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NASCAR drivers on the Chili Bowl: Right here is who’s racing on the 2025 Nationals in Tulsa
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NASCAR drivers on the Chili Bowl: Right here is who’s racing on the 2025 Nationals in Tulsa

By Miles Cooper January 9, 2025
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The automobiles are constructed. The decals have been utilized. Preparations are achieved. All that’s left is the most important dust midget automobile occasion on the planet. The are right here.

Held yearly since 1987, the yearly attracts the most important dust racing stars from throughout america and the world to the SageNet Middle in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each driver who enters the constructing desires one factor: to take residence the well-known Golden Driller trophy. The sphere of greater than 300 shall be narrowed down all through the course of 5 days through warmth races, qualifiers and preliminary most important occasions.

Finally, what was as soon as greater than 300 entrants shall be whittled down to simply 24 starters for Saturday night time’s 40-lap championship function.

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NASCAR drivers have loved loads of success all through the historical past of the Chili Bowl. Christopher Bell has three Chili Bowl victories on his resume, with Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart and Dave Blaney being among the many others who’ve hoisted the Golden Driller at the least as soon as.

The 2025 version of the occasion will see seven drivers who made NASCAR Cup Sequence begins in 2024 mixing it up with the very best midget automobile drivers on the planet, together with Tanner Thorson, Buddy Kofoid and defending winner Logan Seavey.

Under is a information on the NASCAR drivers competing within the Chili Bowl.

NASCAR drivers on the Chili Bowl in 2025NASCAR drivers on the Chili Bowl: Right here is who’s racing on the 2025 Nationals in Tulsa

Making his seventeenth try on the Chili Bowl is 2021 NASCAR Cup Sequence champion Kyle Larson. A two-time Chili Bowl champion (2020 and 2021), Larson has made the championship function 11 occasions throughout his profession.

He’s already taken residence two trophies this yr contained in the SageNet Middle after successful the A-Class and Outlaw options in the course of the Tulsa Shootout.

One season in the past, he made a shock return to the Chili Bowl, however a flip throughout his preliminary night time ended his hopes of constructing the Saturday finale. He’ll look to proper the ship and return to the Chili Bowl most important occasion for the primary time since 2022.

Kyle Busch

It’s not typically you discover one thing Kyle Busch has by no means achieved, however that’s precisely the case because the two-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion makes his Chili Bowl Nationals debut. Driving his personal No. 51K midget automobile, Busch will look to show in a powerful efficiency throughout his first Chili Bowl.

This isn’t the primary time Busch has raced contained in the SageNet Middle. He’s competed within the Tulsa Shootout thrice, along with his most up-to-date try coming simply two weeks in the past.

He even scored a pair of warmth race wins throughout his Tulsa Shootout marketing campaign.

Christopher Bell looks over the track before the feature race at the 2022 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 15, 2022. (Nick Oxford/NASCAR)

After being pressured to overlook the final two Chili Bowl Nationals because of guidelines put in place by Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell is again and able to chase his fourth Golden Driller. The three-time (2017-19) occasion winner has made the championship function 9 occasions in 12 earlier makes an attempt.

His most up-to-date Chili Bowl Nationals begin got here in 2022, when he completed second to winner Tanner Thorson.

He’s already gotten a little bit of apply in contained in the SageNet Middle this yr by competing within the Tulsa Shootout, the place he received the Non-Wing Outlaw function in a photograph end over Larson.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. waits for his race to start during the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals presented by NOS Energy Drink at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 13, 2024. (Nick Oxford/NASCAR)

One other NASCAR Cup Sequence race winner with loads of expertise contained in the SageNet Middle is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The 2023 Daytona 500 winner has made 17 earlier Chili Bowl appearances, making the championship function eight occasions.

His greatest effort got here in the course of the 2021 operating of the occasion, when he completed seventh within the championship function.

One season in the past he, like Larson, made a shock look on the Chili Bowl and raced his technique to the C-Foremost on championship Saturday earlier than he was eradicated.

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 26: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, waits on the grid during practice for the the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 26, 2024 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

One other NASCAR Cup Sequence driver making his Chili Bowl Nationals debut this yr is Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs, who honed his expertise racing on dust at North Carolina’s Millbridge Speedway.

He lately made his Midget racing debut in the course of the annual Turkey Night time Grand Prix at California’s Ventura Raceway and can look to show heads throughout his first Chili Bowl.

Gibbs shall be racing as a teammate to Stenhouse, with each drivers set to compete for CB Industries.

J.J. Yeley puts in ear plugs before his race during the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals presented by NOS Energy Drink at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 13, 2024. (Nick Oxford/NASCAR)

Top-of-the-line dust racers of his technology, veteran NASCAR star J.J. Yeley returns to the Chili Bowl Nationals for his twenty ninth try and seize the celebrated Golden Driller trophy.

In his 28 earlier makes an attempt, Yeley has made the championship function eight occasions, together with scoring a runner-up end in the course of the 2007 Chili Bowl.

Yeley made historical past in the course of the 2004 operating of the occasion, advancing a surprising 69 positions from his F-Foremost to complete third within the Chili Bowl championship race.

Josh Bilicki in his car after racing in a feature during the 2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 14, 2023. (Nick Oxford/NASCAR)

Journeyman NASCAR competitor Josh Bilicki is again on the SageNet Middle for the third consecutive yr to participate within the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals.

His greatest effort in his earlier two begins got here in 2023 when he made it to a J-Foremost on championship Saturday.

Brent Crews, driver of the #55 JBL Toyota looks on during the practice of the Owens Corning 200 for the ARCA Menards Series at Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio on October 5, 2024. (Nic Antaya/ARCA Racing)

A victor in ARCA Menards Sequence competitors every of the final two seasons who’s slated for a part-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence effort with Tricon Storage in 2025, Brent Crews will try and make the Chili Bowl Nationals championship function for the second time throughout his profession.

The 16-year-old has made three earlier makes an attempt contained in the SageNet Middle, along with his greatest effort coming in 2023 when he completed twenty fourth within the Saturday night time finale.

Corey Day, driver of the #82 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, during the Reese‘s 150 for the ARCA Menards Series at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on September 27, 2024. (Edd Zurga/ARCA Racing)

A quick rising star within the dash automobile world who has additionally begun dabbling in NASCAR, Corey Day is again for his fourth try on the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2025.

In three earlier makes an attempt contained in the SageNet Middle, Day has made the championship function twice.

His greatest effort got here final yr, when he completed third within the Saturday night time most important occasion behind winner Logan Seavey and runner-up Buddy Kofoid.

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