TULSA, Okla. — The 36th edition of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals begins Monday evening with Cummins Qualifying Night inside the Tulsa Expo Center.
Headlining the list of competitors looking to punch their ticket into Saturday’s 55-lap Chili Bowl finale is defending Monday night preliminary night winner Cannon McIntosh.
McIntosh returns to the quarter-mile temporary race track aboard the No. 08 Dave Mac/Dalby Motorsports entry. Last year he piloted a Keith Kunz Motorsports mount to victory during the Monday night preliminary main event.
He’s joined by a multitude of marquee drivers, all of which will be looking to knock McIntosh off the Monday night mountain top.
NASCAR Cup Series stars Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe return for another Chili Bowl attempt. Elliott is driving a second Kyle Larson Racing entry, while Briscoe and Bowman are driving their own midgets.
DIRTcar modified ace Nick Hoffman is back in a midget as part of the RAMS Racing squad. Reigning All Star Circuit of Champions titlist Tyler Courtney will be in action for Clauson Marshall Racing, JR Motorsports late model driver Carson Kvapil will pilot a Marc Dailey Racing entry and USAC Triple Crown champion Jerry Coons Jr. will strap into the No. 85 fielded by Central Motorsports.
World of Outlaws star David Gravel is back aboard an entry co-entered by RMS Racing and Rusty Kunz Racing. Keith Kunz Motorsports has three entries on Monday night, including rookie Gavan Boschele, ARCA Menards Series West champion Jesse Love and Tanner Carrick.
The only Chili Bowl champion entered Monday is John Heydenreich, who captured his lone Chili Bowl crown in 1990.
The Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions is also on Monday night’s card. Those invited to compete include defending Chili Bowl and NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, Brad Sweet, Brady Bacon, Bryant Wiedeman, Buddy Kofoid, McIntosh, Elliott, Christopher Bell, Daryn Pittman, Justin Grant, Rico Abreu, Sammy Swindell, Spencer Bayston, Tanner Thorson, Tim McCreadie and Tyler Courtney.
Chili Bowl Cummins Qualifying Night Entry List
No. 0W – Kevin Woody Jr. (Victor, N.Y.)
No. 1D – David Gravel (Watertown, Conn.)
No. P1 – Paul White (Waco, Texas)
No. 2H – Nick Hoffman (Mooresville, N.C.)
No. 2R – Adyn Schmidt (Haubstadt, Ind.) – Rookie
No. 2X – Michael Magic (Winder, Ga.) – Rookie
No. 3H – Ben Haney (Longmont, Colo.) – Rookie
No. 4 – Taylor Ferns (Shelby Township, Mich.)
No. 4C – Cody Jessop (Madera, Calif.)
No. 4K – Kayla Roell (Dillsboro, Ind.) – Rookie
No. 5 – Chase Briscoe (Mitchell, Ind.)
No. 5F – Danny Frye III (St. Peters, Mo.)
No. 5G – Gavan Boschele (Mooresville, N.C.) – Rookie
No. 5H – Casey Hicks (Platte City, Mo.)
No. 6 – Bill Rose (Plainfield, Ind.)
No. 6K – Michael Snider (Kelseyville, Calif.)
No. 07W – Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.)
No. 7C – Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, Ind.)
No. 7F – Roy Entze II (Tulsa, Okla.)
No. 7J – Shawn Jackson (Bear, Del.)
No. 7K – Kolton Gariss (Owasso, Okla.)
No. 7MR – Jadon Rogers (Worthington, Ind.) – Rookie
No. 08 – Cannon McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.)
No. 8 – Alex Sewell (Broken Arrow, Okla.)
No. 8L – Colin Deming (Hobbs, N.M.)
No. 8M – Kade Morton (Coweta, Okla.)
No. 8S – Kala Keliinoi (Waianae, Hawaii)
No. 9E – Chase Elliott (Dawsonville, Ga.)
No. 11J – Justin Melton (Northlake, Texas)
No. 12X – Steven Snawder (Roseburg, Ore.) – Rookie
No. 15E – Kinzer Edwards (South Coffeyville, Okla.)
No. 15G – Dennie Gieber (Frankston, Texas)
No. 15K – Evan Garvy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) – Rookie
No. 17D – Raymond Panella (Ambler, Pa.)
No. 17Z – Zac Moody (Tulsa, Okla.)
No. 18C – Ryan Moser (Englewood, Colo.) – Rookie
No. 18L – Logan Scherb (Decatur, Texas)
No. 18N – Alex Nalon (Pittsboro, Ind.) – Rookie
No. 19Z – Hayden Reinbold (Gilbert, Ariz.)
No. 21E – Emilio Hoover (Broken Arrow, Okla.)
No. 22 – Sean McClelland (Tulsa, Okla.)
No. 22H – John Heydenreich (Bloomsburg, Pa.)
No. 22M – Carson Kvapil (Mooresville, N.C.)
No. 26 – Kevin Rudeen (Spokane, Wash.) – Rookie
No. 28K – Kory Schudy (Battlefield, Mo.)
No. 28Q – Sean Quinn (Clovis, Calif.)
No. 31K – Cole Bodine (Rossville, Ind.)
No. 32 – Gary Taylor (Snohomish, Wash.)
No. 32T – Trey Marcham (Newcastle, Okla.)
No. 38 – Jake Andreotti (Castro Valley, Calif.) – Rookie
No. 42K – Kevin Battefeld (Lewistown, Ill.) – Rookie
No. 44L – Ryan Leavitt (Knoxville, Iowa)
No. 44R – Branigan Roark (Lincoln, Mo.) – Rookie
No. 45K – Kyle Johnson (Quinter, Kan.)
No. 47K – Kevin Brewer (Owasso, Okla.)
No. 55X – Alex Bowman (Tucson, Ariz.)
No. 61J – Jacob Denney (Galloway, Ohio)
No. 71A – Ayrton Olsen (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Rookie
No. 74D – Xavier Doney (Odessa, Mo.) – Rookie
No. 79 – Ryan Hall (Midlothian, Texas)
No. 80 – Josh Hawkins (Whitehouse, Texas)
No. 81G – Anton Hernandez (Arlington, Texas)
No. 85 – Jerry Coons Jr. (Tucson, Ariz.)
No. 86C – David Camfield Sr. (Decatur, Ill.)
No. 86X – Joshua Hodges (Tijeras, N.M.) – Rookie
No. 87 – Chase Johnson (Penngrove, Calif.)
No. 87C – Austin Garrett (Seguin, Texas) – Rookie
No. 88S – Scott Orr (Columbia City, Ind.) – Rookie
No. 91K – Kevin Bayer (Bixby, Okla.)
No. 97X – Jesse Love (Redwood City, Calif.)
No. 98 – Tanner Carrick (Lincoln, Calif.)
No. 98M – Ricky McNamar (Anadarko, Okla.)
No. 116 – Scott Evans (Rhome, Texas)
No. 121 – Steve Glover (Rochester, N.Y.)