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When: January 13-17, 2009

Where: Tulsa, OK

Location: Tulsa Expo Raceway

Tickets: Tickets are only available for Tuesday night. All tickets for the remainder of week are sold-out, although pit-passes are available for every night.

Entry Info: Entry form

Past Winners: Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007 and 2002), Sammy Swindell (1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989), Cory Kruseman (2004 and 2000), Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy Hines (2005), Jay Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie Beechler (1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994), Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden (1991), Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).

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2009 Schedule

January 11, 2009
9:00am --- Building Opens
9:00am -8:00pm --- Move-In
12:00pm - 6:00pm --- Pit Pass Booth Open

January 12, 2009
8:00am --- Building Opens
8:00am --- Pit Pass Booth Opens
9:00am --- 8:00pm --- Practice

January 13, 2009
9:00am --- Building Opens
11:00am --- Pit Pass Booth Opens
5:00pm --- Hot Laps
6:00pm --- Races

January 14, 2009
9:00am --- Building Opens
11:00am --- Pit Pass Booth Opens
5:00pm --- Hot Laps
6:00pm --- Races

January 15, 2009
9:00am --- Building Opens
11:00am --- Pit Pass Booth Opens
5:00pm --- Hot Laps
6:00pm --- Races

January 16, 2009
9:00-7:00pm --- Trade Show
9:00am --- Building Opens
9:00am --- Pit Pass Booth Opens
5:00pm --- Hot Laps
6:00pm --- Races

January 17, 2009
9:00-7:00pm --- Trade Show
9:00am --- Pit Pass Booth Opens
9:00am ---Building & Stands Open
12:00pm --- Features

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1-16-09

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1-15-09

Hines advances to Saturday's feature: For the second time in as many nights, it was a past Chili Bowl champion reaching victory lane at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway.  This time, it was 2005 Chili Bowl king Tracy Hines tracking down top honors in Thursday's 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying night feature event at the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.The triumph before a standing-room-only crowd came by the narrowest of margins though, as Hines flashed across the finish line in the Tony Stewart Racing Kistler Chevy-powered No. 21 Chevy/Bass Pro Shops Spike just 0.12-seconds ahead of fellow Hoosier State hotshoe Dave Darland. Also assured of a starting slot in Saturday night's 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event along with Hines and Darland is Illinois native and 2008 ARCA champion Justin Allgaier, who claimed the show position to lock into his third career Chili Bowl finale.  Hines and Darland will both make their eleventh career championship feature starts on Saturday night. (More including results)

McCreadie recovering after Chili Bowl wreck: After riding out one of the most spectacular flips in Chili Bowl Nationals history, New York's Tim McCreadie is recuperating from injuries at a Tulsa-area hospital. McCreadie suffered a fractured T-3 vertebra and has floating fragments after the incident that occurred while leading Wednesday night's first qualifying race. Noted specialist Dr. Terry Trammel was scheduled to consult with the local specialist on Thursday afternoon. (Chili Bowl PR)

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1-14-09

Swindell wins Chili Bowl qualifier: Through two nights of competition at the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, Sammy Swindell stands undefeated. After serving notice with a convincing Race of Champions triumph on Tuesday night, Swindell took on a field of 68 competitors in Wednesday night's Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Showdown at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway. Piloting an unconventional Midget, at least in terms of appearance with an old super modified style tailtank, the four-time Chili Bowl king put a whooping on the mostly younger generation of racers by winning his heat race, qualifying race and then wiring the field in the 25-lap "A" Feature event. Queried about the unique tailtank, Swindell simply said, "It's a secret," with a sly grin. Only J.J. Yeley could keep Swindell in sight in the feature event.  But, when Swindell cleared a group of three lapped cars on the white flag lap, the victory aboard the Esslinger-powered Venture Racing/ARIENCO/York Excavating No. 1 Spike was as good as sealed. (More including results)

