A unique situation will unfold for the Milwaukee 100 at the Milwaukee Mile on June 15.

The Firestone Indy Lights race will have two drivers in the field who raced in the same Indianapolis 500 -- Sebastian Saavedra and Bryan Clauson -- the first time in Firestone Indy Lights history.

Clauson will drive the No. 24 Fan Force United entry in his first Firestone Indy Lights race since the Las Vegas 100 last October. The native of Noblesville, Ind., competed in the 2012 500 Mile Race by way of the Mazda Road to Indy scholarship he won for being the 2011 USAC National Drivers Champion.

“Any time you can be in an IndyCar, you learn a lot,” Clauson said of his experience. “Spending two or three weeks with a car – now that’s huge. With all of the laps I put in at Indy, I learned so much about aero and mechanical grip. It really sped up my learning curve. It’s a lot of pressure there, but I feel like a good Indy program really helps a young guy, because even though it’s tough you get to be more methodical.”

The partnership with USAC was announced in 2010 and allows the National Drivers Champion to jump on the Mazda Road to Indy and make their way into the IZOD IndyCar Series. Clauson has won the scholarship two years in a row. In 2011, he drove all oval races for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, with a best finish of third at Iowa. His second-best finish was at the Milwaukee Mile, where he finished fourth after qualifying third.

In addition to celebrating his return to the series, Clauson will also be celebrating his 23rd birthday on the day of the event.

“Milwaukee is a fun place. It’s an oval like no other,” Clauson said. “Both ends are really different, and it is a very tricky place. I’ve run several different types of cars here, and it really is a fun and challenging place to get the car working well. It’s definitely a give and take, as what works at one end may not work so well at the other, so you’re really just trying to find the fastest compromise and what will let you run as close as possible to the edge.”

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The 12 other drivers in the field will attempt to take that advice and put it toward the championship battle.

While the same three drivers -- Esteban Guerrieri, Tristan Vautier and Saavedra -- are at the top of the standings, Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Victor Carbone and Team Moore Racing’s Gustavo Yacaman still have plenty of time to catch them with seven races to go. The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix two weeks ago was the first time that none of the top three drivers were on podium.

Guerrieri won last year’s David Hobbs 100 at the Milwaukee Mile en route to a runner-up finish in the championship. Belardi Auto Racing’s Jorge Goncalvez finished third in the race after working his way up from seventh. This year, the drivers will have to stay focused throughout practice, qualifying and the race all in the same day.

“I think the biggest thing to avoid is complacency,” Clauson said. “The track is always changing, and just when you think you’ve got it figured out, you don’t. Working in traffic, of course, is always tough, and you just have to be smart and patient about it – but you can’t be too patient, because you have to keep moving forward and like I said, you can’t get complacent about anything. You’ll feel like you have a handle on things, and then all of the sudden, the handle is gone. Milwaukee really forces you to be up on the wheel for every turn and every lap.”

Green flag for the Firestone Indy Lights 100 at the Milwaukee Mile flies at 5:45 p.m. (CT), with grandstand tickets free all day Friday. The race will be broadcast on June 21 at 5 p.m. (ET) on NBC Sports Network.