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A week that began with some sour Indycar notes is ending with a more positive spin Today IMS announced a new date and format for the BC39 USAC midget race. I like the new date because it is after the Indycar season and follows the new IMSA race by a couple of weeks

The announcement from IMS:

Driven2SaveLives BC39 Expands to Four Nights, Weekend in September 2023   INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, Dec. 9, 2022) – The Driven2SaveLives BC39 will celebrate its fifth running in 2023 by moving to a new date as a standalone weekend event, Sept. 27-30 at The Dirt Track at IMS, featuring a new format placing the wheel-to-wheel racing of United States Auto Club (USAC) NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship in an even bigger spotlight. Action under the lights will start Wednesday, Sept. 27, continuing every night through the 39-lap BC39 feature race Saturday, Sept. 30. Event format, ticket information and other event details will be announced in the future. “The BC39 continues to draw fans and competitors from around the country as it has become one of the most prestigious dirt track races in the United States,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “In 2023, fans will see more racing on more nights, which is great news for everyone who shares the passion for this incredibly competitive series and its talented drivers.“ An expanded schedule also will encourage more people to register for organ donation through the Indiana Donor Network, a cause that was so important to Bryan Clauson and remains a focus of the Clauson family. ”The event on the quarter-mile dirt oval inside Turn 3 at IMS will continue to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson and increase awareness of and participation in the Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives. “We are excited to see the Driven2SaveLives BC39 return for 2023,” said Tim Clauson, Bryan Clauson’s father. “We are humbled that Roger Penske and Doug Boles see this event worthy of having a dedicated weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Getting to honor Bryan’s memory, as well as share the story of organ and tissue donation at a place so special to Bryan, is simply amazing. Thank you to Roger, Doug and USAC for continuing to grow this event.”Said Taylor McLean, marketing program specialist for Indiana Donor Network and Bryan Clauson’s sister: “Everyone at Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives is thrilled to see the BC39 return for the fifth year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2023. It is an honor to be able to be a part of an event that Bryan would be proud of. We are so excited to continue to give drivers and fans a place to honor Bryan and continue building support for organ donation and transplantation within the racing community through our Driven2SaveLives ambassador program.” Buddy Kofoid won the Driven2SaveLives BC39 in August en route to his second consecutive USAC National Midget Championship. He outdueled Cannon McIntosh in a cushion-riding thriller.

