Sacramento-native Bryan Clauson continued his season of histroic prorportions by winning the Glenn Howard Memorial at Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday night. The USAC/CRA Sprint Car win on the half-mile dirt track came just two days after the Turkey Night Grand Prix win in the USAC National Midgets on the paved half-mile Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif.
Clauson's win total now stands at 19 for the season if you go by the results posted on openwheeltimes.com Clauson's official website, www.bryanclauson.com, is currently down. For a kid having the best season of his life, it's a tough deal to have the website down.
Most important for Clauson this year is that he earned the National Midget Driver of the Year championship over Midget kings Brad Kuhn and and Brad Loyet. Both of the Brads ran over 60 Midget races in 2009, whereas Clauson started 36.
Also on the list of Clauson's accomplishments for 2009 are: Indiana Midget Week champion with 2 wins, Belleville Midget Nationals champion, Hall of Fame Classic winner, winner of the MSCS $10k to win "Haubstadt Hustler", and winner of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. As Brian's facebook page says, "pondering retirement.... im not sure how to follow up a year like this, its been simply unbelievable."
At 20 years old, Clauson is well on his way to establishing his legacy as one of the great open wheel racers in history. Up next for him will be a defense of his 2008 Twas the Midgets Before Christmas win.
In other racing news over the weekend, Brad Pounds won the Victorville Raceway Turkey Classic over a field of 40 Modifieds.
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