Indianapolis Motor Speedway will kick off the month of July in style this week with the seventh running of the BC39 at The Dirt Track at IMS. The annual USAC National Midget event begins on Tuesday, July 1 and concludes with a $20,039-to-win main event on Wednesday, July 2. 

Before we get to "The Brickyard," let's catch you up on everything you need to know about this one-of-a-kind motorsports event. 

What Is The BC39?

This will be the seventh edition of the BC39, a race honoring the legacy of the late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson. 

Tuesday's main event will be 39 laps and pay a record $20,039 to the winner -- the largest payout in Midget racing. 

BC39 Event Schedule

Tuesday, July 1

9 a.m. - Registration / Pit Area Opens

4 p.m. - Grandstands Open

4 p.m. - Driver's Meeting

5:30 p.m. - Engine Heat

6 p.m. - Hot Laps

• Midgets
• Jr. Sprints (Hot Laps/Qualifying)

7 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies

• Heat Races
• Midget B-Mains
• "Stoops Pursuit" Jr. Sprint Challenge Night #1
• BC39 Preliminary Feature

Wednesday, July 2

9 a.m. - Registration / Pit Area Opens

4 p.m. - Grandstands Open

4:30 p.m. - Autograph Session

5 p.m. - Public Driver's Meeting

5:30 p.m. - Engine Heat

6 p.m. - Hot Laps

• Midgets
• Jr. Sprints (Hot Laps/Qualifying)

7 p.m. Opening Ceremonies

• Midget Qualifying Races
• Jr. Sprint Heat Races
• Midget B-Mains
• "Stoops Pursuit" Jr. Sprint Challenge Night #2
• BC39 Semifeature 
• BC39 Preliminary Feature

BC39 Entry List

00 BRECKEN REESE/Canyon, TX (Chandler Grand Prix)

0G GLENN STYRES/Ohsweken, ON (Glenn Styres Racing)

2 KYLE SIMON/Covington, OH (Nick Poe)

3G KYLE CUMMINS/Princeton, IN (Glenn Styres Racing)

3J J.J. YELEY/Phoenix, AZ (Petty Performance Racing)

3p JUSTIN PECK/Monrovia, IN (Team Petty-Rossi Racing)

4 STEVEN SNYDER JR./Rising Sun, MD (RMS Racing)

4B CHELBY HINTON/Dubberly, LA (Klatt Enterprises)

5 P.J. GARGIULO/Morton, PA (P.J. Gargiulo)

5J JOSH HODGE/Brownsburg, IN (Josh Hodge)

7s CHASE STOCKON/Fort Branch, IN (Tim Engler)

7x THOMAS MESERAULL/San Jose, CA (Tim Engler)

8 ZACH WIGAL/Belpre, OH (Cornell Racing Stables)

8D MILES DOHERTY/Delmar, IA (Miles Doherty Racing)

8J COOPER MILLER/Graham, TX (Cooper Miller)

8K JEFFREY ABBEY/Rhome, TX (Jeffrey Abbey)

8m KADE MORTON/Coweta, OK (Blane Morton)

11 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Abacus Racing)

11G LANE GOODMAN/Broken Arrow, OK (Blane Morton)

14 KEVIN THOMAS JR./Cullman, AL (4 Kings Racing)

14B JONATHAN BEASON/Broken Arrow, OK (Holley Hollan)

14JB JAKEB BOXELL/Zanesville, IN (4 Kings Racing)

16 ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL (Dan Minear)

16TH KEVIN NEWTON/Farmersburg, IN (2nd Law Motorsports)

17K COLE PARKER/Coal City, IN (Robert Cummings)

17L TBA (Robert Cummings)

19 MITCHEL MOLES/Raisin City, CA (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

19AZ HAYDEN REINBOLD/Gilbert, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

19m ETHAN MITCHELL/Mooresville, NC (Bundy Built Motorsports)

19R RICKY THORNTON JR./Chandler, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

20w CODY WEISENSEL/Sun Prairie, WI (Bill Burrington Motorsports)

21 CORD KISTHARDT/Hershey, PA (Cord Kisthardt)

23 DEVON DOBIE/Wapakoneta, OH (Dennis Dobie)

26 CORBIN RUESCHENBERG/Mesa, AZ (Scott Rueschenberg)

27x KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Joyner Motorsports)

35s CHRIS HARTMAN/Boulder, CO (Josh Hodge)

36 CHRIS BAUE/Indianapolis, IN (Bill Baue)

40 CHASE McDERMAND/Springfield, IL (Chase McDermand Racing)

40x BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (Chase McDermand Racing)

41 CONNOR WOLF/Lafayette, IN (OMR / Rase Motorsports)

41B CLINTON BOYLES/Greenwood, MO (Scott Beierle)

