Lucas
Oil Chili Bowl Qualifying Nights Unveiled!
252
Entries Divvied Up Over Four Qualifying
Nights
 Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 23, 2009)
– You can feel it in the air.
No, not that chill that's settling
in over much of the country.
Rather, it's the anticipation;
mounting as the 24th Annual
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals draws ever
closer with each passing day.
And with 252 entries from 27 different states as
well as Australia, New Zealand and Canada
making final preparations for the annual
trek to the Tulsa State Fairgrounds'
QuikTrip Center, the qualifying night
assignments for the January 12-16, 2010,
event atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay
oval have been determined.
The stellar field, including seven past Chili
Bowl champions and a multitude of track
and series champions from throughout the
country, has been quartered and
distributed among the four Qualifying
nights running from Tuesday through
Friday.
The top three finishers from each
night's main event will be locked into the
Saturday night, January 16, 50-lap Chili
Bowl championship main event with the
balance of Saturday's Rockstar Energy
Drink feature lineups determined by
qualifying night finishing positions.
Entry Updates:
Dustin Morgan has reportedly been announced as
the driver of the Triple Crown Motorsports
No. 1x entry, which opens the seat of the
Ark Wrecking No. 93.
Also today, the fifth and final Loyet Motorsports
entry was filled with Lucas Oil Sprint Car
Series presented by K&N Filters
contender Tim Crawley of Benton, AR. With a sweep of the Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series' Rock 'N Roll 50 at Riverside Speedway among his
16 feature wins in 2009, Crawley will be
teamed with Brad Loyet, Jesse Hockett,
Casey Shuman and Danny Lasoski in the
orange No. 05 Midgets.
A glance at each night's qualifying lineups is as
follows:
Tuesday,
January 12 – Warren CAT Qualifying Night
Wingless Sprint Car aces Dave Darland and Jon
Stanbrough, winger Danny Lasoski and
Midget masters Bobby East and Steve
Buckwalter will be among those moving the
dirt on Warren CAT Qualifying Night.
Tyler Walker and Kiwi shoe Michael
Pickens make much anticipated returns to
the Chili Bowl while Broken Arrow's Brady
Bacon kicks off his bid to keep the Golden
Driller within the Sooner State for just
the second time in event history and the
first time since Andy Hillenburg pulled
off the win in 1994.
In addition to 65 or so drivers officially
christening the Chili Bowl clay inside the
QuikTrip Center, the Vacuworx Race of
Champions is also included on Tuesday
night's card.
Past Feature Starters (16):
Danny Lasoski (14),
Dave Darland (11), Jon Stanbrough (5),
Steve Buckwalter (4), Davey Ray (4),
Donnie Lehmann (4), Bobby East (3), Josh
Ford (3), Aaron Fiscus (2), Troy
Rutherford (2), Brady Bacon (1), Ryan
Durst (1), Mat Neely (1), Michael Pickens
(1), Tyler Walker (1), Paul White (1).
2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters:
Steve Buckwalter, Dave
Darland, Bobby East, Josh Ford, Jon
Stanbrough.
Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature:
Cale
Conley, Cody Darrah, Andrew Felker, Dustin
Morgan, Kevin Ramey, Matt Sherrell.
Rookies (11):
Harris Brooks, Lex Burritt, Zach Cougill, Sean-Mikael
Dodenhoff, Matt Gilbert, Andy Huston, Eric
Johnson, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Richard
McCormick, Evan Pardo, Andy Shouse.
On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts:
Donnie Lehmann 21,
Danny Lasoski 18, David Camfield, Jr. 15,
Dave Darland 12.
Tuesday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/2010qualtuesday.asp
Also, Tuesday's Chili Bowl Race of Champions
information is available at http://www.chilibowl.com/2010roc.asp.
Wednesday,
January 13 – River Spirit Casino
Qualifying Night
A winner of Chili Bowl preliminary features over
each of the past two years, 2009 USAC
Midget champion Brad Kuhn takes on a full
house of River Spirit Qualifying Night
contenders including National Midget
Driver of the Year Bryan Clauson, 2006
Chili Bowl champ Tim McCreadie, Cole
Whitt, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Terry
McCarl, Casey Shuman, Tim Crawley and
more.
Second Annual Chili Bowl winner Scott Hatton
joins the field, Gary Taylor drives for
2006 champion car owner Steve Smith, Chad
Boat tries to match his father's win in
1997 and USAC/CRA champ Mike Spencer
guides a Bondio machine.
Past Feature Starters (16):
Scott Hatton (8), Matt
Westfall (5), Brad Kuhn (4), Joe Boyles
(3), Rick Hendrix (3), Tim McCreadie (3),
Casey Shuman (3), Rich Camfield (2), Cole
Whitt (2), Bryan Clauson (1), A.J. Fike
(1), Nathan High (1), Terry McCarl (1),
Kevin Swindell (1), Gary Taylor (1),
Brandon Waelti (1).
2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters:
Brad Kuhn, Casey
Shuman, Gary Taylor, Cole Whitt.
Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature:
Jonathan
Beason, Chad Boat, Tim Crawley, Randy
Hannagan, Mike Spencer, Brad Sweet.
Rookies (11):
Tanner Berryhill, Nick Chivello, Shane Cockrum,
Greg Edenholm, Tyler Edwards, Wes
Gutierrez, Andrew Hannula, Pat Schudy,
Forrest Slater, Jeff Stasa, Dusty Zomer.
On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts:
Rich Camfield 19, Steve
Newman 18, Scott Hatton 17, Joe Boyles 11,
A.J. Fike 11, Rick Hendrix 11, Nick O'Neal
11, Matt Westfall 11.
Wednesday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/2010qualwednesday.asp
Thursday,
January 14 – Bully Dog Qualifying Night
Perfect on his way to an unprecedented fifth
Golden Driller last year, Sammy Swindell
kicks off his bid to become the first
repeat winner in event history on
Thursday's Bully Dog Qualifying Night,
taking on a field of contenders that
includes 2005 Chili Bowl champ Tracy
Hines, NASCAR sensation Kasey Kahne,
NASCAR Nationwide star Jason Leffler,
Darren Hagen, Shane Cottle, Jesse Hockett,
Wayne Johnson and more.
Garrett Hansen takes the wheel of three-time car
champion car owner Andy Bondio's familiar
No. 47, 2001 Chili Bowl king Jay Drake
wheels one of the Kruseman entries, P.J.
Jones tries to put one of three Steve
Lewis entries in the Saturday finale and
Thomas Meseraull tries to crack the field
for a second year in a row.
Past Feature Starters (16):
Sammy Swindell (16),
Tracy Hines (11), Jason Leffler (10),
Steve Knepper (9), Jay Drake (7), Shane
Cottle (6), P.J. Jones (6), Kasey Kahne
(5), Garrett Hansen (2), Jesse Hockett
(2), Wayne Johnson (2), David Gough (1),
Jonathan Hendrick (1), Shane Hollingsworth
(1), Thomas Meseraull (1), Johnny
Rodriguez (1).
2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters:
Shane Cottle, Tracy
Hines, Jesse Hockett, Thomas Meseraull,
Sammy Swindell.
Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature:
Caleb
Armstrong, Henry Clarke, Darren Hagen,
Kyle Larson, Billy Pauch, Jr., Josh Pelkey.
Rookies (11):
Riley Adair, Chris Coker, Ronnie Gardner, Michael
Koontz, Toni Lutar, Brad Mosen, Chad
Pitts, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Cole Smith,
Patrick Stasa, Tanner Swanson.
On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts:
Steve Knepper 19, Sammy
Swindell 19, Tracy Hines 13, Jason Leffler
13, Jay Drake 12, P.J. Jones 12, Johnny
Murdock 12, Shane Cottle 10.
Thursday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/2010qualthursday.asp
Friday,
January 15 – E3 Spark Plugs Qualifying
Night
Two-time Chili Bowl champ Cory Kruseman tries to
ignite a third Chili Bowl victory charge
aboard one of his own entries on E3 Spark
Plugs Qualifying Night.
"The Kruser" will have
his hand full with Jerry Coons, Jr., who
rounds out a stellar Wilke Pak contingent,
winged Sprint Car aces Joey Saldana, Jason
Meyers and Daryn Pittman, three-time USAC
Sprint Car champ Levi Jones and Brad Loyet,
who rounds out a Loyet team that combined
for 69 feature wins over the course of
2009.
Past Feature Starters (16):
Jerry Coons, Jr. (10),
Cory Kruseman (8), Tony Elliott (4),
Johnny Heydenreich (3), Bud Kaeding (3),
Bubba Altig (2), Don Droud, Jr. (2), Mike
Hess (2), Levi Jones (2), Daryn Pittman
(2), Chris Windom (2), Josh Wise (2), Brad
Loyet (1), Jason Meyers (1), Bobby
Michnowicz (1), Danny Stratton (1).
2009 Chili Bowl Main Event Starters:
Jerry Coons, Jr., Levi
Jones, Brad Loyet, Daryn Pittman, Chris
Windom.
Pick Six - Trying to Crack Saturday's Feature:
Dakoda
Armstrong, Nick Knepper, Matt Mitchell,
Joey Saldana, Hunter Schuerenberg, Tim
Siner.
Rookies (10):
Klint Angelette, J.D. Black, Alex Bowman, Bruce
Buckwalter, Jr., Brad Cox, Rusty Dukes,
Trevor Kobylarz, Kyle Neal, Kody Swanson,
Clint Todd.
On the Chili Bowl Seniority Charts:
Johnny Heydenreich 18,
Jackie Burke 12, Jerry Coons, Jr. 12, Tony
Elliott 12, Cory Kruseman 12, Mike Hess
11, Tim Siner 11.
Friday's Entries: http://www.chilibowl.com/2010qualfriday.asp
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.
(John
Lee photo)
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