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Post by woosprints12 on Dec 22, 2018 7:08:16 GMT -8
 Chili Bowl Entries Surpass 300 Exceeding 300 entries for the fifth consecutive year, a melting pot of talent is set to converge on Tulsa, Okla., for the 33rd Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire on Jan. 14-19. “When the Chili Bowl started, we had just a few over 50 cars that showed up and maybe a couple thousand people that came out to watch. I think back to those days and look at what it has become, and I’m amazed,” said Chili Bowl co-founder Emmett Hahn. Hahn explained that during the early days of the Chili Bowl most of the entires came from sprint car and midget racers. The talent of NASCAR, Indy and beyond hadn’t found the Chili Bowl yet. “It was a deal where the sprint car guys were coming in and challenging the midget drivers and you could go through that entry list and pick them out,” Hahn said. “Of course, Sammy Swindell he was an Outlaw guy and guys like Kevin Doty, they were the Midget guys. Then we had the non-wing racers in there like Jimmy Sills, and eventually, this kid named Tony Stewart started coming around. Now, I look at the list of drivers and it’s everything from the street stock guy to NHRA, NASCAR, Indy, Outlaws, late models, modifieds and even off-road trucks drivers, and it isn’t any dog and pony show. Every one of them is serious about trying to win the Chili Bowl.” Currently north of 320 entries, the mix of talent is dawn from over 30 states and five countries. Among those entered is the reigning back-to-back Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Champion, Christopher Bell. Wheeling the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian No. 71w, the car will be the same one that Christopher drove to victory in the 2018 event. While Bell goes for the hat-trick, he is not the only past champion in the field, or for that matter, on the same team. Rico Abreu, who topped the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals in 2015 and 2016, will seek his third title in the KKM/Curb-Agajanian No. 97. While both will be trying to earn that third Golden Driller for their Trophy Case, a win by any of the 11 entries under the KKM banner, which includes Kyle Larson, Logan Seavey, Holley Hollan, Jesse Colwell, Tanner Carrick, Sam Johnson, Spencer Bayston, and another to be announced soon, would bring Keith Kunz his eighth victory as a car owner. Also, among the list of Chili Bowl Champions is Sammy Swindell. The man with the most wins as a driver, Sammy’s five victories was nearly matched by his son, Kevin, who was the first to win back-to-back Chili Bowls before creating a dynasty of four running from 2010 to 2013 before an accident in a sprint car in 2015 took him out of competition. While no longer behind the seat, Kevin will field his No. 39 machine with California’s Ryan Bernal behind the wheel. In all, seven drivers entered have held the Golden Driller. Damion Gardner will look to regain the glory he had in 2008 as he again takes the wheel for Klatt Motorsports. Moving into a Jim Neuman baked machine for the 2019 event, 2018 World 100 Champion, Tim McCreadie, will bring a throwback design dedicated to his father. Joining with Wilke-Pac Motorsports, Tracy Hines will look to claim a second Golden Driller for the team he parked in victory lane in 2005. Winning in 1990, John Heydenreich will also be in the field. Complete list of entry's. www.chilibowl.com/entries/manual.aspx Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-midgets/chili-bowl-entries-surpass-300/
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Post by Buck on Dec 22, 2018 20:33:16 GMT -8
Still a bunch of Beast chassis?
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Post by bluegrass on Dec 28, 2018 15:39:00 GMT -8
nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/12/28/landon-cassill-set-to-make-chili-bowl-debut/Landon Cassill has added his name to the list of NASCAR drivers scheduled to compete in the 33rd annual Chili Bowl Nationals.
Other notable NASCAR affiliated drivers include Justin Allgaier, JJ Yeley, Tanner Berryhill and Alex Bowman.
Chase Briscoe has also been added to the entry list in the last 10 days.
