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Brady Bacon – Two Trips to the Pod

Brady Bacon – Two Trips to the Pod...

4/25/2011
(Bill W) April 25, 2011 – It was a change of disciplines, but Brady Bacon acted like he had been driving a midget for weeks at the Dodge City Speedway last weekend. With the USAC National Midget series in town, he banked a pair of podium finishes on the 3/8-mile oval. Weather permitting, this weekend, he will head to the Upper Midwest as he will tackle the $5,000 to win Spring Nationals at the Jackson Speedway in Minnesota and the season opener at the Knoxville...more
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Brady To Take the Wing Off This We

Brady To Take the Wing Off This We...

5/19/2011
Brady will be making a change this weekend since there is not an ASCS National Series race scheduled and will be racing Non-Wing Sprints and Midgets with USAC. Brady will be in the 99 PPM Titanium Products car for the Larry Rice Classic at Bloomington Speedway on Friday, as well as Sunday at Kokomo. He will also be climbing into a Team Wilke midget for the famed Hut Hundred Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, In.
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Taylor Ferns Carries USAC D1 Midge

Taylor Ferns Carries USAC D1 Midge...

9/14/2011
Shelby Township, Mich.—Sept. 14, 2011—It’s often said that races and championships are won in the shop during the week. For Taylor Ferns and her team, they have put in more than their fair share of hours preparing for each and every race this season. That perseverance has certainly paid off, as the native of Shelby Township, Mich., is the current point leader in the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Car Series, with three races remaining this season. Ferns look to add to her lead,...more
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Fresh off a Sixth-Place Finish Tay

Fresh off a Sixth-Place Finish Tay...

9/20/2011
Shelby Township, Mich.—Sept. 21, 2011—Consistency is a key component of being successful in racing, and oftentimes can be very difficult for a young driver to learn. Taylor Ferns has shown the consistency of a veteran all season long and that continued this past weekend, as she picked up a sixth-place finish at Columbus Speedway in Ohio with the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series on Saturday, Sept. 17. The 15-year old continues to lead the series standings with two races...more
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Taylor Ferns Closes Out USAC Mopar

Taylor Ferns Closes Out USAC Mopar...

10/12/2011
Shelby Township, Mich.— Oct 12, 2011— It’s often said that the most important thing for a young driver is seat time and laps on a variety of different race tracks. After competing three straight nights last week on the dirt, Taylor Ferns will be in action at two vastly different tracks this week as she wraps up the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series schedule and looks to clinch the series title. The series concludes the 2011 campaign with a dirt/asphalt doubleheader,...more
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Taylor Ferns Headed to Mazda Road

Taylor Ferns Headed to Mazda Road...

10/28/2011
Shelby Township, Mich.—Oct 27, 2011—Fresh off her championship winning season with the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series, Taylor Ferns has been selected to participate in the inaugural Mazda Road to Indy Scouting Combine, Nov. 28–30 at Andersen Race Park in Palmetto, Florida. Ferns, who is the winningest female in USAC history, will be one of 12 drivers to take part in the Mazda Road to Indy Scouting Combine, with fellow participants representing WKA, IKF, SKUSA, Rotax, TaG,...more
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Vogler Tops First Chili Bowl Natio

Vogler Tops First Chili Bowl Natio...

1/11/1987
TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 1987) - Rich Vogler was not on hand for the Friday night preliminary won by Gene Gennetten, but he didn't let his thirteenth starting position jinx him as he won the "Original Chili Bowl" Indoor Midget Nationals on the tight quarter mile dirt track at Expo Square on the Tulsa Fairgrounds. Vogler put the Babe's Showgirls Autocraft #74 in sixth position by the seventh lap. Vogler rode the cushion and used spins by Doug Wolfgang and Sammy...more
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“The Kruser” is Back on Top in Fri

“The Kruser” is Back on Top in Fri...

1/14/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 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...more
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Hagen Tops Bully Dog Qualifier at

Hagen Tops Bully Dog Qualifier at...

1/14/2010
Lonnie Wheatley, 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...more
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Ticket Renewal Deadline Extended t

Ticket Renewal Deadline Extended t...

