Clauson plans "Indiana double" around Indy 500

After completing the Indianapolis 500 in the KVSH/Jonathan Byrd's Racing Chevrolet, Bryan Clauson will continue his race day on May 24 by heading north to Kokomo Speedway to race in Sunday night's "Kokomo Klassic" behind the wheel of the Jonathan Byrd's Racing-sponsored Bryan Clauson Inc/Priority Aviation Services #7.

"I'm excited to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Kokomo Speedway on the same day," said Clauson. "Kokomo's my absolute favorite place to be on a Sunday night, and I'm always telling people to get out there, so I'm pretty pumped to be running this double. We're going to make it an awesome day for the fans to do the double too! I can't wait to see familiar faces at the 500 and then to have everybody make the trip up to Kokomo that night!"

Sponsor David Byrd added: "When Bryan asked me what I thought about him running his sprint car at Kokomo on Sunday night after the 500, I told him that I would have been surprised and disappointed if he hadn't planned on doing that anyway. Along with IMS, I know how much Bryan loves Kokomo Speedway, so it only seems right to see him do the double.

"We've already told everybody at Indy that after Bryan wins the 500 we'll have to take a break from the post-race celebrations so that he can run the feature at Kokomo. We've suggested that they put plans in place to have all of the media and staff head up to Kokomo to continue the festivities."

Clauson is als making it easy for fans to follow his adventure, offering a comprehensive package at www.bryanclauson.com. With this affordable package, race fans will receive tickets to both the Indy 500 and Kokomo Speedway, parking, escorted bus transportation to Indy and Kokomo, breakfast, lunch, a mid-afternoon snack, dinner, beverages, and a commemorative hat or T-shirt.

Kokomo Speedway is a fast, 1Ž4 mile semi-banked clay oval located in Kokomo, Ind. It first opened in 1947 and will embark on its 68th season this weekend. The speedway, located at 2455 Davis Rd., is a weekly facility, running on Sunday nights from May into September. Clauson is the defending Kokomo Speedway track champion.