[Jerry Shaw]

One quality that's always stood out with Bryan Clauson is his ability to be so aggressive, yet be so patient at the same time. IMO, it's one of the things that's made him a great driver and not merely just another really good one. Tonight was another example of that. He just hung out and bided his time for the first ten laps or so and then when it was "time", just went right through the top 5 and drove away as easily as he was driving down the street to pick up a loaf of bread. He made it look that easy. It's not surprising that he looked that good at this track, as this is where he cut his racing teeth at. Bloomington regulars all remember a 15 year old kid showing up every week and being the strongest challenger to the resident force of nature, known as Kevin Briscoe. Jon Stanbrough put in quite an effort last night, too. It was more of a "grind it out" kind of effort, wrestling positions away from tough drivers until he had put himself in the runnerup spot. And as he was doing that, at the end of the race, he was fending off race "Hard Charger" Chase Stockon, who had came from mid pack and damn near stole second away from Jon on several occasions. It was a great night on the hill, looking at the red clay. The feature was very good and included at least three very impressive drives, from three of the best out there.

Jerry