Chili
Bowl Update - Vacuworx Race of Champions
Field is Set!
Limited
Amount of Tickets Remain for Tuesday Night
Card!
 Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 22, 2009)
– In just three short weeks, the dirt
will be flying inside the Tulsa State
Fairgrounds' QuikTrip Center when the 24th
Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals
fires off at Tulsa Expo Raceway.
On Tuesday night, January 12, the first of four
Qualifying nights gets under way with
one-quarter of the 250-plus entries
battling it out to determine where they'll
line up in the Saturday, January 16,
championship feature events.
There will be an added attraction on that Tuesday
night card as well, as the Second Annual
Vacuworx International Race of Champions
simply adds to a full card of racing
action that includes heat races,
qualifying races, "C" Mains,
"B" Mains and an "A"
Main.
Fifteen drivers have been tabbed to compete in
the Vacuworx Race of
Champions, a 20-lap affair that offers up
$2,500 to the winner and a minimum of $300
to each starter.
Among those slated for the Vacuworx Race of
Champions are seven drivers that have
captured the Golden Driller in the past,
another four drivers that are piloting
entries fielded by past winning car owners
and another four at-large berths.
The Second Annual Vacuworx International Race of
Champions field will include the
following:
1 Sammy Swindell
(Germantown, TN) – Five-time Chili Bowl
winner (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992, 1989)
21k Cory Kruseman
(Ventura, CA) – Two-time Chili Bowl
winner (2004, 2000)
11w Tim McCreadie
(Watertown, NY) – 2006 Chili Bowl winner
11 Tracy Hines (New Castle,
IN) – 2005 Chili Bowl winner
71k Jay Drake (Val Verde, CA)
– 2001 Chili Bowl winner
57b Johnny Heydenreich
(Indianapolis, IN) – 1991 Chili Bowl
winner
15h Scott Hatton
(Roscoe, IL) – 1988 Chili Bowl winner
40 Jason Leffler
(Long Beach, CA) – Leffler owned 2008
winning car driven by Damion Gardner
47 Garrett Hansen
(Manhattan Beach, CA)
- Hansen drives for three-time
Chili Bowl champion car owner Andy Bondio.
71 Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA)
– Whitt drives for past Chili Bowl
champion car owner Keith Kunz Motorsports.
1au Gary Taylor
(Snohomish, WA) – Taylor drives for 2006
Chili Bowl champion car owner Steve Smith.
17b Brad Kuhn (Avon, IN) –
2009 USAC National Midget Champion
39b Bryan Clauson
(Noblesville, IN) – 2009 National Midget
Driver of the Year
67k Kasey Kahne
(Enumclaw, WA) – Past USAC Midget
champion, two-time Belleville Midget
Nationals winner, current NASCAR Sprint
Cup contender
05 Brad Loyet (Sunset Hills,
MO) – Posted 21 Midget feature wins in
2009, the most in a single season since
Billy Boat captured 21 wins in 1995.
Should Damion Gardner or any other past Chili
Bowl winner secure a ride for the
upcoming 24th Annual Lucas Oil
Chili Bowl Nationals, they will be added
to the Vacuworx International Race of
Champions field as well.
The starting grid for the Second Annual Vacuworx
Race of Champions will be determined by
the fans. Some lucky fans will be plucked from the massive Tuesday
night crowd to select from some randomly
marked Lucas Oil Products, in effect
drawing for the starting position of the
driver they've been paired with.
A limited number of tickets are available for the
Tuesday night, January 12, Warren CAT
Chili Bowl Qualifier and Vacuworx Race of
Champions for just $26 apiece.
Tickets may be obtained by calling
the ticket office at 918-838-3777.
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:
What: 24th
Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget
Nationals
Where: Tulsa
Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside
the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State
Fairgrounds
When:
January 12-16, 2010
Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus
Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions
Wednesday – River Spirit Casino Qualifying
Night
Thursday – Bully Dog Qualifying Night
Friday – E3 Spark Plugs Qualifying Night
Saturday – Rockstar Energy Drink Championship
Feature Events
Past Winners:
Sammy Swindell (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989),
Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007
and 2002), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy
Hines (2005), Cory Kruseman (2004 and
2000), Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Jay
Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie
Beechler (1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994),
Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden
(1991), Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott
Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).
Trade Show:
Always a popular attraction at the Chili Bowl
Midget Nationals is the Trade Show, which
is open to the public each day (Tuesday
through Saturday) free of charge.
All variety of racing products,
apparel and more is available with well
over 100 different vendors.
The Trade Show covers approximately
20,000 square feet.
Tickets: Four-night tickets for Wednesday through Saturday
of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil
Chili Bowl Nationals were depleted by the
end of May.
A limited number of reserved seats
for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying
Event and the Second Annual Vacuworx
International Chili Bowl Race of Champions
are available for $26 per person and may
be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at
the gate.
Pit passes for all five nights are
available at the gate as well.
Chili Bowl on TV: Portions of the 24th Annual Lucas Oil
Chili Bowl Midget Nationals will be
broadcast on SPEED TV on a tape-delayed
basis.
Chili Bowl on the Net: All official news pertaining to the 24th
Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget
Nationals, including official entry lists,
race results and recaps, is available
first at www.chilibowl.com.
Also, all five nights of the Chili
Bowl Nationals will be broadcast live
(audio) on www.racinboys.com.
Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil
Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available
at http://www.chilibowl.com/
or by calling 918-838-3777.
(G.T.
Miller photo)
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