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Post by Buck on Jan 14, 2019 17:10:36 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Jan 16, 2019 17:50:36 GMT -8
 Larson Dominates Warren CAT Qualifying Night Again
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson took the first step towards avenging his bitter defeat from last year’s Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals by winning on Warren CAT Qualifying Night for the second year in a row Tuesday night. Larson powered past polesitter and early leader Zach Daum on lap six of the 25-lap A-main and never looked back, motoring away over the remaining distance despite two cautions to pick up the victory in his No. 01 McDonald’s Bullet/Toyota. Tuesday’s victory for the Elk Grove, Calif., native keeps Larson undefeated in preliminary night action since moving over to the entry co-owned by his father Mike and the powerhouse Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team. He now has five total Chili Bowl preliminary wins, third on the all-time list behind Cory Kruseman and Sammy Swindell, who each have seven apiece. “That might be the second time I got Zach (Daum) in a prelim night,” noted Larson. “They work the track before the feature, so as the leader you just have to run the bottom until you hear somebody or see somebody (on the outside). I was just able to get around him … and it was nice to get to the lead there and run a good pace, but I was hoping I would get a caution before I got close to traffic.” “I was nervous starting on the outside of the front row,” Larson admitted. “I was worried that the bottom was going to be really, really good for the first couple of laps and I’d fall back to fourth or fifth, but it worked out to where I had pretty good grip and ran a few laps on the bottom. Then Zach started missing the bottom of the corners, so I moved up and was able to get by him quickly. It felt good.” After a blown engine robbed him of a chance to secure his first Golden Driller trophy, Larson is hoping this year can be the salve that puts all his past Tulsa misfortunes behind him at long last. However, he knows it won’t be easy, especially since his teammate has won the last two Chili Bowls. “Considering what his trophy case looks like, (Christopher) Bell is definitely the favorite, I think,” Larson noted. “We’re not going to let him have it, though, by any stretch. Last year was rough, but we’ve got a good car this time and I think we’ll be there. … My car felt pretty good. I didn’t run too hard throughout that whole race. I didn’t want to make any mistakes that would cost ourselves a top two.” Though Daum jumped out to the early advantage, Larson stayed glued in his tire tracks through the early stages of the race after starting on the outside pole. After making his successful bid for the lead on the sixth round, Larson’s advance wasn’t slowed until 10 to go, when Kyle Jones nearly spun in front of him. Undeterred, Larson resumed command until the final caution with five laps left for the expired engine on Larry Wight’s machine, never looking back after the final restart while Daum held Jonathan Beason at bay to secure the second and final lock-in position to Saturday’s finale. After the race, Daum was extremely relieved to know he’ll be in his seventh Saturday A-main. “I started catching him before that last caution, but congratulations to Keith and Kyle,” Daum said. “They’re the benchmark over here, so we’re going to work on it on Saturday. If he had messed up, I would have thrown something at him. I figured I might spook him, but Kyle Larson’s too good to spook. “I’ll take it. We’re locked in, and that’s the main thing,” he continued. “We’ll do the pole shuffle or whatever we do on Friday and see where we can put it on Saturday.” Beason charged from 10th to third, but didn’t quite have enough in the tank to guarantee himself a spot in the finale, so he’ll start up front in one of Saturday’s B-mains. Michael Faccinto and Sam Hafertepe Jr. followed in fourth and fifth, respectively. A-Feature (25 laps): 1. 01-Kyle Larson [2]; 2. 5D-Zach Daum [1]; 3. 8J-Jonathan Beason [10]; 4. 31B-Michael Faccinto [5]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [3]; 6. 7C-Tyler Courtney [4]; 7. 99P-Dillon Welch [7]; 8. 71-Jesse Colwell [8]; 9. 55X-Alex Bowman [11]; 10. 89-Tanner Berryhill [12]; 11. 47B-Andrew Layser [16]; 12. 74M-Adam Pierson [19]; 13. 7M-Brody Roa [14]; 14. 29-Tim Buckwalter [24]; 15. 7U-Kyle Jones [15]; 16. 17E-Blake Edwards [18]; 17. 18-Tony Bruce Jr. [6]; 18. 25S-Frank Flud [21]; 19. 9JR-Derek Hagar [22]; 20. 84M-Alex DeCamp [23]; 21. 3S-Brian Shirley [20]; 22. F5-Tye Mihocko [13]; 23. 99-Larry Wight [17]; 24. 27J-Jake Bubak [9]. Lap Leaders: Zach Daum 1-5, Kyle Larson 6-25. Hard Charger: Tim Buckwalter (+10) Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-midgets/larson-dominates-chili-bowl-tuesday/
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Post by woosprints12 on Jan 16, 2019 17:53:05 GMT -8
