#47 - Cory Kruseman (Ventura, CA)

11th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 8

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes:  22nd (1998), 2nd (1999), 1st (2000), 3rd (2002), 13th (2003), 1st (2004), 2nd (2005), 3rd (2006)

2007 Chili Bowl Results:

Friday: 5th in Heat 2; 1st in Last Chance Race 3; 6th in Qualifier 3; 1st in B Main 2; 14th in A Main

Saturday: 8th in B Main 2

One of only four drivers to top the Chili Bowl Nationals on more than one occasion, Cory will be gunning for the Golden Driller after missing the main event cut last year for the first time since his Chili Bowl debut in 1995.

After topping the Midget portion of Manzanita's Copper on the Dirt event in February, Cory went on to snare nine wingless Sprint Car wins to run his season total to ten wins, marking the ninth consecutive year that Cory has posted ten or more feature wins.

Cory's '07 triumphs included a handful of USAC/CRA scores, a pair of VRA wins and an MSCS victory in Kentucky, but none were more lucrative than his $5,000 score in the ASCS Canyon Region's 360 Western World Championships at Manzanita Speedway on October 13.

Teamed with J.J. Yeley, Cory will once again be teamed with car owner Andy Bondio.  Adding five Chili Bowl preliminary feature wins to his two Saturday night conquests, seven of Cory's 15 career Midget feature wins have come atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay at the Chili Bowl Nationals aboard the familiar Bondio No. 47. 

Car Owner:  Andy Bondio

Chassis:  Bondio

Engine:  Barnes

Sponsors:  Barnes Oil Pumps, Dave Zoriki, Kenny's Components, American Racing Tires, Advanced Shocks

Photo: Cory Kruseman in ASCS Canyon Region victory lane after winning Manzanita Speedway's 360 Western World Championships. (George Levy photo)