1-13-09

Kuhn wins Tuesday's Chili Bowl qualifier: The 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire kicked off in the most dramatic of fashions at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway on Tuesday night as Brad Kuhn slipped around Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., in the final pair of corners to win the 25-lap O'Reilly Qualifying feature event. Collecting his second Chili Bowl preliminary feature win in as many years, Indiana's Kuhn locked himself into Saturday night's 50-lap Chili Bowl championship main event along with Memphis-area shoe Stenhouse and third-place finisher Steve Buckwalter of Royersford, PA. "I didn't think I had the patience to do it 25 laps (run the bottom), thankfully Ricky didn't," Kuhn kidded afterward. While 67 drivers battled it out on the first of four Chili Bowl qualifying nights, four-time Chili Bowl king Sammy Swindell fought off a late bid from Tim McCreadie to win the 20-lap Race of Champions. (More including results)

1-12-09

ROC vote outcome in dispute: At-large voting to determine the final two starters in next Tuesday night's Race of Champions at the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire concluded late Friday night. But the apparent outcome that would have Steve Buckwalter and Tony Elliott added to the star-studded field that includes eight past Chili Bowl winners at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway is under dispute, with federal and international officials investigating the final outcome. After two preliminary rounds of on-line voting at www.chilibowl.com that attracted approximately 40,000 votes during each of the periods extending from December 18-24 and December 25-31, the final round of voting ran from January 1 through 11:00 p.m. CST January 9.  And with more than 800,000 votes cast during that nine-day span, federal officials took notice and demanded an inquiry into the results. "It's one thing to have the occasional fraudulent presidential election, that's something that just happens every decade or so," a member of the Department of Justice commented on an anonymous basis from his Mediterranean island estate.  "But to have any chicanery in the Chili Bowl Race of Champions voting process is a slap in the face of democracy, we simply must get to the bottom of it!" Pennsylvania's Steve Buckwalter was the week's top vote-getter, receiving over 244,000 of the 803,042 votes cast, or 30%.  Tony Elliott was next with 26% followed by Matt Westfall (14%), Shane Cottle (13%), Brad Kuhn (12%) and Davey Ray (5%). Buckwalter's total is the equivalent of each resident of his home borough of Royersford, PA, which boasts a population of approximately 4,300, voting for him 56 times apiece.  It's a total that has even drawn international attention. (Chili Bowl PR)

1-10-09

Chili Bowl field reaches 293: The talent pool runs deep at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. And with a record total of 293 entries already submitted for next week's 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, how could it not? The best of the Bowl season takes place next Tuesday through Saturday at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway as racing teams from 30 different states as well as Canada battle it out for Chili Bowl bragging rights atop the ¼-mile clay oval in front of a packed house. Champions from all variety of motorsports, including Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models, Modifieds and even Drag Racing are also represented among the current crop of entries. (Tulsa Expo/Chili Bowl PR)

1-7-09

Chili Bowl one week away: One more week. That's all that remains before the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire gets under way at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway. Following next Monday's practice session, five full nights of racing ensue on Tuesday through Saturday, January 13-17, as drivers from the nation converge upon the Tulsa State Fairgrounds in pursuit of the coveted Golden Driller trophy. And the entry count has climbed into uncharted territory, reaching the 293 mark and putting last year's record competitor count of 274 in serious jeopardy of going by the wayside. The number of states represented, in addition to the Canadian province of Ontario, has climbed to 30 with the addition of Louisiana's Channing Zierolf, who fills the fifth and final Loyet Motorsports mount. With the likes of Danny Lasoski, Jon Stanbrough, Jesse Hockett and Brad Loyet in the other No. 05 Midgets, the Loyet team rivals other super-teams with only the Keith Kunz Motorsports team fielding more entries with six. (Tulsa Expo/Chili Bowl PR)

