Jonathan Byrd’s Racing, a team with some notable heritage at the
Indianapolis 500, will return for next year’s Indianapolis 500 with open-wheel
star Bryan Clauson.
Clauson, who made his lone Indianapolis 500 appearance in 2012, is a
two-time national sprint car and midget champion.
“The Byrd family has a tremendous history not only at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, but also among the short-track community as well,” Clauson
said.
Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria is one of the more notable eateries in
central Indiana and traces its involvement in Indy cars back to 1985. Arie
Luyendyk set the one-lap and four-lap qualifying records of 237.498 mph and
236.986 mph, respectively, in 1996 in a Reynard/Ford Cosworth.
Past Byrd drivers include Rich Vogler, Stan Fox, Gordon Johncock, Buddy
Lazier, Scott Brayton, John Andretti, Davy Jones, Mike Groff and Jaques Lazier.
Photo credit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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