 Second Enough For Daum On Chili Bowl Tuesday After having to sit and watch last year’s Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals finale as a spectator, there was a heavy sigh of relief from Zach Daum on Tuesday night upon finishing second to Kyle Larson. The mission was simple – come home inside the top two and lock into the 55-lap finale on Saturday – and that’s exactly what Daum did. The three-time POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League champion from Pocahontas, Ill., found his way back into the big show after a one-year absence with an impressive performance. He was the highest passing points-earner through heat races and qualifiers, giving him the pole for the 25-lap feature, and Daum led the first five circuits of Tuesday night’s main event before giving was to Larson out front. From there, Daum went into defense and protected what he had, knowing he didn’t have to push any harder and risk giving up a golden ticket to Saturday night’s championship feature. “That seemed like typical here the last couple of years,” Daum noted after the race. “I was high point guy and Kyle started second. I think we were probably good enough there to be set up for 55 laps instead of 25. We were a little tight there, and I got better and better as the race went on. “I started catching Kyle before that last caution. The curb just got so treacherous there … you had to watch it, and I didn’t want to overstep my boundaries and give up what we had.” There was a common theme among Daum’s on-track performances Tuesday night: he finished second all three times, coming home as the runner-up in his heat race, qualifier and in the main event. “I guess we were just a second-place car tonight,” he said. “Second’s not where we want to be, but at the end of the day it does lock us into the biggest (midget) race in the world, and I’m not going to complain about that when there’s 350 other guys here who would trade spots with me. “It’s nice to rebound from last year. I feel like we’ve been pretty good here for a while. We’ve been on the podium, we’ve won prelim nights in the past … we just have to figure out a way to win the big show,” Daum added. “It’s not easy when you come to this place.” Despite having a fast car on Tuesday, Daum said he still knows who he’s likely to be chasing come Saturday night if he wants to have a shot at winning his first Golden Driller. “Keith (Kunz, owner) and Kyle are the benchmark over here, so we’re going to work on it on Saturday and see if we can’t be on their level,” Daum said. “If (Larson) had messed up, I would have thrown something at him … I figured I might spook him, but Kyle Larson’s too good to spook. We’ll take it. We’re locked in, and that’s the main thing. “We’ll do the pole shuffle or whatever we do on Friday and see where we can put it on Saturday.” As far as what he needs to do in order to beat Larson? Daum had a quick answer for that, too. “I probably need to become a better race car driver,” he said. “I think that’s about it.” Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-midgets/second-good-enough-daum-tuesday/
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Post by Buck on Jan 17, 2019 17:09:19 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 18, 2019 13:03:52 GMT -8
any links for watching Chili Bowl on computer?
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Post by Buck on Jan 18, 2019 14:09:03 GMT -8
For those who do not have access to MAVTV, the final three mains will also be broadcast live online at LucasOilRacing.tv and associated app. The LucasOilRacing.tv site is a pay site. Cost is $99.99 for an annual subscription to racing content or $6.99 for a monthly subscription. Note that the $6.99 pay level is good for a reduced menu of racing offerings and does not include the Chili Bowl Nationals. To get the Chili Bowl on LucasOilRacing.tv, you'll have to subscribe for the year. The subscription also includes Lucas Oil Sprint Cars and Lucas Oil Late Model races, half the ARCA Racing Series schedule and several other pavement divisions associated with Lucas Oil.
The remainder of the Chili Bowl Nationals, Monday-Saturday afternoon, which includes qualifying, the Race of Champions, heat races and Saturday's alphabet soup will be available on Racin Boys for $29.99 a night or $144.99 for the full week-long package.
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Post by woosprints12 on Jan 18, 2019 16:15:38 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Jan 19, 2019 6:41:36 GMT -8
 Grant Goes Wire-To-Wire On Chili Bowl Friday Justin Grant continued his winning ways on Friday night inside the Tulsa Expo Center, scoring his third consecutive Vacuworx Qualifying Night victory during the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Grant started from the pole and held off a bevy of challenges from Tanner Thorson through the caution-free 25-lap feature, weaving in and out of slower traffic in the final laps and taking the checkered flag .168 of a second ahead of Thorson in the end. Despite a rough-and-tumble race track, the feature was completed in just five minutes and 23 seconds. With his win, Grant locked himself into a top-six starting position and will be one of the heavy-hitters taking part in Saturday’s Pizza Express Pole Shuffle. “Man, I just love racing Friday nights here,” Grant said in victory lane. “It seems like everyone books their plane tickets for Friday morning and the crowd is always great here when you come down to this last preliminary night. It’s an amazing atmosphere in here when it’s packed like this. “This NOS Energy Drink No. 4a was amazing tonight. It was so, so good,” he added. “I’ve had the privilege to drive some fast race cars in here before, but none of them were as good as this one. I’m really looking forward to Saturday after this one.” There was only one nervous moment, as Grant was trying to lap Korey Weyant and Shane Cottle with three to go, where the No. 4a looked vulnerable the entire main. “I didn’t know who that was in front of me, but I’m sure glad I didn’t have to race him for the lead because he was making his car real wide!” Grant laughed. “I just kept thinking that if I got up alongside of him