TULSA, Okla. — The O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions has become a mainstay during Monday’s 2nd Opinion Auto Center Qualifying Night at the Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink.
This year’s roster is comprised of 19 drivers topped by two-time and defending Chili Bowl winner Logan Seavey. Tthe USAC Triple Crown career titlist aboard the Victory Fuel/Swindell SpeedLab No. 39, fielded by Kevin and Jordan Swindell, also won last year’s Race of Champions.
For the 2025 event, drivers from across the racing spectrum have been invited to participate in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions.
Race Of Champions Field
1 – Sammy Swindell: The five-time Chili Bowl National Champion.
1s – Spencer Bayston: Winner of Thursday’s Hasty Bake Qualifying Night in 2024, this past season saw the Indiana racer on the road with the Kubota High Limit Series.
1k – Kyle Larson: A last-minute decision to head to Tulsa in 2024, things are full throttle in 2025 for the 2020 and 2021 Chili Bowl Nationals Champion as he hunts yet another Golden Driller after banking two during the Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink.
3t – Brad Sweet: A tie in Midweek, a title overall, the High Limit Racing co-founder gets the nod to compete as the 2024 Kubota High Limit Champion.
4p – Kody Swanson: The 2024 season was uncertain, but it did not stay that way for long and earned Swanson an invite to compete as the 2024, and now eight-time, USAC Silver Crown Champion.
19r – Ricky Thornton Jr.: Not afraid to race anything and everything, RTJ gets invited to compete as the 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion.
21h – Brady Bacon: Sprint Cars, Midgets, Wing or Non-Wing, the Chili Bowl Nationals invites three-time USAC Amsoil Sprint Car National Champion Brady Bacon to compete.
23c – Tyler Courtney: Sunshine finished runner-up in the 2024 O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions, plus went on to win the tie and secure the Kubota High Limit Midweek Money Series.
39 – Logan Seavey: Winner of the 2024 O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions, along with being the two-time and defending Chili Bowl Nationals Champion and the 2024 USAC Amsoil Sprint Car National Champion, Logan Seavey is back for more.
41 – Corey Day: Winner of Wednesday’s York Plumbing Qualifying Night in 2024, the 2024 Turkey Night Grand Prix winner turned heads last season with the Kubota High Limit Series, scoring eight victories.
57 – Kaylee Bryson: The first woman to win a USAC National event with her Silver Crown triumph at Belleville in 2024, Kaylee Bryson’s success on the pavement put her atop the points in Trans-Am SGT National competition and earned her an invite to the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions with Abacus Racing, who was the entrant owner champion with the USAC Amsoil Sprint Car National Championship.
67 – Ryan Timms: With POWRi and Xtreme each topped by the same driver, the invite goes to Ryan Timms, who placed second in Xtreme standings with multi-time Chili Bowl Champion car owners KKM/Curb-Agajanian.
71 – Buddy Kofoid: Winner of Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifying Night in 2024, this past season was a banner year for the two-time USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champion as he earned the 2024 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year award with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars.
71K – Cannon McIntosh: The 2024 season was a successful one for McIntosh, who got the invite with both the Xtreme and POWRi titles and nearly captured the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget championship.
71w – Christopher Bell: Unleashed by Joe Gibbs Racing to return to the dirt tracks, the three-time Chili Bowl Champion added a second Tulsa Shootout Golden Driller this past weekend in a thrilling victory in Saturday’s 55-lap, Hyper Racing Outlaw Non-Wing feature.
86 – Daison Pursley: A fight to the finish for the 2024 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, the title for CB Industries driver Daison Pursley, secure his spot in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions.
87 – Justin Grant: Winner of the 2022 O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions; Grant saw an up-and-down season in 2024 but will see a new chapter as he joins CB Industries for the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals.
88 – Tanner Thorson: Winner of the 2022 Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink, Thorson spent the summer chasing the Kubota High Limit Series before getting Midget laps in California.
98 — Tanner Carrick: Winner of Monday’s 2nd Opinion Auto Center Qualifying Night in 2024, Carrick secured several wins in 2024 along the West Coast.
