#21k - Cory Kruseman (Ventura, CA)

13th 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)

2009 Chili Bowl Results:

Tuesday: 14th in Race of Champions

Friday: 1st in Heat 6; 2nd in Qualifier 2; 21st in A Main

Saturday: 3rd in D Main 1; 17th in C Main 1

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 over each of the past three years.

Already a winner of more than 100 features this decade, Cory added four more feature wins (including one USAC/CRA Sprint Car triumph and one USAC Western States Midget win) as he busied himself with a driver development program that is benefiting several young drivers.

Adding five Chili Bowl preliminary feature wins to his two Saturday night conquests, seven of Cory's 16 career Midget feature wins have come atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay.  This year, Cory anchors his own five-car team of entries as he tries to battle back into the Saturday night championship finale.

Car Owner:  Kruseman Motorsports

Chassis:  Spike

Engine:  Mopar

Sponsors:  Lucas Oil, Sander Engineering, Agromin, Brown & Miller, Schoenfield