Prayers For BC

[CIRF]

I know this isn't late models but I would ask that all of you who believe in some form of higher power and are spiritually inclined say a prayer for Bryan Clauson and Ryan Greth. They were involved in a horrible crash at the Belleville Midget Nationals at The Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas.

No word on either drivers condition but they left the fairgrounds with Bryan's car under a tarp. Not a good sign.

I ask again, please say a prayer for these drivers.

[CIRF]

It's almost an afterthought but Chad Boat won the A-main, Spencer Bayston was second and Jerry Coons Jr. was third.

Jerry Coons Jr. was very subdued during his interview.

Nothing was said by the announcers concerning the condition of Bryan Clauson or Ryan Greth.

This was the worst midget crash I've seen since Danny Drinan nearly died at The Springfield Mile back in 1992.

[AllenK]

Man,this post has me sick! Bryan is an awesome guy. I had heard of him,but we mostly started following him due to his Dog Chevy Clauson on Facebook. We have a Corgi named Chevy,and that is a great little FB page for fun. They do a great job with it.

I sure hate to hear this. Thoughts and prayers go out to Bryan and his family.

[gorj]

Prayers for Bryan Clauson and family. Airlifted and unconscious to local hospital. Prayers

[IZZOJR16]

lots of confusion online because i think he was in a nasty accident the night before as well.

[Cardirt0]

Hope Hes OK So sad when some one get hurt doing something the Love...

[gorj]

lots of confusion online because i think he was in a nasty accident the night before as well.

He was involved in crash Friday when he hit a stalled car in turn 4, bad wreck with fire. Unhurt and they put together another hot rod for the big show tonight. Clauson is on a mission to race in 200 sprint and midget races in 2016. Unfortunately while leading the nationals tonight he tangled with a lapped car and flipped violently on the guardrail through turns 3-4 and landed on its side and was then hit in the co ck pit by another car.

[CIRF]

Bryan was in fact involved in a violent impact Friday night on the last lap of the preliminary night A-main. He was a bit wobbly when he got out of the car and although he was sore he was fine. Bryan was leading the Belleville championship A-main when this terrible crash took place.

Although we aren't close with Bryan and his girlfriend Lauren we've spent some time with his Dad Tim out at Belleville over the past 4 years and nicer people you will not meet. I would ask you to say a little prayer for Tim and Bryan's Mother Di.

We're in Belleville for the Nationals this weekend. There was a huge crowd in the stands tonight and after the crash the mood was very subdued as was the post race interviews, etc.

I would sincerely ask that we not speculate or post anything that is unconfirmed. There probably will be rumors to no end but please, lets stay focused on officially released information. We don't know who might be reading this.

Thank you.

[CIRF]

This link contains all the official information that has been released as of 1:10 AM CDT Sunday morning.

http://www.racer.com/north-american-racing/item/132886-sprint-car-clauson-airlifted-after-belleville-crash

Going to bed now with a knot in my stomach and an aching in my heart. Good night all.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Clausen

I'm not big on prayers, just cause I think it's in Gods' hands and what happens happens. But at the same time I believe in prayer. Sounds awful, and Belleville is just bad fast. I pray that he pulls through and can hopefully lead a normal life. Who cares about racing at this point. Pulling through and living are definitely more important. I wish the best for him, and his family.

[formercrewguy]

Just read where his condition has been upgraded from critical to stable. Great news!

[kidrock]

So sorry to hear and many prayers go out to both famlies, like I said in another section CIRF thanks for the update.

Formercrewguy that would be great news

[BTExpress]

Wow.... I just have a pit in my stomach over this. He is a throw back to the AJ Foyt days racing anytime and anywhere. His crash is an ugly reminder on how dangerous the sport can be. Payers are with his parents and fiancee.

[CIRF]

To coin an old cliche', immediately after the crash and for the whole time they are cutting Bryan out of the car you could hear a pin drop, and there was a capacity crowd on hand. It seemed even the carnival behind the grandstands went quiet for a good length of time.

As near as I could tell Bryan got squeezed up into the guard rail on exit of turn 3 and was still tumbling when he got center punched in the top of the cage by Ryan's car. Ryan had nowhere to go. After the shock had somewhat worn off several of us who remember related to a similar situation involving Jan Opperman and Chuck Gurney in the 1976 Hoosier Hundred where Gurney drove into Jan's cage as his car was on it's side with the top of the cage facing oncoming racecars.

I could have easily got up and left after Bryan's crash last night without regret. It was a huge win for Chad Boat but the joy and exuberance was clearly missing after the race.

To coin another cliche', Bryan Clauson is truly one of the good guys in racing and had become an icon of the sport over the past 3 or 4 seasons. It he doesn't fully recover to race again he will leave a void that cannot easily be filled, if at all. I dearly love the sport but we lose a little passion each time this happens.

[Barbecueboy]

To coin an old cliche', immediately after the crash and for the whole time they are cutting Bryan out of the car you could hear a pin drop, and there was a capacity crowd on hand. It seemed even the carnival behind the grandstands went quiet for a good length of time.

As near as I could tell Bryan got squeezed up into the guard rail on exit of turn 3 and was still tumbling when he got center punched in the top of the cage by Ryan's car. Ryan had nowhere to go. After the shock had somewhat worn off several of us who remember related to a similar situation involving Jan Opperman and Chuck Gurney in the 1976 Hoosier Hundred where Gurney drove into Jan's cage as his car was on it's side with the top of the cage facing oncoming racecars.

I could have easily got up and left after Bryan's crash last night without regret. It was a huge win for Chad Boat but the joy and exuberance was clearly missing after the race.

To coin another cliche', Bryan Clauson is truly one of the good guys in racing and had become an icon of the sport over the past 3 or 4 seasons. It he doesn't fully recover to race again he will leave a void that cannot easily be filled, if at all. I dearly love the sport but we lose a little passion each time this happens.

You my friend are the absolute best at " keeping it real" on 4m.........excellent post on a very sad subject.