4/26/2011
TULSA, Okla. (April 26, 2011) – With ticket renewal flyers just shipped out of the event’s Tulsa offices, the ticket renewal deadline for the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals has been extended to May 20. Ticket holders from January’s Silver Anniversary Chili Bowl event have until May 20 to renew tickets for the 26th edition of the event that will take place at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 10-14, 2012. Tickets for four nights are...more
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Kevin Swindell Repeats Chili Bowl

Kevin Swindell Repeats Chili Bowl...

1/15/2011
Len Hayward, TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2011) - It took 25 years for a back-to-back winner to happen at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire, and it was only fitting that it was a Swindell to do it on the event’s Silver Anniversary. Kevin Swindell added a Silver Driller to his trophy case that will likely sit beside the Golden Driller he won in 2010, as he held off a late charge from his father and five-time Chili Bowl champ, Sammy, on the final...more
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Cottle Works Up Friday Prelim Win

Cottle Works Up Friday Prelim Win...

1/14/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2011) – Preliminary action at the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals concluded on Friday night with Indiana’s Shane Cottle racing to victory lane in the 25-lap Vacuworx International Qualifying main event atop the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway. Cottle raced into the lead from the third starting position on the opening round and set the pace the rest of the way, ultimately taking the checkered flag ahead of...more
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Sammy Swindell Scores Thursday Pre

Sammy Swindell Scores Thursday Pre...

11/7/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2011) – Sammy Swindell served up a good reminder of exactly why he ranks as the only five-time winner in Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals history by mastering Thursday night’s Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying field at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway. The star Sprint Car shoe from Germantown, TN, raced into the lead from the pole position at the outset and led all 25 circuits on the third of four qualifying nights at the...more
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25th Anniversary Car Unveiled on P

25th Anniversary Car Unveiled on P...

1/9/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2011) – The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was one of the defining moments of pre-Oklahoma state history. And, each January, that Land Rush is reenacted in part when the big doors of the Tulsa Fairgrounds QuikTrip Center open up for Chili Bowl Nationals parking. That rush took place beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, with all 260-plus race teams from throughout 29 states as well as Australia and New Zealand loaded into the enormous...more
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Chili Bowl Time in Tulsa!

Chili Bowl Time in Tulsa!

1/5/2011
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 5, 2011) – For a solid week each January, the entire racing world finds itself living on Tulsa time. Race fans and teams from throughout the nation and beyond flock to the birthplace of Route 66 by the thousands, with those unable to make the journey following along as closely as possible in any manner possible. It’s the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. And, there’s simply no comparison. This year marks the Silver Anniversary of...more
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SCOTT HATTON WINS SECOND ANNUAL OR

SCOTT HATTON WINS SECOND ANNUAL OR...

1/8/1988
by Don Hubbard TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 1988) - Twenty-four year old Scott Hatton showed the veterans the way around the tight indoor quarter-mile oval at Tulsa's Expo Square Saturday night as he won the "Second Annual Original Chili Bowl Midget Nationals". Hatton paced himself on the inside groove behind Friday night's preliminary winner Danny Frye, Jr., Mike Gregg and Gene Gennetten for the first fifteen laps. On the sixteenth circuit, Hatton moved up a half a...more
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SAMMY SWINDELL TAKES TULSA’S THIRD

SAMMY SWINDELL TAKES TULSA’S THIRD...

1/14/1989
By Don Hubbard TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 1989) – A crowd of over 3,000 fans were on hand to see Sprint Car star Sammy Swindell start outside pole in the brand new Jack Runyon/Jack Rentals sponsored Pontiac powered Challenger midget and lead flag-to-flag to win the Third Annual “Original Chili Bowl Midget Nationals” at Tulsa’s Expo Square indoor quarter-mile dirt track. Before the twenty-one car field hit the starting line for the start of the 35-lap feature, several...more
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HEYDENEICH NOTCHES CHILI BOWL VICT

HEYDENEICH NOTCHES CHILI BOWL VICT...

