Speedway, Indiana (September 5, 2024)………The initial entry list for the 2024 Driven2SaveLives BC39 Presented By Avanti Windows & Doors has been revealed.
Eleven (11) cars thus far are entered for the sixth running of the event which features three consecutive nights of USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship racing September 26-27-28 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Among the first class of entries are USAC Triple Crown champion J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, Ariz.), one of two cars out of the Petty Performance Racing stable alongside BC39 Rookie Drake Edwards (Peoria, Ariz.).
USAC national feature winners Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) and Shane Cottle (Kansas, Ill.) are among the three drivers entered by 4 Kings Racing along with Ricky Lewis (Camarillo, Calif.).
Kyle Jones (Kennedale, Texas) has also filed his entry along with Adam Bolyard (Rushville, Ind.), Cody Beard (Huntingburg, Ind.), Adam Taylor (Wheatfield, Ind.), Kevin Newton (Farmersburg, Ind.) and Kenney Johnson (Bethany, Conn.).
DRIVER REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Driver registration is now officially open for the sixth running of the Driven2SaveLives BC39 Presented By Avanti Windows & Doors.
The event, consisting of three consecutive nights of full programs featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, will take place on September 26-27-28 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Teams can file their entry for the event at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2024-bc39, where they may also purchase grandstand tickets, pit and parking passes for the event.
Spectator tickets are also available at www.TheBC39.com. Spectators are to enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway via 30th Street. Competitors are to enter through the tunnel on 16th Street.
The event will continue to honor the late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Clauson. It also will increase awareness of organ donation and encourage participation in the Indiana Donor Network Driven2SaveLives program, the title sponsor of the BC39 since the inaugural running in 2018.
Brady Bacon (2018), Zeb Wise (2019), Kyle Larson (2021), Buddy Kofoid (2022) and Justin Grant (2023) have captured victories in the first five editions of the BC39.
The BC39 officially gets underway on Wednesday, September 25, with team parking. There will be no on-track activity on Wednesday, September 25.
On track action starts Thursday, September 26, beginning with the drivers meeting in the Performance Center located near the dirt track in turn three at 3pm Eastern. For both Thursday and Friday, September 26-27, the field will be split into two with one half of the field competing on night one and the other half competing on night two. On both nights, public gates open at 4pm Eastern with hot laps at 6pm, followed by opening ceremonies, heat races, qualifying races, the semi-feature and the feature event.
The finale, on Saturday, September 28, will have the public gates opening at 4pm and cars on track for practice at 6pm, followed by opening ceremonies at 7pm and the main events, starting with the D-Main, multiple C-Mains, Semi-Feature and the 39-lap Feature event paying $20,039-to-win.
ENTRY LIST: 2024 DRIVEN2SAVELIVES BC39 PRESENTED BY AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS
(11 cars & drivers as of September 5, 2024)
3 J.J. YELEY/Phoenix, AZ (Petty Performance Racing)
3p DRAKE EDWARDS/Peoria, AZ (Petty Performance Racing)
4 ADAM BOLYARD/Rushville, IN (Adam Bolyard Racing)
7B CODY BEARD/Huntingburg, IN (Beard Racing)
7T ADAM TAYLOR/Wheatfield, IN (Adam Taylor Motorsports)
14 KEVIN THOMAS JR./Cullman, AL (4 Kings Racing)
16TH KEVIN NEWTON/Farmersburg, IN (Second Law Motorsports)
27x KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Joyner Motorsports)
44 SHANE COTTLE/Kansas, IL (4 Kings Racing)
46 KENNEY JOHNSON/Bethany, CT (Jeff Johnson)
54 RICKY LEWIS/Camarillo, CA (4 Kings Racing)
