VERMILLION COUNTY SPEEDWAY
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
MAY 3RD, 2009

Bryan Clauson is 19 years old and lives in Noblesville, Indiana
He runs the #39x sprint with a Maxium chassi and a Gaerte Engine

I asked Bryan if there was a reason behind the #39x... He told me that it was the car owners number... but said.....being the fact that his car owner once crewed for Ryan Newman he has a strong feeling that may be the reason behind the number.... uh... I would say that may be a strong possibility.... lol...

Bryan told me that he claims Bloomington , Indiana as his hometrack..
His favorite track to run is Eldora..........

I asked him how old he was when he started racing... He told me he started out in quarter midgets at age five....
He went into a sprint at age 13.....

I asked Bryan what had inspired him to start racing..... He told me he had been around it all his life.... He said his dad Tim Clauson had raced....

The driver he most admires: TONY STEWART.....

I asked him what he thought it took to be a good driver...... He told me you have to have focus.... you need to be patient but yet know when to be aggressive....

His goal in racing is to be as successful as he can be and would love to do it proffessionally..

He deems JON STANBROUGH...SHANE COTTLE and DAVE DARLAND his toughest competitors....

I asked Bryan if anything in racing needs to be changed... He told me he thinks there should be more effort toward safety......and hoping there can be some changes to help racing make it through these economical hard times....

A Racing Highlight for Bryan was being on the pole at Daytona................WOW !!!! I would say that would be a highlight!!!!!

Bryan does not care whether he races the high groove or the low groove... He said he will race wherever it is the fastest..... He does like to race a tacky track....

His Crew Chief is his dad Tim Clauson.....

Bryan wanted to give a special thanks to Cory Tucker, Craig and Neil Armstrong and to Joe Garety and to his crew.....

Brian thankyou so much for the interview.... Was a treat to interview such a friendly young man.... You seem very smart for your young age.... Keep your attitude... it is a winner in its self.....
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