Lucas
Oil Chili Bowl Entry List - The First
Glance
 Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla.
(December 7, 2009) – The wait is
over, as the early entry list for the
upcoming 24th Annual Lucas Oil
Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip
Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway was released
from the event's Tulsa office today.
And, as has become typical, the list is dotted
with the biggest names in auto racing
including the likes of five-time Chili
Bowl champion Sammy Swindell, NASCAR star
Kasey Kahne and other past event winners
including Cory Kruseman, Tim McCreadie,
Tracy Hines and Jay Drake.
An international field of competitors is set to
swarm upon Tulsa, OK, on January 12-16,
2010, with the initial 135 entries that
have been filed for the 24th
Annual Chili Bowl Nationals representing a
total of 21 different states from coast to
coast as well as New Zealand, Australia
and Canada.
The current list of entries for the 24th
Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is
available at www.chilibowl.com/2010chilibowlentries.asp.
Driver entry is just $150 if filed
by December 15.
Entries filed after the pre-entry
deadline are $200.
Initially a two-day event that attracted
approximately 50 cars in 1987, last year's
edition of the Chili Bowl drew a record
count of 281 competitors.
And when the final checkered flag
had flown, it was Tennessee's Sammy
Swindell collecting an unprecedented fifth
Golden Driller trophy.
The 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl
Nationals kicks off Tuesday night, January
12, with the first of four qualifying
nights.
Tuesday's Warren CAT Qualifier will
also include the Second Annual Vacuworx
International Chili Bowl Race of
Champions, featuring past event winners
and other top Chili Bowl contenders
squaring off in a special feature race.
The River Spirit Casino Qualifying Showdown
follows on Wednesday night, with the Geico
Powersports Qualifier on Thursday and then
the E3 Spark Plugs Qualifier on Friday.
The top three finishers from each of the the
Qualifying Night features will
automatically lock into the Saturday
night, January 16, Lucas Oil Chili Bowl
championship feature, with the balance of
Saturday's Rockstar Energy Drink
championship feature events lined up
according to Qualifying Night finishes.
A limited number of reserved seats remain for
Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying
event and Vacuworx International Chili
Bowl Race of Champions for just $26
apiece.
Tickets may be obtained by calling
the ticket office at 918-838-3777.
Only pit passes remain for Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil
Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available
at http://www.chilibowl.com/.
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Pre-Entry Stats:
Most Chili Bowls Competed In (Among Pre-Entered
Drivers):
Donnie
Lehmann 20, Sammy Swindell 19, Danny
Lasoski 18, Steve Newman 18, Tracy Hines
13, Jerry Coons, Jr. 12, Dave Darland 12,
Jay Drake 12, Cory Kruseman 12, Joe Boyles
11, A.J. Fike 11, Mike Hess 11, Nick
O'Neal 11, Tim Siner 11, Matt Westfall 11,
Kasey Kahne 9, Shane Hollingsworth 8,
Thomas Meseraull 8, Davey Ray 8.
Chili Bowl Championship Feature Starts (Among
Pre-Entered Drivers): Sammy
Swindell 16, Danny Lasoski 14, Dave
Darland 11, Tracy Hines 11, Jerry Coons,
Jr. 10, Cory Kruseman 8, Jay Drake 7,
Kasey Kahne 5, Jon Stanbrough 5, Matt
Westfall 5, Steve Buckwalter 4, Brad Kuhn
4, Donnie Lehmann 4, Davey Ray 4, Joe
Boyles 3, Bobby East 3, Tim McCreadie 3,
Don Droud, Jr. 2, Garrett Hansen 2, Mike
Hess 2, Jesse Hockett 2, Levi Jones 2,
Daryn Pittman 2, Cole Whitt 2, Chris
Windom 2, Josh Wise 2, Brady Bacon 1,
Bryan Clauson 1, A.J. Fike 1, Nathan High
1, Shane Hollingsworth 1, Brad Loyet 1,
Thomas Meseraull 1, Bobby Michnowicz 1,
Michael Pickens 1, Johnny Rodriguez 1,
Kevin Swindell 1.
(Keenan
Wright photo)
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