From IMS

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022) – A field of 89 drivers – one of the largest in USAC National Midget Series history – is set to compete Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Thursday, Aug. 4 at the Driven2SaveLives BC39 Presented by WeatherTech at The Dirt Track at IMS. This is the second-largest field ever for the event on the quarter-mile dirt oval located inside Turn 3 of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, topped only by the record 110 entries for the inaugural event in 2018. But there’s more to this prestigious event than car count. The star power is very, very bright. Headlining the drivers who will compete are a pair of BC39 winners, including 2021 winner and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and four-time USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Champion Brady Bacon, who won the inaugural in 2018. The entry list also consists of three of the seven USAC Triple Crown champions to have won the Silver Crown, National Sprint Car and National Midget titles in their careers – J.J. Yeley, Jerry Coons Jr. and Chris Windom. Other USAC national champions are sprinkled throughout the field, including defending USAC National Midget champion Buddy Kofoid, Justin Grant, Tyler Courtney of Indianapolis, C.J. Leary of Greenfield, Indiana, Logan Seavey and Russ Gamester of Peru, Indiana. The field also includes a handful of stars making a rare start in a midget, including Brickyard 400 and Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman of South Bend, Indiana, and NASCAR Cup Series drivers Chase Briscoe of Mitchell, Indiana and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Three notable drivers will make their BC39 debuts this week: 10-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Donny Schatz, four-time Indianapolis 500 starter Zach Veach and 2020 NASCAR Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed.Seven women also are entered, trying to become the first woman to win a USAC National Midget feature: Shannon McQueen, Michelle Decker, Taylor Reimer, Maria Cofer, Kaylee Bryson, Mariah Ede and Jade Avedisian. Three countries (United States, Australia and New Zealand) are represented, along with 18 states (Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin). Public gates open at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, with hot lap sessions starting at 6 p.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. Heat races and the exciting Stoops Pursuit feature race will conclude the night’s racing action. 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan will turn exhibition laps in the Driven2SaveLives Clauson Marshall Racing midget between the heat laps and the Stoops Pursuit. Gates open again at 3 p.m. Thursday, with practice at 4 p.m. Qualifying races start at 5 p.m. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 7:30 p.m., immediately followed by the main feature events, the semi-feature and the 39-lap main event. This event seeks to honor the memory of USAC champion Bryan Clauson, who died after a racing accident in August 2016, by promoting organ donation through the Indiana Donor Network. Clauson saved multiple lives as an organ donor. Tickets are available at IMS.com. ENTRY LIST FOR THE DRIVEN2SAVELIVES BC39 PRESENTED BY WEATHERTECH:(89 Entries) 0G J.J. YELEY/Phoenix, AZ (Glenn Styres Racing) 01 BRYANT WIEDEMAN/Colby, KS (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 06 RYLAN GRAY/Greenfield, IN (Gray Racing) 08 CANNON McINTOSH/Bixby, OK (Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports) 08s RICKY STENHOUSE JR./Olive Branch, MS (Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports) 08x TREY GROPP/Lincoln, NE (Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports) 1 RYAN THOMAS/Indianapolis, IN (Wingo Brothers Racing) 2J JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (RMS Racing) 3G KYLE CUMMINS/Princeton, IN (Glenn Styres Racing) 5 CHASE BRISCOE/Mitchell, IN (Chase Briscoe Racing) 5J JOSH HODGE/Brownsburg, IN (Bill Rose Racing) 5LK JORDAN KINSER/Bedford, IN (Chase Briscoe Racing) 6 BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN (Bill Rose Racing) 6K KYLE KEATON/Wheelersburg, OH (Kyle Keaton)6x ISAAC CHAPPLE/Willow Branch, IN (Doug & Wanda Hall) 7 SHANNON McQUEEN/Tehachapi, CA (McQueen Racing) 7BC TYLER COURTNEY/Indianapolis, IN (Clauson Marshall Racing) 7D MICHELLE DECKER/Guthrie, OK (Michelle Decker) 7m JADON ROGERS/Worthington, IN (RAMCO Speed Group) 7MR CASEY BURKHAM/Combine, TX (RAMCO Speed Group) 7NZ TRAVIS BUCKLEY/Auckland, NZ (BSL Racing) 7R A.J. HOPKINS/Brownsburg, IN (RAMCO Speed Group) 7T ADAM TAYLOR/Channahon, IL (Adam Taylor Motorsports) 7x THOMAS MESERAULL/San Jose, CA (RMS Racing) 7u KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Trifecta Motorsports) 8x JEFF SCHINDLER/Evansville, IN (Jeff Schindler) 9m ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL (Bundy Built Motorsports) 11 CLINTON BOYLES/Greenwood, MO (Big Dog Racing) 11T ALEX WATSON/Columbus, OH (Team Taylor) 15 DONNY SCHATZ/Fargo, ND (Mark Cooper) 15F MICHAEL FACCINTO/Hanford, CA (Mounce-Stout Motorsports) 17 MICHAEL PICKENS/Auckland, NZ (Shophouse Racing) 17B AUSTIN BARNHILL/Wilmington, NC (Dave Mac Dalby Motorsports) 17v BEN VARNER/Harbor Springs, MI (Ben Varner) 17x KURT STELLHORN/Red Bud, IL (Kurt Stellhorn) 18N ALEX NALON/Pittsboro, IN (Mike Dickerson) 19 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports) 19AZ HAYDEN REINBOLD/Gilbert, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports) 19K RILEY KREISEL/Warsaw, MO (Ron Cox) 19m ETHAN MITCHELL/Mooresville, NC (Bundy Built Motorsports) 21 ZACH VEACH/Stockdale, OH (Team Ripper) 21D JUSTIN DICKERSON/Pittsboro, IN (Mike Dickerson) 21H BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK (TKH Motorsports) 21K KARTER SARFF/Mason City, IL (Karter Sarff Racing) 22 JOHN HEYDENREICH/Bloomsburg, PA (John Heydenreich) Q23 BARRIE VALENTINO/Brisbane, QLD (Barrie Valentino) 25 BRADEN CHIARAMONTE/El Cajon, CA (Tom Malloy) 25 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Petry Motorsports) 25B STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA (Brian Buckwalter) 25K TAYLOR REIMER/Bixby, OK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 25m COLBY COPELAND/Roseville, CA (Tom Malloy) 26 CHANCE CRUM/Snohomish, WA (Rudeen Racing) 29 TIMMY BUCKWALTER/Douglassville, PA (Matt Seymour Racing) Q32 PETER PAULSON/Woodland, CA (Barrie Valentino) 36 CHRIS BAUE/Indianapolis, IN (Baue Racing) 36c IAN CREAGER/Covington, OH (Tod Creager) 37 JIMI QUIN/Brisbane, QLD (A.J. Felker Racing) 37x TBA (A.J. Felker Racing) 39BC EMERSON AXSOM/Franklin, IN (Clauson Marshall Racing) 39N RYAN NEWMAN/South Bend, IN (Clauson Marshall Racing )40 CHASE McDERMAND/Springfield, IL (Mounce-Stout Motorsports) 40B BLAKE BRANNON/Morgan Hill, CA (Western Speed Racing) 41 OLIVER AKARD/Fort Myers, FL (OMR Motorsports) 46 RUSS GAMESTER/Peru, IN (Gamester Racing) 51 ZACH BODEN/Cambridge, WI (Boden Racing) 55 NICK DRAKE/Mooresville, NC (Troy Cline) 57 MARIA COFER/Macdoel, CA (Abacus Racing) 57K KEVIN STUDLEY/Plainfield, IN (Kevin Studley) 61 JACOB DENNEY/Galloway, OH (Mounce-Stout Motorsports) 67 BUDDY KOFOID/Penngrove, CA (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 68 JASON McDOUGAL/Broken Arrow, OK (Six8 Motorsports) 71 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 71E MARIAH EDE/Fresno, CA (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 71K DOMINIC GORDEN/Clovis, CA (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 71m CADE LEWIS/Bakersfield, CA (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 71w DILLON WELCH/Carmel, IN (Paul May Motorsports) 74 SHELDON CREED/Alpine, CA (Abacus Racing) 75AU BRYAN STANFILL/Bakersfield, CA (Griffiths Motorsport) 81 GREYSON SPRINGER/Lafayette, IN (Gray Racing) 84 JADE AVEDISIAN/Clovis, CA (CB Industries) 85 JERRY COONS JR./Tucson, AZ (Central Motorsports)86 KYLE LARSON/Elk Grove, CA (CB Industries) 87 JACE PARK/Overland Park, KS (CB Industries)88 SCOTT ORR/Columbia City, IN (Scott Orr) 89 MITCHEL MOLES/Raisin City, CA (CB Industries) 89x CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL (CB Industries) 97 BRENHAM CROUCH/Lubbock, TX (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) 97J JIM JONES/Ventura, CA (Jim Jones Motorsports) 97K RYAN TIMMS/Oklahoma City, OK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, March 29, 2022) – The wheel-to-wheel action of United States Auto Club  (USAC) NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship 3 and Thursday, Aug. 4 to The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the fourth Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink. Tickets are on sale at IMS.com. Reserved seat ticket prices for qualifying and the feature event Thursday, Aug. 4 start at $35, with tickets for Wednesday, Aug. 3 – highlighted by the Stoops Pursuit event – starting at $25. “It was a big highlight for everyone at IMS last year to see the BC39 come back after a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “This new tradition of an incredible two nights of dirt action continues to grow at the Racing Capital of the World thanks to our loyal fans and the continued support of great charitable partners like the Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives, and NOS Energy Drink’s commitment to USAC racing.” The event on the quarter-mile dirt oval inside Turn 3 at IMS will continue to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson and increase awareness of and participation in the Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives. “Everyone at Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives is thrilled to see the BC39 return to its rightful place on the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget schedule for the fourth year,” said Taylor McLean, Bryan Clauson’s sister and marketing program specialist at Indiana Donor Network. “It is an honor to be able to be a part of an event that Bryan would be proud of. The Driven2SaveLives BC39 has become a place for race fans and teams alike to honor Bryan and share how their lives have been impacted by organ donation and transplantation. We cannot wait to once again bring the positive message of organ donation and transplantation to the racing community at this year’s BC39.” Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson won the Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink last August in a wild finish, one of the signature victories in his summer stampede to Victory Lane at racetracks across America. Fans also can visit IMS.com/BC39 for more information about pit passes, camping and prepaid parking. The Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink will be the conclusion of nearly a week of thrilling action on the road course and The Dirt Track at IMS. The NASCAR-INDYCAR tripleheader takes place July 29-31, with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and NASCAR Xfinity Series conducting separate races Saturday, July 30 with the INDYCAR Grand Prix and the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, and the NASCAR Cup Series racing Sunday, July 31 in the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard.Visit IMS.com for more information on tickets to all IMS events in 2022.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway continues a busy week of racing tonight with the two day BC39 USAC midget race. The event returns after a oe year absence due to COVID-19. 74 entries will try to make tomorrow night’s feature race.

