TULSA, Okla. – With a little more than two weeks before the start of the 34th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, 336 entries have been filed for the week-long event inside the River Spirit Expo Center.
Headlining the entry list are six previous Chili Bowl winners, including three-time and defending race winner Christopher Bell. Bell will attempt to win his fourth-straight Chili Bowl title while driving for Tucker-Boat Motorsports.
Other Chili Bowl winners in the field include Rico Abreu, Sammy Swindell, Damion Gardner, Tim McCreadie and John Heydenreich.
NASCAR is well represented in the Chili Bowl field, with Bell, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, J.J. Yeley, Chase Briscoe and Justin Allgaier set to compete on the temporary Tulsa Expo Raceway oval.
The NTT IndyCar Series is also represented, with Conor Daly returning for his second Chili Bowl attempt and James Davison entered as a rookie.
Four World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series regulars are also entered, including reigning World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet, 10-time series champion Donny Schatz, 2013 series champion Daryn Pittman and 51-time World of Outlaws feature winner David Gravel.
USAC is also well represented, with USAC regulars Dave Darland, Justin Grant, Chris Windom, Kevin Thomas Jr., Jerry Coons Jr., Logan Seavey, C.J. Leary, Zeb Wise, Jason McDougal, Brady Bacon, Tucker Klaasmeyer and Andrew Layser among those entered.
Other notable entrants are Kyle Cummins, Jake Neuman, Zach Daum, Justin Peck, Brody Roa, Karsyn Elledge, Jonathan Beason, Derek Hagar, Shane Cottle, Paul Nienhiser, Cale Conley, Andrew Felker, Jesse Colwell, Shane Golobic, Tony Bruce Jr., Tanner Thorson, Spencer Bayston, Hunter Schuerenberg, Parker Price-Miller, Alex Bright, Blake Hahn, Bill Balog, Michael Pickens, Cannon McIntosh, Dillon Welch, Giovanni Scelzi, Aaron Reutzel and Ryan Bernal.
There are currently 54 Chili Bowl rookies on the entry list. Among them are previously mentioned IndyCar competitor Davison, multi-time DIRTcar Pro Stock champion Rob Yetman, winged sprint car regular Mark Smith, dirt late model competitor Logan Roberson, reigning Oswego Speedway International Classic champion Tyler Thompson and Fremont Speedway track champion Buddy Kofoid.
In total, 39 states and four countries (New Zealand, Australia, England and Canada) are represented on the Chili Bowl entry list.
The 34th edition of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is scheduled for Jan. 13-18.
Click below to see the full entry list for the 34th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.
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