1/13/1990
Tulsa, Okla. - Johnny Heydenreich of Bloomsburg, PA, overtook race-long leader Sammy Swindell on the 32nd round and went on to top the 40-lap Fourth Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals feature. Starting on the front row outside, Swindell jumped into the early lead and paced the field for 31 laps before a slightly deflating right rear tire resulted in a push that ultimately denied Swindell his second consecutive Chili Bowl victory. Heydenreich was in position to take...more
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McSPADDEN WIRES CHILI BOWL FIELD

McSPADDEN WIRES CHILI BOWL FIELD

1/12/1991
TULSA, Okla. - After topping Thursday night's preliminary feature, Arizona's Lealand McSpadden started on the pole in Saturday night's feature and led wire-to-wire to win the 5th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap feature. The "Tempe Tornado" withstood some late challenges from Sammy Swindell to secure the victory in the Bondio Fabrication/John Barnes Arias-powered machine. Utilizing the low groove, Swindell pulled even with the rim-riding McSpadden on several...more
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SWINDELL FIRST TWO-TIME WINNER

SWINDELL FIRST TWO-TIME WINNER

1/11/1992
TULSA, Okla. - A standing-room only crowd watched Sammy Swindell take command early en route to becoming the first repeat winner in the six year history of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Thursday night's preliminary winner Kevin Doty grabbed the initial lead over Friday's prelim winner, Ken Schrader. Schrader and fourth-starter Swindell made contact on the backstretch on the opening round, with Schrader spinning. Schrader restarted at the rear. Doty once again took...more
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BLANEY ROLLS THROUGH CHILI BOWL

BLANEY ROLLS THROUGH CHILI BOWL

1/9/1993
TULSA, Okla. - After winning Thursday night's preliminary feature, Dave Blaney fought off several challenges to win the 7th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap feature at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. Blaney jumped into the lead at the drop of the green flag, but it was Ken Schrader who took command on the second round. Schrader led for only two circuits before Blaney regained the lead. Schrader's strong run would come to an end after 21 laps after losing the belt...more
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8th Annual Chili Bowl Results

8th Annual Chili Bowl Results

1/8/1994
Results A Feature (50 Laps): 1. Andy Hillenburg, 2. Stevie Reeves, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Kenny Irwin, 5. Ron Shuman, 6. Dean Erfurth, 7. Tommie Estes, Jr., 8. Tony Stewart, 9. P.J. Jones, 10. Randy Roberts, 11. Scott Hatton, 12. Danny Frye, 13. John Starks, 14. Kevin Doty, 15. Page Jones, 16. Ken Schrader, 17. Dave Strickland, 18. Donnie Beechler, 19. Gene Gennetten, 20. Jerry Coons, Jr. First B Feature: 1. Gene Gennetten, 2. Danny Frye, 3. Dean Erfurth, 4. Cary Faas,...more
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Doty Takes First Prelim Victory

Doty Takes First Prelim Victory

1/9/2002
Tulsa, OK (Jan. 9, 2002) - Saying the top groove was going to be ``tricky’’ Chili Bowl veteran Kevin Doty decided to run the low side of the Tulsa Expo Raceway on Wednesday night and it paid off with a victory on the first qualifying night of the 16th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Doty, who started fifth, battled throughout the 25-lap main event with Kasey Kahne, one of racing’s top young stars. On a Lap 17 restart Doty took the lead for good driving...more
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16th Annual Chili Bowl - Wednesday

16th Annual Chili Bowl - Wednesday...

1/9/2002
B Main action … In the first B Main, A.J. Fike and Gary Wright battled for the lead throughout the 15-lap event. On Lap 13, Fike took the lead for good when he passed Wright on the outside of Turn 2. Sammy Swindell took the third and final transfer spot on Lap 14 after starting 12th. In the second B Main, Davey Ray drove around Matthew Neely on Lap 9 and led the rest of the race. Aaron Kirk finished third, outracing Joe Boyles at the end. On Lap 7, Mike Hess, Kirk and...more
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Hines passes Malone on last lap fo

Hines passes Malone on last lap fo...

1/10/2002
Tulsa, OK (Jan. 10, 2002) - Tracy Hines knew he was in the right position as the laps were winding down in Thursday night’s preliminary main event at the 16th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals . Entering the final lap of the 25-lap race on the indoor Tulsa Expo Raceway, Hines was running behind leader Critter Malone in second on the bottom of the race track like he had done for much of the race. But on the last lap Hines moved high entering the first turn and...more
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Kruseman keeps elbows up in Chili

Kruseman keeps elbows up in Chili...

