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• Christopher Bell returning to Chili Bowl Nationals in 2025

Christopher Bell will make his long-awaited return to the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2025, according to a source close to the Joe Gibbs Racing driver — his new teammate, Chase Briscoe. The new driver of the No. 19 JGR Toyota broke the news Tuesday morning that the three-time winner of the prestigious indoor midget race […]...2024
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• Chase Briscoe gets revenge on Christopher Bell, spoils 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals announcement

Remember when Christopher Bell ruined the Chase Briscoe to Joe Gibbs Racing announcement over the summer? Well, Briscoe sure does. Now he’s gotten his revenge on his new NASCAR teammate....2024
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• Kyle Busch’s hilarious first attempt in midget car nearly ends in disaster: ‘My ass is stuck’

In January, Kyle Busch is going to race in his first-ever Chili Bowl Nationals. So, the NASCAR star got fitted for his seat. After all, Rowdy has never raced a midget sprint car before....2024
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• Kyle Busch making Chili Bowl Nationals debut in 2025

Legendary NASCAR driver and two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, today announced a partnership with FloSports that will put him on the clay in a Lucas Oil midget car for a historic debut at the 39th Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Powered by NOS Energy Drink streamed exclusively on FloRacing this January. Kyle‘s debut follows […]...2024
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• Kyle Busch to make historic debut at 39th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

NASCAR star Kyle Busch will compete in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals for the first time next year. On Thursday, Busch announced a partnership with FloSports that puts him in a Lucas Oil midget car for the 39th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in January....2024
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• Shane van Gisbergen eyeing Chili Bowl debut in 2025

Trackhouse Racing team owner Justin Marks is eager to field Shane van Gisbergen in the Chili Bowl Nationals next year. … Van Gisbergen is keen to tackle the midget race but admits his more than six-foot stature puts him at a disadvantage. “Justin’s keen to do it and obviously I did some midget racing,” van […]...2024
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• This Day in Dirt: Ashton Torgerson Injured as 2023 Chili Bowl Hits Rock Bottom in Tulsa
Ashton Torgerson left Tulsa in an ambulance after a frightening crash during Wednesday’s Chili Bowl prelim ejected him from the cockpit of his midget....2023
• Bryan Clauson remembered at Chili Bowl
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Reminders of the late Bryan Clauson were everywhere at the Chili Bowl Nationals. There was Justin Grant, driving the team's No. 39 car to victory in the Friday night feature - the same No. 39 that Clauson drove to victory in the very same race a year earlier and just months before he died of injuries from a crash in Belleville, Kansas. There were the decals on the Clauson-Mars...2017
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• Kyle Larson unstoppable in Warren Cat Chili Bowl opener
Following a crash in his heat race, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson drove to three feature victories during Tuesday's Warren Cat Qualifying Night for the 29th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals....2015
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"While he wasn’t racing at the Tulsa Shootout, Chase Briscoe is ready to get it going at the Chili Bowl and has his eyes set on the main event."

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"'Enjoyed every minute of it' - Kyle Larson on last week's Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedway Park"

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"Tanner Thorson breaks NASCAR’s stranglehold on the Chili Bowl Nationals, the world’s most prestigious midget race."

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"With strict COVID-19 safety procedures in place, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire will begin a six-day run inside the River Spirit Expo Center at Expo Square on Monday."

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"While some say that the kickoff to the racing season is the Rolex 24 at Daytona, others say the Chili Bowl Nationals, the Super Bowl of midget racing, is the beginning."

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"com Rico Abreu outclassed the field during Wednesday’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino-Tulsa Qualifying Night A-Feature at the 33rd annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire."

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"Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson are among the NASCAR drivers entered in this week's Chili Bowl Nationals, with sponsorship from iRacing."

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"Chili Bowl Nationals head into final night with a decided NASCAR flavor"

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"After earning his second consecutive win in the Chili Bowl Nationals midget car race, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Rico Abreu wowed the crowd with an impressive series of donuts."

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"Three days after turning heads across the racing world with his popular victory in the 29th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, Rico Abreu has been signed by HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks to run the full 2015 season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East -- a feeder series to NASCAR's highest levels."

