#21T - Don Droud, Jr. (Lincoln, NE)

7th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 2

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes:  7th (2003), 22nd (2006)

2008 Chili Bowl Results:

Friday: 3rd in Heat 6; 1st in Qualifier 1; 16th in A Main

Saturday: 1st in C Main 1; 10th in B Main 2

Running a mix of action in 2008, Don Droud, Jr., put the Ochs Brothers No. 1x in victory lane in NCRA action at Dodge City Raceway Park on May 3 and then in weekly competition at Nebraska's Eagle Raceway on August 31 as he accumulated 13 top-fives and 26 top-tens during the season.

After making it into the Chili Bowl championship main event twice in his initial four attempts, Don has missed the cut by four positions or fewer over each of the past two seasons. 

Car Owner:  Betsy Stuebgen

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Toyota

Sponsors:  www.indyraceparts.com, Toyota, Jet Star, LRBMFG, Penske Shocks