1/11/2002
Tulsa, OK (Jan. 11, 2002) - Cory Kruseman compared driving a midget at the Chili Bowl to driving a Sprint Car on the tight quarter mile at Ventura, Calif. Maybe it was that experience that helped him drive his No. 47 Andy Bondio-owned entry to a victory on Friday night in the final preliminary night of the 16th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. On the ninth lap of the race, Kruseman, the 1999 Chili Bowl champion, took advantage of Jason Leffler holding up Tony...more
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Stewart outruns Doty for Chili Bow

Stewart outruns Doty for Chili Bow...

1/12/2002
Tulsa, OK (January 12) - Tony Stewart said Saturday night he will put his Chili Bowl Winner’s Trophy, a bronzed replica of the Driller outside the indoor Tulsa Expo Raceway, on his shelf at home next to his Dale Earnhardt helmet. That is what winning Saturday night’s 50-lap championship main event at the 16th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals meant to one of Winston Cup racing’s top stars. Stewart won a race-long battle with Kevin Doty as the two swapped the lead six...more
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Boorse Blasts to Bud Shootout Qual

Boorse Blasts to Bud Shootout Qual...

1/8/2003
Lonnie Wheatley – TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2003) – Dan Boorse kicked off the 17th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals by slipping underneath race-long leader Jimmy Sills exiting turn four on the 15th round en route to winning Wednesday night’s Bud Shootout Qualifying 25-lap feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway. “It was fairly difficult to pass tonight, so I knew the best chance to get around him would be on a restart” stated Boorse in the post-race press conference....more
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Hatton Hustles to Love's Thunder a

Hatton Hustles to Love's Thunder a...

1/9/2003
Lonnie Wheatley – TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2003) – Scott Hatton made a long-awaited return to the Tulsa Expo Raceway’s Chili Bowl Nationals victory lane, leading wire-to-wire to claim the Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Thursday Night Thunder at the Bowl 25-lap qualifying feature victory. Hatton, who won the second running of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in 1988, earned the pole starting position for Thursday night’s 22-car feature by coming from seventh to win...more
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Kruser Tops Cherokee Casino Qualif

Kruser Tops Cherokee Casino Qualif...

1/10/2003
(January 10, 2003) – Cory Kruseman became the third past Chili Bowl champion in as many nights to grace Tulsa Expo Raceway’s victory lane, as he led Tony Stewart to the checkered flag in Friday night’s 25-lap Cherokee Casino Chili Bowl Nationals Qualifying Showdown main event. Kruseman fought off National Midget Driver of the Year Aaron Fike in the early going, then survived a pair of late cautions to secure the victory in the third and final night of qualifying action...more
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Last Lap Charge Nets Boorse Chili

Last Lap Charge Nets Boorse Chili...

1/11/2003
Lonnie Wheatley – TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2003) – Staying in the hunt throughout Saturday night’s 50-lap 17th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals main event at Tulsa Expo Raceway, Wisconsin’s Dan Boorse took advantage of Cory Kruseman’s ill fate to move into third on a lap 46 restart, then rode the cushion around Tony Stewart for second and then Jay Drake on the final round to claim his second Chili Bowl Nationals championship before a record crowd of 14,630. “Anytime...more
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Leffler Love's Chili in Thursday Q

Leffler Love's Chili in Thursday Q...

1/8/2004
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2004) – Jason Leffler rode the cushion past Aaron Fike on the ninth circuit, then held off Scott Hatton in the closing rounds to top Thursday night’s Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores 25-lap qualifying feature for the 18th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Former Chili Bowl champion Hatton pressured Leffler over the final rounds, but was unable to mount a charge and settled for a close second...more
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Coons Conquers Chili Bowl Foes in

Coons Conquers Chili Bowl Foes in...

