By Bryan Hulbert
Justin Grant (center) scored the victory in Friday night s Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night A-Feature for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Kyle Cummins (left) finished in second, with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (right) in third. Photo: Michael Fry
TULSA, Okla. - With slower traffic becoming a major factor in the closing laps, California’s Justin Grant managed to hold off the charge of Kyle Cummins and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for his fourth career preliminary night victory since 2017 on Friday’s Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night at the 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Oklahoma’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
NHRA Top Fuel Star Austin Prock Knocking Off the Rust from COVID-19 Layoff at Chili Bowl
The 2019 NHRA Rookie of the Year is carrying the flag for his racing series this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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This is Prock’s third appearance at Tulsa, Okla.’s River Spirit Expo Center. He’s driving the No. 19P Hayward Motorsports Spike-Stanton entry.
Prock has not sat in any race car since a first-round exit last Feb. 23 at the NHRA’s Arizona Nationals near Phoenix.
Prock is a chef complete with a degree in culinary arts with a flair for the slightly exotic, fare such as his Krispy Kreme donut-crusted buffalo chicken.
By Bryan Hulbert
Three-time Chili Bowl Nationals winner Christopher Bell scored the A-Feature win on John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night Thursday at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Photo: Brendon Bauman
TULSA, Okla. - Christopher Bell ran away from the field over the closing laps of Thursday’s John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night at the 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Oklahoma’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.
It marked the seventh win since 2014 for the Norman, Oklahoma native, who will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing on the NASCAR Cup Series this year. Bell is now locked into his eighth Saturday night Championship A-Feature in as many years, and will be looking for his fourth career Chili Bowl victory.
A Deep Dive Into Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Stat Book Unlock this video, live events, and more with a subscription! Get Started
BY THE NUMBERS: 2,000+ drivers have attempted the Tulsa spectacle. Of those, 640 drivers have qualified for a preliminary feature. To narrow it down more, only 244 drivers have started Saturday’s main event. From that group, only 21 drivers have claimed a Lucas Oil Chili Bowl championship. Then, an elite seven drivers have multiple Golden Drillers, including Kevin Swindell, who has amassed four of the coveted trophies. Unlock this video, live events, and more with a subscription! Get Started
PASSING POINTS: Since the expansion to five preliminary nights in 2019, the average total needed to make a preliminary feature straight from qualifiers (Top 16) is 179.6 points. In 2019… Mon (177); Tues (178.5); Wed (175.5); Thur (184.5); Fri (181). In 2020… Mon (170.5.); Tues (185.5); Wed (177.5); Thur (185.5); Fri (180.5).