#8x - Bud Kaeding (Campbell, CA)

9th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 3

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes: 3rd (2000), 13th (2005), 15th (2006)

2008 Chili Bowl Results:

Thursday: 6th in Heat 7; 4th in Last Chance 2

Saturday: 4th in G Main 1; 6th in F Main 1

After back-to-back USAC Silver Crown titles in 2006 and 2007, Bud bagged a Golden State Challenge Sprint Car win at Petaluma on April 19 along with another pair of Sprint Car feature wins at Ocean Speedway in 2008.

After finishing out the season ranked third in Golden State Challenge Sprint Car points, Bud shoots for a fourth Chili Bowl championship main event after making back-to-back starts in 2005 and 2006.

Car Owner:  Murray Erickson / Guardian Racing

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Mopar Stanton

Sponsors: Guardian, Maxi Pads