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[B Squared]

Three-time Indy 500 starter Bryan Clauson injured in Sprint Car crash:

http://www.racer.com...elleville-crash

[Radoye]

Ugh, just seen it, very ugly crash.

[Jim Thurman]

Three-time Indy 500 starter Bryan Clauson injured in Sprint Car crash:

http://www.racer.com...elleville-crash

 

Correction, midget crash. At the Belleville Nationals, arguably the biggest midget race. Knoxville (IA) for sprint cars, Belleville (KS) for midgets.

[B Squared]

Thanks Jim. I saw on another forum that a television report called it an Indy Car. Sorry for the bad info.

[PayasYouRace]

When did he make his "500" starts?

[Radoye]

When did he make his "500" starts?

 

2012, 2015, 2016.

[PayasYouRace]

Wow, I hope he's ok and recovers well but I don't remember him at all.

[Radoye]

UPDATED, 3:50 p.m. ET: Bryan Clauson is in critical condition at a hospital in Lincoln, Neb. following his devastating accident in Saturday night's Belleville Nationals midget race.

 

The 27-year-old resident of Noblesville, Ind. was struck in the cage by another car after flipping while leading the 39th annual midget race on the high-banked, high-mile dirt track in Kansas.

 

The following statement was released Sunday afternoon by his father, Tim.

 

"Bryan was severely injured last night while competing in the Belleville Nationals midget race at Belleville High Banks in Kansas.

"Bryan was airlifted to Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska following the accident, where he remains in critical condition and under the care of the medical staff.

"We appreciate the support of the racing community and are thankful for the outreach we've received. We ask that you continue to respect our privacy as we focus on Bryan."

- The Clauson Family

 

[PiperPa42]

I remember the interviews where he talked about doing 200 races this year.

Hopefully he recovers and attempts to take the record another year.

[JHSingo]

There were some erroneous reports earlier - from Motor Racing Network Radio, no less - that he'd passed away. They've since (rightly) apologised.

Sorry to hear this though. Hopefully he pulls through.

[Victor_RO]

Reports of an IMS press conference at 8am ET with an announcement regarding Clauson. Doesn't sound good to me. 

[Muppetmad]

Fingers crossed it's not what we fear.

[Victor_RO]

Fingers crossed it's not what we fear.

 

Unfortunately...

 

https://twitter.com/...619886321430528

 

 

EDIT: Indycar official press release via their Facebook page: https://www.facebook...7740848/?type=3

[stewie]

Just watching the live press conference now, very sorry to hear Bryan has passed away.

[Muppetmad]

Terrible news 

[JHSingo]

Very sad. 27 is no age. My thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP.

[Risil]

RIP. From what I've heard one of the best of the current generation of oval track drivers, and evidently a talented entrepreneur given all the Indy 500 rides he put together.

 

I had no idea he was so young.

[Disgrace]

RIP.

[Prost1997T]

http://www.motorspor...ccident-805879/

Bryan Clauson, who was seriously injured in a vicious wreck in Saturday night’s Belleville Midget Nationals, has died, it was confirmed on Monday in a press conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The native of Sacramento, Calif., grew up in Noblesville, Ind. He was 27. "This is truly one of the darkest days in the 60-year history of the United States Auto Club," said USAC President and CEO Kevin Miller.

 

He was also well known in the Nascar and Indycar communities, having competed as a Ganassi development driver in 2007-8, and more recently made three Indy 500 starts.

 

For those that didn't see the original report: http://www.motorspor...ash-805824/?s=1

 

The three-time Belleville winner and defending champion, started the race ninth and was leading when he flipped off the guard rail between Turns 3 and 4 before being hit by Ryan Greth in Turn 4 while the car was rolling. The race was red-flagged on Lap 14. Chad Boat went on to win the race.

[PayasYouRace]

I feel bad for not remembering him in the last three 500s at all.

 

[PiperPa42]

rest in peace Bryan.

Way too young to go

[Radoye]

Sad, sad news.

[Henri Greuter]

Rest in peace Bryan.

 

Never expected that the first time I saw you race would be the last time too......

 

 

Henri

[Radoye]

A touching tribute from Robin Miller:

http://www.racer.com...g-bryan-clauson


Mod edit: Please do not paste entire articles on the forums.

[Sheepmachine]

Terrible. Gone way to soon. Don't knew a lot about midget racing but from the early reports it didn't sound good.
While he never set the indycar field alight it was good to see someone with such a passion for racing (judging by his aim to do 200 races this year). It's such a shame he will never reach his target.

RIP Bryan Clauson

[Imperial]

He did stand out for me at this years 500 simply as I kept seeing 'Clauson' scrolling across the screen and thinking WHO?!

So good on him to have had the nous to be able to put deals together not just for that, but this 200 races goal.

Proper awful to say he went doing what he loved, but someone targeting 200 races in a year DOES love what they do, a lot.

I'm sure he'll be sorely missed.

[BuddyHolly]

Gone way too soon   RIP

[messy]

Really sad. His name caught my eye pre-Indy 500 and I read up about him a bit, the aim of doing 200 races in 2016, etc - his approach struck me as very different and quite impressive. And he has held his own at Indy too, qualified each year and mixed it with Indycar regulars. Don't pretend to know a thing about midgets, dirt track racing, but he clearly loved what he did.

[Spillage]

Christ, that's a shock. Only 27. RIP

[B Squared]

His website was doing a countdown to 200 - so sorry to hear this news.

I stood nearby to him, Conor Daly, Dale Coyne and the Byrd's at the past Performance Racing Industries show in Indianapolis when they were announcing their deals for the year and then watched Robin Miller interview all of them for Racer. I'll remember that happy day, as I'm sure many others will with their own personal experiences of this respected racer. RIP

http://www.bryanclauson.com/

[ArchieTech]

I'll only have seen him in the Indy 500, but it's amazing to see how much he had going on in different series. Evidently someone who really just loved his racing, to be racing in so many different series. A definite loss to the racing world, my thoughts are with his friends and family.

[Dangerpaws]

Sad day indeed. RIP Bryan...

[JacnGille]

Sad news

[greenman]

http://www.thedriver...n-199-laps-may/

 

Bryan talking about his Indy 500 this year...

[racinggeek]

Clauson will be missed by American open-wheel fans, for sure. At 27 years old, he already is among the top feature winners in USAC Sprint Car and National Midget history, with two series championships in each. By all accounts, Clauson wanted to race just about anything, anywhere, as in the days of AJ, Mario, Parnelli and co. Saw in an online story that someone tweeted that Clauson appears to be the only racer ever to lead laps in the Indy 500 and then win a sprint car race that same day, as he won a non-wing feature in Kokomo, Ind. after leading a few laps in this year's 500, Add in how everyone seems to be saying he was basically a good, funny person, and the old-school short trackers are definitely short one young hero. RIP, Bryan.

 

Excellent column on Clauson by demon National Speed Sport News writer Mike Kerchner here.

[Craven Morehead]

Rest in Peace Bryan Clauson

[B Squared]

As was my friend Scott Brayton; Bryan Clauson was an organ donor:

http://www.foxsports...ve-lives-081016

[jjcale]

Never knew about him.... but am sad when any driver dies/is injured.

 

RIP

[FLB]

Brian, so was Justin Wilson. There are good people in this sport. Unfortunately, bad things can still happen to them. Life does not choose its favourites.

[B Squared]

Robin Miller at Racer has lunch with Pancho Carter, Lee Kunzman and Merle Bettenhausen and discuss Bryan Clauson:

http://www.racer.com...ll=&limitstart=