#07 - Gary Wright (Hooks, TX)

11th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 4

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes: 22nd (1999), 19th (2000), 17th (2004), 22nd (2005)

Last Chili Bowl Appearance:  2006 (19th in B Main)

"The Texan" broke open a tight O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National championship points battle with a dominant Speedweek performance and went on to collect the $50,000 series championship for the fourth year in a row to go along with ten previous NCRA titles.

Gary kicked off the season on the right note by collecting $10,000 in East Bay Raceway Park's "King of the 360's" and went on to post 13 ASCS National Tour wins in 2007, extending his series best win total to 119.  Wright was able to put the title away on the strength of 32 top-fives in 35 feature starts.  

In addition to the lucrative title, Gary also won a new Wesmar Racing Engine by topping the invitational ASCS / Wesmar Challenge at the Devil's Bowl Winter Nationals in October.

Gary's 14 overall wins in 2007, including an All Star triumph in August, runs his career total in Sprint Cars alone to over 300 triumphs.

Teamed with Darren Stewart and Billy Mentgen aboard one of three Mentgen entries, Wright shoots for his fifth Saturday night Chili Bowl championship finale.

Car Owner:  Gary Wright

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Fontana

Sponsors:  All Trades Services, Spike, Fontana, Diamond Excavating

Photo:  Gary Wright opened the season with a $10,000 score at Tampa's East Bay Raceway Park. (TWC Photo)