Conor Daly is the lone Indycar representative, while NASCAR drivers Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Newman will also attempt to make the feature.

Today’s Schedule:

4:00PM -10:00PM Gates Open

5:00PM Hot Lap Sessions (12 Groups)

7:15PM Heat Races (12 Races) 10 laps each

8:00PM Stoops Pursuit 25 laps run in 5 lap segments; cars that have lost positions in each segment exit the track.

24 cars- the heat winners plus the car gaining the most passing points in their heat- make up the field for the Stoops Pursuit.

In 2019 the Stoops pursuit ended with the three cars remaining in the last segment all flipping on the last lap. Kyle Larson was declared the winner.

Indycar Notes

Indycar will have a press conference tomorrow at 11 am with Bobby Rahal, Roger Penske, and Randy Edeker, CEO of HyVee. The rumor is that Iowa Speedway will return to the Indycar schedule in 2022. I truly missed Iowa this year. It is a great track for Indycar, which is sorely lacking oval races.

Great news from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

From IMS, which also provided the cover photo

June 02, 2021 | By Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The BC39 is back.

Exciting United States Auto Club (USAC) NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship racing will return Wednesday, Aug. 18 and Thursday, Aug. 19 to The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the third Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink. The event is back for its third running after a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a new calendar slot – the week after the NASCAR-INDYCAR tripleheader at IMS.

Tickets will go on sale soon, with information available at IMS.com/BC39. Reserved seat ticket prices for qualifying and the feature event Thursday, Aug. 19 will start at $35, the same price as in 2019.

“Everyone missed the wheel-to-wheel action of the BC39 last year, and race fans have asked us since last summer when it’s returning to the schedule,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “It’s back – and better than ever. We can’t wait.

“This event delivers two nights of some of the most exciting racing you can see anywhere, and it also raises awareness for such an important cause, the Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives. We also appreciate the continued support and promotion of USAC Midget racing and the BC39 by NOS Energy Drink.”

The event on the quarter-mile dirt oval inside Turn 3 at IMS will continue to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson and increase awareness of and participation in the Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives.

“Everyone at Indiana Donor Network and Driven2SaveLives is thrilled to see the BC39 return to its rightful place on the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget schedule,” said Taylor McLean, Bryan Clauson’s sister and marketing program specialist at Indiana Donor Network. “The Driven2SaveLives BC39 has not only become a destination event for teams but also a place for race fans to honor Bryan and share how their lives have been impacted by organ donation and transplantation. We cannot wait to celebrate not only Bryan’s legacy, but the legacy of all of those who decided to say yes.”

Fans also can visit IMS.com/BC39 for more information about pit passes, camping and prepaid parking.

This year’s Driven2SaveLives BC39 Powered by NOS Energy Drink also will be the conclusion of nearly a week of exciting action on the road course and The Dirt Track at IMS. The NASCAR-INDYCAR tripleheader takes place Aug. 13-15, with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and NASCAR Xfinity Series conducting separate races Saturday, Aug. 14 and the NASCAR Cup Series racing on the IMS road course for the first time Sunday, Aug. 15.

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