June 17, 2005 at Limaland Motorsports Park, Ohio garnering a third place podium finish. On October 8, 2005, Clauson won the Open Wheel Oktoberfest Midget race at Columbus Motor Speedway, Ohio, becoming the youngest driver in USAC history to win a National feature event, aged 16 years, 3 months and 23 days. On August 12, 2006, Clauson recorded a historic USAC Sprint/Midget doubleheader "sweep" at Salem Speedway, Indiana winning both the 30-lap Midget race and 50-lap Sprint race held the same night, only the 24th such sweep in USAC history.

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