43 GUNNAR SETSER/Columbus, IN (Kevin Arnold)

45 BRADLEY COX/Burkburnett, TX (Lonnie Cox)

55 TREVOR CLINE/Mooresville, NC (Troy Cline)

57 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Abacus Racing)

57F TYLER FITZPATRICK/Columbia City, IN (Tyler Fitzpatrick)

60 DUSTY YOUNG/Benton, AR (Chappue Motorsports)

60x DILLON WELCH/Carmel, IN (John LeVecque)

61 CHRIS SHEIL/Aurora, CO (Cappy Mason)

63 CALE COONS/Greencastle, IN (Joe Dooling-Curb/Agajanian)

63G FRANKIE GUERRINI/San Rafael, CA (Frankie Guerrini)

67 JACOB DENNEY/Galloway, OH (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

67K COLTON ROBINSON/Titusville, FL (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

71B BRAXTON CUMMINGS/Bedford, IN (Robert Cummings)

C71 CARTER JENSRUD/River Falls, WI (Carter Jensrud)

71K CANNON McINTOSH/Bixby, OK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

81G RYLAN GRAY/Greenfield, IN (Gray Brothers Racing)

83 DRAKE EDWARDS/Peoria, AZ (CB Industries)

86 DAISON PURSLEY/Locust Grove, OK (CB Industries)

86x MACK LEOPARD/Beavercreek, OH (CB Industries)

87 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (CB Industries)

91 LANCE BENNETT/Aurora, CO (Cappy Mason)

92 MIKE HESS/Petersburg, IL (Stephen Fairfield)

95 CHRIS ANDREWS/Tulsa, OK (Jim Miller)

97 GAVIN MILLER/Allentown, PA (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

97K KALE DRAKE/Collinsville, OK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

98 BRANDON CARR/Sheffield, UK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

What Is The BC39 Format?

This year's event has been narrowed down to a two-day event after using a three-day format in recent years. The full qualifying format can be viewed below.

TUESDAY FORMAT

• Heat race positions will be selected during the heat race draft at 4:30pm EDT.
• Eight heat races will be held with starting positions based on their selections during the heat race draft. Each heat race will be 8 laps in length.
• Points for heat races will be accumulated by finishing position and total number of positions advanced.
• Heat race winners + the top-8 in overall points will be locked into Tuesday’s feature.
• Those 16 drivers will start straight-up based on overall points in the first 16 positions of the feature – rows 1-8.
• The top-4 finishers from each of the two semi-features will transfer into the feature. Each semi-feature will be 12 laps in length.
• The semi-feature transfers will line up in positions 17-24 of the feature lineup, rows 9-12, based on their finishing order in the semi.
• 30-lap feature paying $5,000-to-win.
• All USAC National Midget licensed drivers and entrants will receive feature points only on Tuesday based on their finishing position. All non-transfers will receive 10 points.

WEDNESDAY FORMAT

• Six qualifying races will be held and will be lined up based on Tuesday’s heat race points. Each qualifying race will be 10 laps in length.
• The top-six (36 total) in heat race points will start inverted in each of their respective qualifying races.
• Points for the qualifying races will be accumulated by finishing position and total number of positions advanced.
• Drivers ranking 1-18 in overall points following the qualifying races will lock into Wednesday’s feature and will start the feature straight-up based off overall points. The driver with the most points will start on the pole. Second most points will start outside and so on.
• Drivers ranking 19-30 in overall points following the qualifying races will compete in a semi-feature event.
• Drivers ranking 30th on back in overall points following the qualifying races will compete in one of two C-Main events.
• The top-4 finishers from each of the two C-Mains will transfer into the semi-feature and will start at the tail of the field according to their C-Main finishing order. Each C-Main event will be 10 laps in length.
• The top-six finishers from the semi-feature will transfer to the feature and will start in positions 19-24, rows 10-11-12. The semi-feature event will be 15 laps in length.
• 39-lap feature paying $20,039-to-win.
• All USAC National Midget licensed drivers and entrants will receive feature points only on Wednesday based on their finishing position. All non-transfers will receive 10 points.

BC39 Winners

Brady Bacon won the inaugural race in 2018 and Zeb Wise scored the win in 2019. The race was not held in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kyle Larson won a thriller in 2021, Buddy Kofoid claimed one of the biggest wins of his career in 2022, Justin Grant collected the win in 2023 and Cannon McIntosh broke into IMS victory lane one year ago. 

How Big Is The Dirt Track At Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a quarter-mile oval that was built in 2018 prior to the inaugural BC39. The track is located inside turn three of the historical oval that hosts the annual Indianapolis 500.

How To Watch The BC39 Live

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