Congratulations BC!
 

BC clinched his second consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship last night.
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Originally Posted by Pat O'Connor Fan:
BC clinched his second consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship last night.
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Does that mean he'll get a shot at running those funnycars for Sam Schmidt again next year?

If so, I think they need to let BC run the road races too, not just the left turns.

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Congratulations to the whole team! Couldn't happen to a better group. I am happy for you.

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Originally Posted by nowingsjeff:
Does that mean he'll get a shot at running those funnycars for Sam Schmidt again next year?

If so, I think they need to let BC run the road races too, not just the left turns.

The rumor is that he will take the scholarship money to get a one-off ride at the Indianapolis 500. Or use the money to run three non-Indy oval races in the IndyCar Series. We'll have to wait and see what the plans will be! Congrats to BC!!

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There's an article up on the IndyLights webpage where Bryan talks about his 2012 plans. IndyCar was mentioned. Would be fun to watch him next May if it works out.

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Congrats to BC and the entire team.

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Well, if he does the one off at Indy, that means 2 guys who have won at Salem will be running there.Not enough, but it's a start.

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I am a huge BC fan, but I wonder about the IndyCar deal next year. With this being the first year of the new car, do you think that there will be a lot of "one-off" teams next year at Indy? With the economy being so tight, I could actually see less than 33 cars at the race in May. I hope that I am wrong, and I hope that BC is one of them.

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No surprise here but it is official. Bryan gets another scholarship to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. :6:

http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-...th-usac-title/

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Congratulations to Bryan and the entire team.:8: Difficult to win one championship much less two in a row. Great job guys.:6:

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Originally Posted by Jonr:
I am a huge BC fan, but I wonder about the IndyCar deal next year. With this being the first year of the new car, do you think that there will be a lot of "one-off" teams next year at Indy? With the economy being so tight, I could actually see less than 33 cars at the race in May. I hope that I am wrong, and I hope that BC is one of them.

2012 Full-Time Teams with expected cars being entered.
Chip Ganassi Racing - 4
Newman-Haas Racing - 2
Sam Schmidt Motorsports - 2
A.J. Foyt Enterprises - 1
Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan Racing - 2
Ed Carpenter Racing - 1
Andretti Autosport - 3-4
Team Penske - 3
KV Racing Technology - 2-3
Panther Racing - 1-2
HVM Racing - 1-2
Bryan Herta Autosport - 1-2
Conquest Racing - 1
Michael Shank Racing - 1
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing - 2
Dale Coyne Racing - 2
Sarah Fisher Racing - 1
Dragon Racing - 1-2
Davey Hamilton Racing - 1

2012 Indy 500
Sam Schmidt Motorsports - 1
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing - 1
Andretti Autosport - 1
Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan Racing - 1
A.J. Foyt Enterprises - 1