Bryan Clauson could truly drive just about any kind of racecar, from sprint cars to Indy cars to stock cars, as he demonstrated throughout his record-seeting career.
Clauson, 27, died Sunday night from injuries suffered in a sprint car crash at Belleville High Banks Speedway in Belleville, Kan. His family announced his passing Monday morning.
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Clauson, from Noblesville, Ind., started racing just two days after his 16th birthday, finishing third at Limeland (Ohio) Motorsports Park, and quickly made history. When he won the Open Wheel Oktoberfest Midget race at Columbus Motor Speedway, he became the youngest driver in USAC history to win a national feature event at age 16.