• NASCAR Drivers Use Varying Strategies To Prepare For Food City, Weather Guard Dirt Races

#NASCAR Drivers Use Varying Strategies To Prepare For Food City, Weather Guard Dirt Races The Last Great Colosseum! The Best Short Track on Earth. #ItsBristolBaby There’s nothing like the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track —and even the best drivers in the business are at a loss to find an advantage on the half-mile clay-covered bullring. An iRacing program with the most recent confi...2023
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• Turn 2 Blog: Do Kyle Larson’s accomplishments on dirt make him a generational talent?
*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideCircleTrack.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the NASCAR and pavement short track racing topics of the day. Richard: Kyle Larson just continues to impress and amaze. After winning more than 50 feature races last year in Sprint Cars, Midget Sprint Cars, and Late Models combined, he has continued...2021
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• Look: Mural in D.C. honors Negro League greats ahead of All-Star Game
Those visiting Washington D.C. for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game will have a chance to honor three Negro League legends, all of whom played in D.C.Per Michael Clair of MLB.com, the mural is “located in the alley between Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street and the Lincoln Theatre.” It honors Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues, and Josh Gibson, who, per Clair, the Ba...2018
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• NASCAR Race Weekend Recap (Bristol)

NASCAR Race Weekend Recap (Bristol) Winners: Christopher Bell (Cup); Joey Logano (Trucks) NASCAR Cup Christopher Bell Dominates Late to Win Bristol Dirt Race Before Sunday night‘s Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell lamented that a “dirt guy” hadn‘t won the NASCAR Cup Series‘ only race on the red clay in Thunder Valley. Bell fixed the problem—in a ra...2023
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• Christopher Bell is 6/1 to win 2023 Bristol Dirt Race

Christopher Bell / No. 20 DEWALT POWERSTACK Toyota Camry TRD PreviewFood City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt No. 20 DEWALT POWERSTACK Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes:BRISTOL DIRT: Christopher Bell will make his third NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) this weekend. Last year Bell won his heat qualifying race and earned a front-row starting...2023
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• Wait, there are things Kyle Larson needs to get better at?
He’s won five points-paying NASCAR Cup Series races including the Coca-Cola 600. He earned $1 million in the NASCAR All-Star Race. He has won two of the three biggest Sprint Car races held this season. He won the Chili Bowl Nationals. He has won multiple Dirt Late Model features including the crown jewel Prairie Dirt Classic. Surely the driver to have accomplished all of these things has no ...2021
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• Thinkin’ Dirty, Vol. 3: 2021 Chili Bowl
The A-Main – The stats sheet will show that Kyle Larson was utterly dominant in scoring his second consecutive Chili Bowl, but it was far closer than the scoresheet will show. KYLE LARSON IS A BACK-TO-BACK CHILI BOWL CHAMPION!!! pic.twitter.com/L7lAtfkrhn — 𝙒𝘼𝙇𝙆𝘼𝙋𝙀𝘿𝙄𝘼 (@Walkapedia_) January 17, 2021 Larson, who bested polesitter Justin Grant on the race’s …...2021
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• NASCAR drivers set for Chili Bowl Saturday night
Autoweek’s Matt Weaver provides a good breakdown of Saturday’s events, which includes a day full of racing and eliminations, and points to follow for NASCAR fans interested in the Chili Bowl Nationals. He explains, “Saturday at the Tulsa Expo Center Raceway in Oklahoma is one of the most exciting and star-studded events in motorsport. Representing […]...2020