12-19-08

Fans to determine Chili Bowl Race of Champions at-large starters: The 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will feature an added attraction, as the five-night event will be augmented with the Chili Bowl Race of Champions. And, race fans around the world will have the opportunity over the next several weeks to determine the final pair of starters for the Tuesday night, January 13, Race of Champions event via voting at www.chilibowl.com. For those that missed out on tickets for the rest of the week or haven't had an opportunity to experience the Chili Bowl in person, it's an excellent opportunity as a limited number of tickets remain for the Tuesday night card. In addition to the Chili Bowl Race of Champions, a full field of approximately 70 competitors will battle it out through a full slate of racing action including heats, qualifiers and feature events. Already included in the Chili Bowl Race of Champions are past event winners Jay Drake, Damion Gardner, Scott Hatton, Tracy Hines, Cory Kruseman, Tim McCreadie and Sammy Swindell along with Kasey Kahne, J.J. Yeley, Jason Leffler and Dave Darland. Now, it's up to the fans to determine the final two drivers that will go for the glory and the $2,500 winner's share in the 20-lap Chili Bowl Race of Champions. Excluding those drivers already in the Race of Champions, another 16 drivers entered in the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals have made three or more Chili Bowl championship main event starts over the course of their career. And, those are the drivers that have been deemed eligible for the "At-Large" starting berths. The 16 candidates will be placed in two groups of eight, with fans voting on the first group from December 18 through 24 and then the second group from December 25 through December 31. The top three in voting from each group will move to the Final Round of voting, which takes place January 1 through January 9. The pair of drivers accumulating the most votes in the final round will be extended invitations to compete in the Chili Bowl Race of Champions. If one of the elected drivers is unable to participate for any reason, the invitation will transfer to the next driver in the voting results. Those drivers in Group A, which will be voted on from December 18 through December 24, include Brad Kuhn, Danny Lasoski, Donnie Lehmann, Gary Wright, Joe Boyles, Matt Westfall, Shane Carson and Shane Cottle. Those drivers in Group B, which will be voted on from December 25 through December 31, include Bud Kaeding, Davey Ray, Jerry Coons, Jr., Jon Stanbrough, Kevin Olson, Rick Hendrix, Steve Buckwalter and Tony Elliott. A limited number of tickets remain for the Tuesday night, January 13, O'Reilly Qualifying Night event that also includes the Chili Bowl Race of Champions for just $26 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777. (Tulsa Expo/Chili Bowl PR)

12-8-08

147 Chili Bowl entries and counting: Let's face it. There's only one motorsports event in the world that draws seemingly universal attention. From the NASCAR ranks, to the drag strips, to your favorite Saturday night bullring and across the seas, people circle the dates of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on their calendar each year. And with the pre-entry deadline of December 15 for the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire still ten days away, the event office has already been flooded with entries in anticipation of next month's mega-event at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway. Currently, a total of 147 entries representing 28 different states as well as Canada have been filed for the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, which unfolds atop the ¼-mile Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval on January 13-17, 2009. The complete list of entries for the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire is available at www.chilibowl.com/2009chilibowlentries.asp. Driver entry is just $150 if filed by December 15. Entries filed after the pre-entry deadline are $200. The current list of entries already reads like a veritable who's who of auto racing, with past event winners Sammy Swindell, Cory Kruseman, Tracy Hines and Tim McCreadie among an early group of entries that also includes NASCAR star Kasey Kahne and author of much Chili Bowl lore, J.J. Yeley, among others. (Chili Bowl PR)

11-12-08

Chassis Seminar in Tulsa; Jan. 16: Sprint car veteran Gary Wright of Hooks, Texas and Maxim Chassis own Mike Long will host an in depth chassis clinic on Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This seminar will be held in conjunction with the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals weekend, which will be held January 13-17, 2009. Wright is a nine time NCRA outlaw sprint car champion from 1996-2002 and leads the series in total victories with 80, 76 of those coming in the outlaw sprint division with four of those wins coming in the series' 360 sprint division. He is also a four time ASCS National champion (2004-2007) and leads that series with 226 feature wins. But that is not all as he has 29 All-Star Circuit of Champions victories, six World of Outlaw victories and counting non-sanctioned events, 310 sprint car feature wins throughout his career. Wright will be joined in this seminar by Long, who is Vice President of Operations for Maxim Chassis.

9-14-08

Race of Champions added to the Chilli Bowl: Chili Bowl week just got a little bit better for the thousands upon thousands of race fans that flock to Tulsa each January for the world's premier auto racing event, as a Chili Bowl Race of Champions has been added to the Tuesday night portion of the event that spans five nights. The 23rd edition of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is slated to take place at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 13-17, 2009. It had previously been announced that the Tuesday event would become a full qualifying event in 2009 rather than a "pre-qualifying" card reserved for Chili Bowl rookies and relative newcomers, as had been the case over the previous two years. (More)

2-7-08

2009 Chili Bowl tickets on sale now: The 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals has been in the books for less than a month now, but the thousands upon thousands of fans that pack the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds are already making arrangements for the next edition of the Chili Bowl. Tickets for the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, which will take place atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval on January 13-17, 2009, went on sale Friday, February 1. (PR)

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