One year ago, Noblesville, Indiana's Bryan Clauson was getting into a groove while defending his championships in both the Mopar National Midgets and the National Driver's Championship. He was heading into an important weekend that featured both Sprint Car and Midget races, including the Hut Hundred he'd won the year before.




This year is slightly different.




Clauson opened up a monumental month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by passing Rookie Orientation and posting the second fastest speed on opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500.