Bryan Clauson

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Bryan Clauson (2015)

Bryan Clauson (born June 15, 1989 in Carmichael , California - † August 7, 2016 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) was an American racing car driver . He won the USAC National Drivers Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2012 .

Career

Clauson (# 40) in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series

Clauson began his motorsport career in 2004 in midget / sprint car racing. In 2007 he switched to touring car racing and competed in six races in the ARCA Racing Series . He won a race and finished the season in 32nd place overall. He also made his debut in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007 . For Chip Ganassi Racing he competed in a Dodge to five races and was 76th in the drivers' championship. In 2008 he stayed with Chip Ganassi Racing in the now renamed Nationwide Series championship. He completed 21 races and started from pole position once . With a fifth place as the best result, he finished 27th overall at the end of the season. In 2008 Clauson also took part in midget / sprint car races again. In 2009 and 2010 he only competed in these races. In 2010 he won the USAC National Drivers Championship .

In return for his title win, Clauson received $ 300,000 in support to compete in the Indy Lights oval races in the 2011 season . On his formula racing debut, he started for Sam Schmidt Motorsports . He finished his first season with a third place as the best result in twelfth place. In addition, Clauson continued to compete in midget / sprint car races and defended the USAC National Drivers Championship.

In 2012 , Clauson initially took part in test drives in the IndyCar Series for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing . He used his USAC title bonus from the previous season for a start at the Indianapolis 500 . He retired early in the race. He was then given the opportunity to participate in two Indy Lights races at Fan Force United . He finished both in tenth place. He also continued to take part in midget / sprint car races. He became the overall winner of the USAC National Drivers Championship for the third time in 2012.

From 2013 to 2016 Clauson competed in various midget / sprint car races. In 2015 he also returned to the IndyCar Series and received a cockpit for the Indianapolis 500 at Jonathan Byrd's Racing .

In 2016, Clauson planned to compete in a total of 200 automobile races. Primarily in midget / sprint car races, but also in the Indianapolis 500 . For the IndyCar race, he again received a cockpit from Jonathan Byrd's Racing. The mission was carried out in cooperation with Dale Coyne Racing . In the meantime, Clauson took the lead in the race and finished in 23rd place. On August 6th, Clauson had a serious accident in a midget car race, his 116th automobile race that year, at Belleville High Banks Speedway in Belleville , Kansas . He died the following day at the age of 27 from injuries sustained in the accident.

Others

In memory of Clauson, Dale Coyne regular driver Conor Daly drove in an IndyCar race with his number 88 after his death.

statistics

Career stations

  • 2015 : IndyCar Series (39th place)
  • 2016 : IndyCar Series (33rd place)

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 Points rank
2012 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TXS Mil IOW GOAL EDM MDO SNM BAL HAIRDRYER 13 33.
30 31
2015 KVSH / Jonathan Byrd's Racing STP NOL LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS GOAL HAIRDRYER Mil IOW MDO POC SNM 10 39.
31
2016 Dale Coyne / Jonathan Byrd's Racing STP PHO LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA IOW GOAL MDO POC TXS WGL SNM 21st 33.
23 ° 28

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Bryan Clauson" (bryanclauson.com; accessed March 10, 2011)
  2. ↑ a b c Racing world mourns death of Bryan Clauson. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016 .
  3. ↑ “A feast for Clauson, who earns two titles” ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (indycar.com on November 26, 2010)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.indycar.com
  4. ↑ “Indy Lights: Newgarden Returns to North American Racing with Sam Schmidt Motorsports” ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (eformulacarnews.com on March 9, 2011) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eformulacarnews.com
  5. ↑ “Clauson renews scholarship with USAC title”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (indycar.com on November 14, 2011)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.indycar.com  
  6. ^ “Three drivers complete rookie oval test program” (indycar.com on April 5, 2012)
  7. ^ Anne Proffit: "Bryan Clauson Signs For Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Indy 500 Ride". motorauthority.com, April 19, 2012, accessed May 10, 2012 .
  8. ↑ "Fan Force United hires Clauson for two races". indycar.com, June 9, 2012, accessed June 10, 2012 .
  9. ↑ Dick Jordan: "Clauson tops list of USAC champions 'again'". (No longer available online.) Paposseracing.com, December 8, 2012, archived from the original on July 25, 2015 ; accessed on March 20, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.paposseracing.com
  10. ↑ Gerald Dirnbeck: US racing driver Bryan Clauson died of the consequences of an accident. Motorsport-Total.com, August 8, 2016, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Conor Daly gets full-time Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar deal for 2016. autosport.com, December 11, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Norman Fischer: IndyCar Pocono: Conor Daly honors the late Bryan Clauson. Motorsport-Total.com, August 17, 2016, accessed October 13, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Clauson, Bryan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Carmichael (California) , California, United States
DATE OF DEATH 7th August 2016
Place of death Lincoln , Nebraska, United States