For 25 laps on Wednesday night at the Tulsa Expo Center, a huge crowd of fans held their collective breath as they waited for a slip from either Rico Abreu or Tyler Thomas at the head of the field.
Pennsylvania’s Austin Langenstein was another rookie who did remarkably well for his first Chili Bowl appearance, making the A-Qualifiers and contending for a transfer spot in his B-Main before tagging the cushion and falling back late in the going.
Chad Boat knew when he drew the pole for Tuesday’s 10th annual Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions that it might just be a harbinger of success later in the night.
For Christopher Bell, walking into the Tulsa Expo Center to start the week off at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals was old hat, with no nerves whatsoever chasing him into the building.
A live interview with Chili Bowl competitor Justin Peck and a full preview of the 32nd renewal of Tulsa’s indoor classic headlines two full hours of racing conversation during the 2018 kickoff of Motorsports Madness on the Performance Motorsports Network.