Chili Bowl 2019 – night two
Night two of the 2019 33rd annual Lucas Oil Chili
Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire in Tulsa Oklahoma were spiced up with
the 20-car 20-lap Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions.
Tanner Thorson in Clyde
Lamar’s Arai-sponsored #3C midget went wire-to-wire from his outside front row
starting position to win over Keith Kunz Motorsports’ (KKM) Kyle Larson and his KKM teammate
Christopher Bell who had started fifteenth. Ryan Bernal in Kevin Swindell’s #39
finished fourth and JJ Yeley fifth.
The night’s 25-lap A feature was captured by Kyle Larson in
the KKM McDonald’s sponsored machine. Larson powered past early leader Zach
Daum on the high side down the back stretch on lap five went to the cushion and
motored away as Daum fought off the challenge of Sam Hafertepe Junior.
Following a caution flag period with 25 laps completed for Larry Wright’s blown engine, Daum held off the
charge of Jonathon Beason up from his tenth place starting position in his Hard
Eight Racing entry as Larson drove away to a one-second advantage at the drop
of the checkered flag.
2018 United States Auto Club (USAC) Light up the World
Beverages Western States Midget champion Michael Faccinto used the low groove
around the Tulsa Expo Raceway to finish in fourth place with Hafertepe Jr. fifth.
2018 USAC National sprint car champion Tyler “Sunshine” Courtney wound up with a disappointing
sixth-place finish after he ran fourth for much of the race. Announcer and racer
Dillon Welch placed seventh with NASCAR rising star and former USAC midget
rookie of the year Alex Bowman finished ninth.
Author’s note: Kudos to Southwest Airlines and Avis Rent A
Car for their excellent customer service provided during the author’s eventful trip
from the West Coast to Tulsa.
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