1/9/2004
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2004) – Friday night’s 25-lap qualifying feature for the 18th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway had a western states flavor to it, with Arizona’s Jerry Coons, Jr., fending off the late challenges of California shoes Cory Kruseman and Josh Wise to claim the victory. Danny Ebberts of Canyon Lake, CA, made a last lap pass to snare the fourth and final transfer position to Saturday’s prestigious main...more
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Lasoski Romps in Chili Bowl Opener

Lasoski Romps in Chili Bowl Opener

1/7/2004
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 7, 2004) - Danny Lasoski kicked off the 18th Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals by romping to victory lane in Wednesday night's 25-lap preliminary feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Lasoski survived several cautions to lead 11th-starter Davey Ray and 20th-starter Dan Boorse to the checkered flag. Steve Buckwalter edged Ray Bull at the stripe for the fourth and final transfer position to Saturday night's O'Reilly Chili Bowl...more
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Kruseman Captures Second Chili Bow

Kruseman Captures Second Chili Bow...

1/10/2004
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2004) – Cory Kruseman battled past Danny Lasoski at the midway point then held off “The Dude” over the final rounds to win Saturday night’s 18th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway. With the victory, Kruseman joins Sammy Swindell and Dan Boorse as the only multi-time winners of the nation’s most prestigious Midget racing event. Piloting the second Andy Bondio entry as Kruseman’s...more
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Ford Cashes in on Wednesday Qualif

Ford Cashes in on Wednesday Qualif...

1/5/2005
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 5, 2005) – The 19th edition of the O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals kicked off at Tulsa Expo Raceway Wednesday night with California’s Josh Ford scoring an impressive wire-to-wire triumph in the 25-lap Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Showdown. Ford was chased to the line by Wisconsin shoe Chad DeSelle, Missouri’s Danny Lasoski and Arizona’s Casey Shuman, each of whom locked themselves into Saturday night’s 50-lap O’Reilly Chili...more
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Hines Hustles to Thursday Love's Q

Hines Hustles to Thursday Love's Q...

1/6/2005
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 6, 2005) – Tracy Hines notched his second career O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals preliminary feature victory by topping Thursday night’s 25-lap Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores qualifying feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Hines gunned into the lead from his pole starting position at the outset and led all the way, racing to the checkered flag in convincing fashion ahead of Bud Kaeding, Tony Stewart and Gary Wright. Those...more
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Kruseman Captures Friday Qualifier

Kruseman Captures Friday Qualifier

1/7/2005
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 7, 2005) – With a unique motorcycle tire bolted on the left front of his racer, Cory Kruseman moved a step closer to capturing a third Golden Driller trophy by topping Friday night’s 25-lap qualifying feature for the 19th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway. The two-time and defending Chili Bowl kingpin survived a late bid from P.J. Jones to secure his fourth career Chili Bowl preliminary triumph....more
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Hines Escapes with Narrow Chili Bo

Hines Escapes with Narrow Chili Bo...

1/8/2005
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2005) – The checkered flag flew none too soon for Indiana’s Tracy Hines in Saturday night’s 19th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap championship finale at Tulsa Expo Raceway, as he held on in the final laps to post a slim victory over Cory Kruseman and Dave Darland. With a Mopar powerplant plugged into the Wilke-Pak Kwik-Change No. 11 Spike Chassis, Hines picked up an extra $10,000 bonus from Mopar to go along...more
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Lasoski Wires Field in Creek Natio

Lasoski Wires Field in Creek Natio...

1/11/2006
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2006) – Missouri’s Danny Lasoski scored a wire-to-wire victory as the 20th Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals kicked off with Wednesday night's 25-lap Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Night main event at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Lasoski fought off the battling duo of Steve Kinser and Jerry Coons, Jr., to snare the win, with Tim McCreadie making a last lap pass of 15-year-old Brady Bacon to snare the fourth and final transfer...more
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Everybody Love's the Drake in Thur

Everybody Love's the Drake in Thur...

1/12/2006
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2006) – Former O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals champion Jay Drake made his way back to victory lane at the Tulsa Expo Raceway by scoring the win in Thursday night's 25-lap Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores qualifying feature. Drake took command at the outset after polesitter J.J. Yeley lost a bout with the frontstretch retaining wall, then fought off a lap 18 bid from Garrett Hansen en route to victory lane to conclude...more
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Kruser Prevails in Red Hot Friday

Kruser Prevails in Red Hot Friday...

