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| Chili Bowl on SPEED Moved to February 14 |
TULSA, Okla. (February 13, 2010) – Reset that DVR, as the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals broadcast scheduled for Saturday night, February 13, on SPEED has been reset to Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. EST due to the rain-induced shuffling of this week’s Daytona Speedweeks events.
So, cuddle up with that special Valentine or just get the whole gang together to catch the highlights of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals and Saturday’s stellar 50-lap Rockstar championship feature event, an event already being touted as ranking among the most spectacular in event history.
A total of 256 competitors from throughout the nation and beyond converged upon the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway for the January 12-16 event that culminated with Saturday night’s 50-lap Rockstar Energy Drink championship feature event.
That championship finale, along with other highlights throughout the week, will be included in the February 14 airing on SPEED. |
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| Kevin Swindell Wins Chili Bowl Nationals! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2010) – Another one of those coveted Golden Driller trophies is going back to Tennessee. This time though, it’s not in Sammy’s hands as Kevin Swindell topped Saturday night’s 50-lap Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals main event that wrapped up a full slate of Rockstar Energy Drink championship feature events atop the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
The 20-year-old from Germantown, TN, led the final 26 rounds to become the youngest winner in Chili Bowl Nationals history, adding a sixth Golden Driller from the prestigious Midget racing event to the Swindell family collection that already includes hardware from his father’s unmatched five wins.
After pole starter Darren Hagen and Cory Kruseman both enjoyed stints at the front of the field, Kevin Swindell took command just prior to the midway point and then survived a late caution in the hotly-contested affair that gave both Cole Whitt and a rallying Sammy Swindell one last opportunity.
(Tim Aylwin photo)
Saturday's Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Feature Events Race Notes & Results |
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| The Kruser is Back on Top in Friday Qualifier! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2010) – Cory Kruseman proved that he hasn’t forgotten the way to victory lane at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway by winning Friday night’s 25-lap E3 Spark Plugs Qualifying main event at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.
“The Kruser” held off the challenges of Jerry Coons, Jr., for the win, with Danny Stratton knocking off the rust of an idle year by battling past Chris Windom on the final round for the third and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event.
With a pair of Golden Drillers on the mantle after Chili Bowl triumphs in 2000 and 2004, it marked Kruseman’s first Tulsa Expo Raceway win since a Friday preliminary score in 2006. And, after missing the main event cut over the past three years, Kruseman fielded his own entry to earn a ninth career Chili Bowl main event start.
(Tim Aylwin photo)
Friday Night's E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier Race Notes & Results |
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| Hagen Tops Thursday's Bully Dog Qualifier! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2010) – The 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals started out in unpredictable fashion on Tuesday night. That trend continued to escalate with Thursday night’s Bully Dog Qualifying main event as the leader got tangled up in traffic two laps shy of the checkered flag and then three drivers ending up on the podium that each locked into a first career Chili Bowl championship main event.
After sweeping into the lead on the ninth round, five-time and defending Chili Bowl king Sammy Swindell appeared to be well on the way to another checkered flag when he was collected by a flipping car along the frontstretch just as the two laps to go signal was indicated.
Taking full advantage was Riverside, California’s Darren Hagen, who paced the final three laps atop the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval to top Thursday night’s 25-lap Bully Dog Qualifying main event at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.
(Tim Aylwin photo)
Thursday Night's Bully Dog Qualifier Race Notes & Results |
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| Kevin Swindell Wires Wednesday Feature! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2010) – Kevin Swindell snared his first taste of Chili Bowl glory by wiring the field in Wednesday night’s 25-lap River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown main event at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
Swindell, the son of five-time and defending Chili Bowl champion Sammy Swindell, outdueled Cole Whitt for the lead in the opening rounds and led all the way to the checkered flag with Whitt in tow, as tenth-starter Brad Kuhn nipped Tim McCreadie at the stripe for the third and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals 50-lap championship main event.
(Tim Aylwin photo)
Wednesday Night's River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown Race Notes & Results |
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| Daum Takes Tuesday Opener in the Final Corner! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2010) – Eighteen-year-old Zach Daum of Pocahontas, IL, put the finishing touches on a spicy Chili Bowl opener with a dramatic last-corner pass of New Zealand’s Michael Pickens to win Tuesday night’s 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying “A” Main event at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway.
Daum and Pickens swapped the point several times along the way before “The Dauminator” crossed underneath the Kiwi shoe exiting turn four and surged into the lead to take the checkered flag that closed out the first of four qualifying nights at the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.
Also on Tuesday night, Missouri’s Brad Loyet backed up a 21-win season in 2009 by wiring the field in the 20-lap Vacuworx Race of Champions that featured past event winners and perennial contenders.
(Tim Aylwin photo)
Tuesday Night's Warren CAT Qualifier and Vacuworx Race of Champions Race Notes & Results |
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| Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Time Is Here! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2010) – After a Monday highlighted by visits from dignitaries and a full practice session, the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals fires to life on Tuesday at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifier and Vacuworx Race of Champions marks the first of four nights of qualifying competition that will ultimately set the lineups for Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink slate of championship feature events.
As Monday’s practice session for the 265 entries from 28 different states as well as Australia, New Zealand and Canada got under way at 10:00 a.m., a group of dignitaries including the likes of Congressman John Sullivan, Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and County Commissioners Fred Perry and John Smaligo were led on a tour of the facility by event co-promoter Emmett Hahn.
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Pictured; New Zealand's Michael Pickens was among the quickest in Monday's Chili Bowl practice. (Tim Aylwin photo) |
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| 24th Annual Chili Bowl Next Week! |
 TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2010) – Just one week into the new decade, the nation's premier motorsports spectacle is already upon us as the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals brings the City of Tulsa to life like no other time of the year.
Closing in on a quarter-century of unforgettable racing action atop the QuikTrip Center's ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds, the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals kicks off Tuesday night, January 12, before finally culminating with Saturday night's (January 16) 50-lap championship main event.
The entry list for the prestigious event is currently at 266, with a worldwide field representing 28 different states, a pair of Canadian provinces, Australia and New Zealand.
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Pictured; Kasey Kahne vies for a Golden Driller next week as well as bragging rights in Tuesday night's Vacuworx Race of Champions. |
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