#4x - Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

13th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 11

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes:  13th (1998), 20th (2000), 24th (2001), 5th (2002), 16th (2003), 10th (2004), 3rd (2005), 10th (2006), 16th (2007), 2nd (2008), 6th (2009)

2009 Chili Bowl Results:

Tuesday: 2nd in Race of Champions

Thursday: 1st in Heat 4; 3rd in Qualifier 3; 2nd in A Main

Saturday: 6th in A Main

For the driver that reached the 200 career feature win plateau in 2009, about the only thing missing from the trophy case is a Golden Driller.

A past champion in each of USAC's National open wheel divisions, Darland added six wins in 2009 to reach the 200 mark with a New Zealand Midget triumph in January followed up by four USAC Sprint Car scores and a Silver Crown triumph at Eldora's Four Crown Nationals.

Third-ranked in '09 USAC Sprint Car points, Darland has started ten consecutive Chili Bowl championship main events with last year's sixth-place run his sixth time among the top ten in the 50-lap finale after a career best Chili Bowl showing of second the previous year.

Darland once again takes the seat of one of the potent Wilke Pak entries, this time carrying the No. 4x in tribute to the Speedway Motors Sprint Cars of years past.

Car Owner:  Wilke Pak Motorsports

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Toyota

Sponsors:  Speedway Motors, Hoosier Tires, BMRS, AutoNet Mobile, Nos Energy Drink 

Photo: Dave Darland in 2009 Sprint Bandits TNT action. (TWC photo)