#16b - Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL)

2nd Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts:  0

2005 Chili Bowl Results:

Wednesday: DNS Heat 2; 5th in D Feature 1

Saturday: 4th in I Feature 2; 4th in H Feature 2; 15th in G Feature 2

Posted a pair of top-five finishes in a half dozen Sprint Car feature starts in '05 including a fourth place run at Malden (MO) Speedway on September 2...Only Midget feature start of the year netted a tenth place MARA finish at Farmer City Raceway on July 20. 

Car Owner:  Bill Benefiel

Chassis:  Stealth

Engine:  Fontana

Sponsors:  Bell Racing, Super Shox, American Racing Tire

Photo:  Mike Woodruff gets a bite during O'Reilly Sprint Bandits TNT action at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway on August 15.  (Photo courtesy of The Wheatley Collection)