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• Christopher Bell is 6/1 to win 2023 Bristol Dirt Race
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• NASCAR Drivers Use Varying Strategies To Prepare For Food City, Weather Guard Dirt Races
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• “The Busch family send our thoughts and prayers out” – Kyle Busch sends message to Ashton Torgerson after scary wreck at Chili Bowl
Meyer-Rossi Racing driver Ashton Torgerson was injured in a scary wreck Wednesday night during the Chili Bowl Nationals preliminary A-Main held at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After making contact with the wall, Torgerson who is only 16-Y-O car flipped, and he was thrown out of his car onto the racing surface. The race … “The Busch family send our thoughts and prayers out” –...2023
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• Larson Opens Chili Bowl With Win
Californian Kyle Larson drove a car owned by his father to his fourth career Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals victory Tuesday night, tying the late Bryan Clauson for third on the event’s all-time preliminary win list. “It’s great to get a win for my dad. I haven’t been in a car he’s owned since I was [...]...2018
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• Bryan Clauson remembered at Chili Bowl
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• Kurt Busch to get married during the off-season
Tony Stewart joked Thursday that he might have a tough time making it to Kurt Busch’s wedding, since Busch will be getting married during the weekend of next year’s Chili Bowl midget nationals, with the final night of racing taking place Jan. 14, 2017.The Chili Bowl is a standard stop on Stewart’s calendar every year.Busch confirmed to FOXSports.com that he and fiancée Ashley Van Metre will be wed...2016
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• Kurt Busch to get married during the off-season
Tony Stewart joked Thursday that he might have a tough time making it to Kurt Busch’s wedding, since Busch will be getting married during the weekend of next year’s Chili Bowl midget nationals, with the final night of racing taking place Jan. 14, 2017.The Chili Bowl is a standard stop on Stewart’s calendar every year.Busch confirmed to FOXSports.com that he and fiancée Ashley Van Metre will be wed...2016
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• Kurt Busch, Patricia Driscoll spend weekend out and about, but apart
With drama unfolding day after day in a Dover, Del. court room, NASCAR driver Kurt Busch and his ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll spent their weekend out and about, but very far from one another. Last week, Busch was called to the stand to give his account of an incident in which Driscoll acused the Stewart-Haas Racing driver of shoving her head into a wall multiple times after a domestic dispute....2015
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• Rico Abreu's incredible victory celebration is a must-see
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• Report: Fan confronted by Tony Stewart was an off-duty Sheriff's Deputy
According to a report by Tulsa World, the fan that was confronted by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart Friday night at the Chili Bowl Nationals is an off-duty Sheriff's Deputy, and the Tulsa (Oklahoma) County Sheriff's Office is now conducting an investigation into the incident....2016
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• Chili Bowl winner Rico Abreu lands NASCAR K&N East ride
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• Back-to-back: Rico Abreu earns second Chili Bowl Nationals win
NASCAR driver Rico Abreu scored the victory in the annual Chili Bowl Nationals indoor midget car race in Tulsa, Oklahoma, besting the likes of Bryan Clauson for the victory....2016
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• Rico Abreu defends Tony Stewart's Chili Bowl Nationals fan confrontation
The 2016 Chili Bowl Nationals champion defended the three-time Sprint Cup Series champion, praising his hard work and actions that entire week....2016
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• Rico Abreu wins 29th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals
Rico Abreu won his first Chili Bowl Nationals event Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla., bringing on a host of praise and congratulations from across the sport of auto racing. ...2015
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• Big future ahead for Rico Abreu after another Chili Bowl win
After winning the Chili Bowl Nationals for the second year in a row and with a full-time Camping World Truck Series ride awaiting in NASCAR, big things loom on the horizon for 4-foot-4 Rico Abreu. These photos illustrate how he arrived here....2016
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• Chili Bowl winner Rico Abreu stands tall when it matters
It's been a big week for Rico Abreu, who won the Chili Bowl on Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla., and on Monday was named to a full-time ride with HScott Motorsports in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for 2015....2015
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• Christopher Bell returning to Chili Bowl Nationals in 2025
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• Kyle Busch’s hilarious first attempt in midget car nearly ends in disaster: ‘My ass is stuck’
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• Shane van Gisbergen eyeing Chili Bowl debut in 2025
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• Chili Bowl hopes for Kyle Larson end after flipping twice on Thursday night

The Dirt Double is not going to happen. Kyle Larson wasn’t able to work his way into a main that would work with his schedule at the Chili Bowl. On Thursday night, Larson was fast, but two flips ended his run to compete in both the Wild West Shootout in New Mexico and Chili Bowl in Oklahoma....2024
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• Kyle Larson to compete in Chili Bowl this week UPDATE

UPDATE: Two accidents in Thursday night‘s qualification race ended Kyle Larson‘s quest to lock into his 12th Chili Bowl Nationals at SageNet Center. Failing to finish Thursday night because of an accident, he was credited with a 24th-place finish. He said before the race he would only return on Saturday if he locked into the […]...2024
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• Kyle Larson has trouble in Wild West Shootout, forgets his gear in New Mexico

This week, Kyle Larson is attempting “Double Duty” but on the dirt, traveling from New Mexico to Oklahoma for two major races. Larson made a surprise return to the Chili Bowl entry lists this week....2024
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• Kyle Larson to compete in Chili Bowl this week

In a shocking turn of events, two-time Chili Bowl Nationals champion and American motorsports icon Kyle Larson announced he‘s returning to the biggest Midget race in the world this week. Larson, the 2020-21 Golden Driller winner, will reunite with former longtime car owner Keith Kunz and Pete Willoughby to drive the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. […]...2024
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• Chili Bowl 2024 Preview

Chili Bowl 2024 Preview Past-Winners-NASCAR-KKM-Entries TULSA, Okla. — Four Chili Bowl Nationals winners are among the 363 drivers entered in the 38th running of the prestigious event that begins Jan. 8 at Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the SageNet Center. A year later and the timing of this is still crazy… #TBT #ChiliBowl2024 pic.twitter.com/b3630CRNke— Swindell SpeedLab (@SwindellSp...2024
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• NASCAR Race Weekend Recap (Bristol)
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• Christopher Bell is 6/1 to win 2023 Bristol Dirt Race
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