The late-summer USAC national midget celebration for the late Bryan Clauson, a USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter, and an event that gets the positive message of organ donation to racers and the public, is on again this year.
Versatile racer Danny Ongais, 79, has died. Able to go quickly in any type of racing machine, whether on two wheels, in nitro drag racing dragsters and Funny Cars, in an open-wheel or closed-wheel competitive vehicle, Ongais was quick and fast.
During his open wheel driving career, Levi Jones was always feared and respected on the racetrack. A fierce competitor, Jones earned five USAC Sprint Car championships during his 16-year USAC career.
The 46th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach crowned a race winner, a champion and saw the nucleus of change in the NTT IndyCar Series for the coming years.