enough, he’ll have to know I’m the leader, right? “I had to get into him a little bit and move him up over the cushion, but thankfully everything stayed together and all worked out in the end.” Thorson dogged Grant for the entire distance Friday night, never falling more than a second and a half behind the race lead, but could never work past Grant to establish a gap out front. Still, the Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions winner from Tuesday night came home second and locked himself into his fifth consecutive Saturday A main. “I think everyone was fast there, with how the track was tonight,” Thorson said after the race. “Even the squirrels in the back were fast; they were just in the way. We had an awesome car, though. To be able to lock it in the show in our first year out here is pretty cool in my book. “Congratulations to Justin. He didn’t mess up, and that’s what it took tonight,” added Thorson. “Second’s not what we usually want, but we’re locked in the show and that’s all that matters.” Chad Boat was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in third, ending the manufacturer’s streak at four-straight preliminary night wins after Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports swept the remainder of the week. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Ricky Stenhouse Jr. crossed the line fourth and Tucker Klassmeyer, carrying the banner for the Kunz team, completed the top five. Alex Schutte was sixth ahead of Daryn Pittman, Dave Darland, Spencer Bayston and Grady Chandler. Feature (25 Laps): 1. 4A-Justin Grant, [1]; 2. 3C-Tanner Thorson, [3]; 3. 84X-Chad Boat, [8]; 4. 17S-Ricky Stenhouse Jr, [2]; 5. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, [7]; 6. 17R-Alex Schutte, [4]; 7. 21-Daryn Pittman, [9]; 8. 36-Dave Darland, [6]; 9. 97K-Spencer Bayston, [24]; 10. 5G-Grady Chandler, [10]; 11. 9D-Sean Dodenhoff, [13]; 12. 54L-Luke Icke, [5]; 13. 88N-D.J. Netto, [14]; 14. 19T-Kevin Thomas Jr, [22]; 15. 95-Chris Andrews, [11]; 16. 51J-Hunter Schuerenberg, [17]; 17. 47M-Austin Liggett, [15]; 18. 19M-Ethan Mitchell, [16]; 19. 2G-Steve Buckwalter, [12]; 20. 73X-Shane Cottle, [20]; 21. 99W-Korey Weyant, [21]; 22. 1P-Terry Nichols, [23]; 23. 10B-Kyle Bellm, [18]; 24. 05-Brad Loyet, [19] Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-midgets/grant-wires-chili-bowl-friday/
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Post by woosprints12 on Jan 19, 2019 6:45:38 GMT -8
 Seavey To Headline Chili Bowl’s Pole Shuffle Reigning NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series champion Logan Seavey knows one thing for sure entering General Tire Championship Day for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals: he’s guaranteed a spot on the front row. Seavey drew the No. 1 pill during Friday night’s random draw to determine the seeding for Saturday’s Pizza Express Pole Shuffle. As such, he’ll race in the final two-driver pairing during the event and can start no worse than second in the night’s 55-lap championship A main. “That’s good news, definitely. Track position never hurts,” Seavey noted. “It’s a long race, though, and a lot of things can happen, so we just have to stay calm, control what we can control and see what happens for 55 laps. I’m excited, though. It should be a really fun time.” The pill draw was conducted in the infield following the conclusion of Friday night’s 25-lap Vacuworx Qualifying Night preliminary feature. Justin Grant won the event for the third year in a row. Saturday’s pole shuffle will utilize a ‘King of the Hill’ style format, with two cars taking to the indoor bullring at a time and racing for two laps. The higher-seeded driver in each pair has lane choice and the winner advances on to the next pair. As drivers are eliminated, they fall into their starting spots among the first five rows of the grid. The sequence continues until all but one driver is eliminated, and the last man standing will earn the pole position for the Chili Bowl’s iconic 55-lap feature event. Kyle Larson was last year’s winner of the pole shuffle and drew the No. 3 seed for this year’s edition. He earned the pole for the 2018 Chili Bowl as the No. 2 seed, defeating Rico Abreu and eventual winner Christopher Bell to earn the top starting spot on the grid. This year’s pole shuffle features only 10 drivers, down from the 12 that have taken part in previous years due to the addition of a fifth preliminary night. Tenth-seeded David Gravel will kick off the proceedings, racing against Shane Golobic in the first pairing. Other notables include seventh-seeded Tanner Thorson, fifth-seeded Abreu, third-seeded Larson and second-seeded Bell. The pole shuffle will take place at 5 p.m. CT, the final action on-track before opening ceremonies. SEEDING: Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals; Pizza Express Pole Shuffle; Draw held Jan. 18, 2019Logan Seavey Christopher Bell Kyle Larson Justin Grant Rico Abreu Brady Bacon Tanner Thorson Zach Daum Shane Golobic David Gravel Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-midgets/seavey-chili-bowl-pole-shuffle/
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Post by Buck on Jan 19, 2019 8:11:56 GMT -8
Although it is not live, a lot of this year's Chili Bowl races are showing up on YouTube...
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Post by Buck on Jan 20, 2019 10:06:38 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 20, 2019 11:44:15 GMT -8
If yer gonna have one main race per year, that A Main was sure the race to have.  |
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