1/13/2006
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2006) – Two-time Chili Bowl king Cory Kruseman outlasted P.J. Jones and a host of other challengers in Friday night’s hotly-contested 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying night feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway’s 20th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. In a torrid feature event that included six official lead changes and numerous others from one corner to another, Kruseman took command for keeps on the 21st round and fought back...more
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McCreadie Masters 20th Annual O'Re

McCreadie Masters 20th Annual O'Re...

1/14/2006
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2006)- Watertown, New York's Tim McCreadie fought his way into the lead on the 35th round then slipped away from Jay Drake and Cory Kruseman over the final few circuits to capture the coveted Golden Driller trophy in Tulsa Expo Raceway's 20th Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap Championship feature on Saturday night. The 15th different winner in the storied history of the prestigious event, the triumph by the...more
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Ray Cashes in on Chili Bowl Nation

Ray Cashes in on Chili Bowl Nation...

1/10/2007
TULSA, Okla. (January 10, 2007) – It was a pair of Badgers atop Wednesday night's Creek Nation Casino Qualifying event at Tulsa Expo Raceway's 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, with Davey Ray cashing in the biggest stack of chips after outdueling Brad Kuhn in the 25-lap "A" Main event. Ray, a former Badger Midget Auto Racing Association (BMARA), and reigning BMARA king Kuhn diced in such heated fashion over the middle portion of the race that...more
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Bubba Altig Saves Best for Last in

Bubba Altig Saves Best for Last in...

1/9/2007
TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2007) – The 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Nationals kicked off in most spectacular fashion with Illinois racer Gary "Bubba" Altig making a dramatic pass in the final corner to win Tuesday night's Warren CAT Pre-Qualifying 25-lap feature event. Utilizing the topside of the ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval, Altig charged from fourth on a restart with just two laps remaining to nip Jordan Noblitt for the win at the line. Noblitt, who had...more
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Cottle Throttles Chili Bowl Foes i

Cottle Throttles Chili Bowl Foes i...

1/11/2007
TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2007) – Indiana's Shane Cottle tracked down his first Chili Bowl "A" Main win by wiring the field in Thursday night's Bass Pro Shops Qualifying event at Tulsa Expo Raceway's 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Cottle gunned into the lead from the front row outside at the drop of the green flag and rode the rim to perfection all 25 laps to snare the victory with young shoe Justin Allgaier chasing him underneath the checkered...more
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Darland Does it in Oklahoma Dodge

Darland Does it in Oklahoma Dodge...

1/12/2007
TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2007) – Dave Darland gunned into the lead at the outset and led all 25 laps to win Friday night's Oklahoma Dodge Dealers Qualifying feature event at Tulsa Expo Raceway's 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Darland was chased to the stripe by two-time NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart, with Mat Neely taking the show position. Tuesday night's Warren Cat Pre-Qualifying feature winner, Gary "Bubba" Altig, drove to a fourth...more
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Tony Stewart Snares 21st Annual O'

Tony Stewart Snares 21st Annual O'...

1/13/2007
TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2007) – Two-time NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart added another Golden Driller trophy to his burgeoning collection of winner's hardware as he raced to victory lane in Saturday night's 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap championship feature event at Tulsa Expo Raceway. With the streets of Tulsa covered by several inches of ice and the entire state of Oklahoma under a declared state of emergency due to icy weather, a...more
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Most Magnificent in Chili Bowl Pre

Most Magnificent in Chili Bowl Pre...

1/8/2008
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 8, 2008) – Iowa's Josh Most came out on top of a torrid battle for the lead to win Tuesday night's Bass Pro Shops 25-lap Pre-Qualifying feature event as the 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals kicked off at the Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the QuikTrip Center. Most and Oklahoma's Chett Gehrke swapped the point in the final rounds with Most taking the lead for keeps on the 24th lap. Most beat Gehrke to the line, with Wisconsin's...more
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Ford Cashes in On Creek Nation Cas

Ford Cashes in On Creek Nation Cas...

1/9/2008
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 9, 2008) – California's Josh Ford outdueled Davey Ray over the early rounds before slipping away from the field over the last half of the race to win Wednesday night's 25-lap Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Showdown feature event at the 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval. Working the top side of the track masterfully, Ford surged into the lead upon the completion of the eighth lap and led...more
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