Good Job Bryan Clauson
 

Night 1 of The Knoxville Nationals saw Bryan Clauson race to a top 5 preliminary A-Main finish.

Hopefully this result locks BC into the Saturday night A-Main.

Good to see a guy who is primarily a wingless racer do well with the wing bolted on!

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I think Bryan would be fast with an old lawnmower. Great job BC!

Awesome Clauson

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BC had a good run, was glad to see Brian Brown pick up the win...I'm pulling for him this year after being so close the last 2 years.

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A main (started), 25 Laps, NT: 1. Brian Brown (5); 2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3); 3. Kerry Madsen (7); 4. Terry McCarl (6); 5. Bryan Clauson (1); 6. Paul McMahan (8); 7. Jason Johnson (11); 8. Joey Saldana (22); 9. Clint Garner (10); 10. Jon Agan (13); 11. Ian Madsen (15); 12. Cole Wood (18); 13. Bill Balog (12); 14. Matt Moro (9); 15. Ryan Bunton (4); 16. Jeff Swindell (2); 17. Cody Darrah (21); 18. James McFadden (20); 19. Stevie Smith (24); 20. Brandon Wimmer (17); 21. Chad Kemenah (19); 22. Kevin Swindell (16); 23. Jack Dover (14); 24. Sheldon Haudenschild (23). Lap Leaders: J. Swindell 1-13, Hafertepe 14-20, Brown 21-25. Hard-charger: Saldana.

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It should lock him into the A Main Sat. night....

Clauson was reported as 7th in points after night 1 in the wrap up at the track last night. PROBABLY a lock in the A Main unless something really goofy occurs tonight.

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Thursday Point Totals…


29, Kerry Madsen 491 21, Brian Brown 485 51, Paul McMahan 484 24, Terry McCarl 481 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr. 457 71m, Joey Saldana 454 82, Bryan Clauson 444 6R, Ryan Bunton 443 4, Cody Darrah 437 51s, Stevie Smith 434 40, Clint Garner 430 1B, Sheldon Haudenschild 428 94, Jeff Swindell 427 41, Jason Johnson 426 10, Matt Moro 424 4A, Jon Agan 420 17B, Bill Balog 416 55J, Ian Madsen 414 1z, Lucas Wolfe 409 17w, Cole Wood 401 1st, Gary Taylor 401 24R, Rico Abreu 399 14K, Dale Blaney 394 19M, Brent Marks 394 53D, Jack Dover 392 71, Kevin Swindell 390 11, Steve Kinser 383 24H, Brandon Wimmer 381 63, Chad Kemenah 381 33, Danny Lasoski 380 3G, James McFadden 379 10H, Danny Holtgraver 377 13v, Seth Brahmer 367 91, Dusty Zomer 366 55x, Trey Starks 365 81, Austin Johnson 361 83x, Jason Meyers 360 1s, Logan Schuchart 344 1K, Chris Shirek 326 7G, Kaley Gharst 310 7K, Dustin Selvage 308 2L, Ed Lynch Jr. 302 44, Chris Martin 301 69, Mike Moore 299 23K, Rob Kubli 298 21x, Joey Moughan 274 1x, Cap Henry 271 4K, Kody Kinser 271 23, Jimmy Light 265 1P, Curtis Evans 261 4c, Tyler Courtney 230 35, Skylar Prochaska 223

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Good lookin car!............Photo courtesy of Steve Hardin Photography


http://www.stevehardin.com/picpg273d/DSC07938.JPG

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Loved this pic from last night...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuekojxCEAA1zb5.jpg:large

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Excellent performance by Clauson and now his name is being mentioned along with Brown to fill the vacancy of Steve Kinser on the Tony Stewart WoO team next year.

Good. Now he can run the roof next season. Who thinks Tony shuts down his usac operation when clauson leaves?

There won't be an open seat, Steve is not retiring just cutting back his schedule.

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I hate to say He will shut down his USAC team but it seems to me he has turned his back towards it. Whenever he talks about sprint cars its always about wings. Guess he has forgot where he got his start and in what kind of sprints. It sure wasn;t with a napkin holder on top!! I am not anti wings I just prefer wingless and three four abreast in turns

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I think it is safe to say that BC will be running Outlaws full-time next year...

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I talked with a leading WoO official at Eldora and he said Steve will be running about 40 races with Stewart next year, mainly sticking to the midwest shows.

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Great to see BC have a solid run last night. Heck with it being $5000 to finish 5th last night and $9500 to start the A main at Knoxville on Saturday I would say that is a good pay day for the weekend!

Last USAC Sprint Car Champion to also start the Knoxville Nationals A Main in recent memory was Steve Butler in the Stoops #1 back in 1987.

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I remember standing at the pit gate during the Nationals at Knoxville waiting for it to open. Looking at how much they had watered the track. A guy next to me said something about the track and I looked over and it was Rich Vogler. Must have been late 70's or possibly early 80's. I think he was driving the Seibert car.

After tonight's racing at Knoxville, Clauson is 14th in points, so he is locked in to tomorrow's A main. He is the first reigning USAC champion to start the A main since Steve Butler in 1987 per the Knoxville announcers.

Bryan will be running outlaws next year. If you have noticed he has increased his wing races the last two years. What else does he have to prove in usac? Nothing. Only thing that might throw a wrinkle in everything is the month of may with him running Indy. Now the question is, is it with smoke or with a different team. He won't have any problems finding a full time ride if that is what he wants to do. JMO though. Have a good weekend

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That would be incorrect. 1990 USAC Silver Crown champion, Jiimmy Sills, finished 15th in the 1991 Knoxville Nationals A-Main. He is the most recent!