#7c - Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)

2nd Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 0

2004 Chili Bowl Results:

Friday: 1st in Heat 9; 15th in B Feature 2

Saturday: 2nd in F Feature 2; 3rd in E Feature 2; 10th in D Feature 2

After his second NAMARS Kenyon MidgetCar championship and Kokomo Speedway sprint car Rookie of the Year honors at just 14 years of age in 2003, Clauson made a full assault on the Indiana wingless Sprint Car scene in 2004, finishing among the top three more than half the time in 40 starts.

Scored a half dozen feature wins, with a pair at Lawrenceburg and single wins at Kokomo, Paragon, Bloomington and Lincoln Park.

Runner-up in points at Bloomington and seventh in points at Lawrenceburg and Rookie of the Year at both tracks.

Collected a checkered flag in his first Chili Bowl competition by winning a heat on his qualifying night, then after a B Feature flip, climbed from an F Feature to a D Main on Saturday.

Car Owner:  Armstrong Farms

Chassis:  Stealth

Engine:  Gaerte Chevrolet

Sponsors:  Armstrong Farms, Advanced Racing Suspensions, Stealth, American Race Tires, Bunge North America, Impact Race Products, Larry Gardner, 220 Solutions, Ron Davis Radiators, Wholesale Connection

Photo:  Bryan Clauson made his way to victory lane in Sprint Car competition a half dozen times in 2004.  (Photo courtesy of www.bryanclauson.com)