#17k - Austin Mero (Kingsburg, CA)

2nd Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 0

2008 Chili Bowl Results:

Tuesday: 2nd in Heat 9; 13th in A Main

Friday: 1st in Heat 1; 5th in Qualifier 1; 10th in B Main 1

Saturday: 6th in E Main 2

The Kruseman student earned a fifth-place VRA Sprint Car finish in May and added another top-five with a fourth-place Regional Midget run at Ventura in September.

Car Owner:  Kruseman Motorsports

Chassis: Bullet

Engine:  Gaerte

Sponsors: Lucas Oil, Agromin, Sander Engineering, Schoenfeld Headers, VTR