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Kansas City, MO - January 02, 2012
By: RacinBoys.com


For the 7th straight year, RacinBoys is the live audio internet home for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. The 26th Annual event takes place January 10-14, 2012 at Tulsa's Quik Trip Center.

Fans can purchase Chili Bowl subscriptions for $7.50 for the entire five-day event. That's just $1.50 a day for over 30 hours of live coverage.

Scott Traylor and Kirk Elliott anchor both events with Justin Zoch and Bryan Gapinski heading up the Chili Bowl broadcast team. RacinBoys welcomes Aimee Loyet as she will report from the pits and victory circle. Veteran Midget Car announcer Jim Childers also lends his outstanding voice for this year's big event.

Click the Chili Bowl banner on the RacinBoys home page and subscribe today.

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Hard Charger Chili Bowl Bonus!

Tulsa, OK - January 05, 2012
By: Lonnie Wheatley
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl PR

Bob Berryhill has been an influence at the Chili Bowl Nationals since its inception in 1987, with his Original Chili Bowl food company sponsoring the fledgling event in its formative years.

Now, with the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals set to fire off next Tuesday night at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway, Berryhill has stepped up by offering a Hard Charger bonus for the championship Saturday, January 14, portion of the prestigious event.

Berryhill, who will serve as Grand Marshall for this year’s Chili Bowl Nationals, has offered up $5,000 in bonus money for some Hard Chargers on Saturday to be split among three drivers.

The driver that passes the most cars during Saturday’s slate of alphabet feature competition will pocket $2,500, the driver that passes the second most cars will earn a $1,500 bonus and the driver that passes the third most cars will earn an extra $1,000.

With 261 entries from 31 different states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Finland currently filed for the event, Saturday’s feature action will begin with at least one “K” Main followed up by twin “J” Mains, “I” Mains, etc. leading the way to the 50-lap championship “A” Main event.

Four nights of qualifying action on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will set Saturday’s feature grids, with the top three finishers from each night locking into Saturday’s “A” Main.

Tuesday’s card will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV).

A limited number of tickets are available for the Tuesday night, January 10, Warren CAT Chili Bowl Qualifier and Vacuworx International Race of Champions for just $43 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.


Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

When:
January 10-14, 2011
Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions
Wednesday – River Spirit Casino Qualifying Night
Thursday – Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying Night
Friday – Vacuworx International Qualifying Night
Saturday – Lucas Oil Championship Feature Events

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Past Winners: Kevin Swindell (2010 and 2011), Sammy Swindell (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989), Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007 and 2002), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy Hines (2005), Cory Kruseman (2004 and 2000), Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Jay Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie Beechler (1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994), Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden (1991), Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).

Trade Show: Always a popular attraction at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Tuesday through Saturday) free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel and more is available with well over 100 different vendors. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

Tickets: A limited number of reserved seats for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying Event and the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions are available for $43 per person and may be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate if still available. Pit passes for all five nights are available at the gate as well.

Chili Bowl on the Net: All official news pertaining to the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, including official entry lists, race results and recaps, is available first at www.chilibowl.com. Also, all five nights of the Chili Bowl Nationals will be broadcast live (audio) on www.racinboys.com.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at www.chilibowl.com or by calling 918-838-3777.

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Wheres Scotty Cook going to be this year, hopefully helping out with the Broadcast.

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Tulsa area drivers go for Chili Bowl glory

Tulsa, OK - January 06, 2012
By: Lonnie Wheatley
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl PR

Several local drivers hoping to keep the Golden Driller in the host state were featured as the initial press conference for local media took place at the QuikTrip Center on Thursday afternoon.

With the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals set to take place next week, January 10-14 at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway following a Monday practice, Sooner State contenders Jonathan Beason, Donnie Ray Crawford and Blake Hahn visited with Tulsa media about the prestigious event.

Beason ranked as the top-finishing Oklahoma driver last January with a fourth-place finish behind Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell and Michael Pickens. Crawford won a preliminary feature last year and teams with Hahn out of the Hard 8 Racing stable this year.

Only once in 25 previous editions of the ChiIi Bowl has the Golden Driller stayed within the host state, that occurring in 1994 when Broken Arrow’s Andy Hillenburg took the top spot. But the trio on hand Thursday are among several with legitimate hopes of keeping the coveted trophy in the Sooner State.

Beason came the closest to the top spot last year, finishing just one spot shy of the podium after advancing from “B” Main action.

“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what things might have gone different for us to get the win,” Broken Arrow’s Beason commented. “Last year, the Midget stayed in the garage all year between the 2010 and 2011 Chili Bowl so it was almost a surprise to us to run so good. I think we’ll be even faster this year.”

Crawford, who made his third Chili Bowl championship feature last year after posting a fifth-place finish as an event rookie in 2007, is unphased by the idea of racing against the likes of NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

“We’ve been racing this kind of stuff all year, this is what we’re pretty much used to,” the third-generation racer from Broken Arrow explained. “When guys like Tony (Stewart) get here they have to adjust, it’s almost like they’re chasing us.”

Crawford is teamed with young Hahn from Sapulpa, an unlikely pairing given the Hahn-Crawford rivalry of old. Hahn is ready for his second Chili Bowl after a maiden voyage last year aboard a Bob East Midget.

Like Beason, Crawford feels good about his chances of Chili Bowl glory. “John (Kantor) and Hard 8 Racing has given me the best of everything, the stuff I’ve got is every bit as good as Sammy’s (Swindell) or Tony’s (Stewart) or anybody else’s stuff. We’ve got what we need, all we need is just a little Chili Bowl luck to go along with it.”

Hahn explains, after winning the Chevy ECOTec Midget portion of last weekend’s Tulsa Shootout, “That should give me a big advantage, I’ve got a lot of laps in a Midget already plus a ton more in the micro so I’ve got at least twice as many laps as anyone else going in.”

Beason, Crawford and Hahn lead an Oklahoma contingent of Chili Bowl competitors that currently numbers 36, with some other top Oklahoma contenders including Broken Arrow’s Brady Bacon, Mike Goodman and Chett Gehrke, Owasso’s Daryn Pittman and Matt Sherrell, Tulsa’s Dustin Morgan, Norman’s Danny Jennings, Oklahoma City’s Andy Shouse and Guthrie’s Michelle Decker among others.

Currently, there are 261 entries for next week’s Chili Bowl Nationals representing 31 states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Finland.

Four nights of qualifying action on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will set Saturday’s feature grids, with the top three finishers from each night locking into Saturday’s “A” Main.

Tuesday’s card will also include the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV).

A limited number of tickets are available for the Tuesday night, January 10, Warren CAT Chili Bowl Qualifier and Vacuworx International Race of Champions for just $43 apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777.


Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

When:
January 10-14, 2011
Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of Champions
Wednesday – River Spirit Casino Qualifying Night
Thursday – Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying Night
Friday – Vacuworx International Qualifying Night
Saturday – Lucas Oil Championship Feature Events

The five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday, January 9.

Past Winners: Kevin Swindell (2010 and 2011), Sammy Swindell (2009, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989), Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007 and 2002), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy Hines (2005), Cory Kruseman (2004 and 2000), Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Jay Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie Beechler (1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994), Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden (1991), Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).

Trade Show: Always a popular attraction at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is the Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Tuesday through Saturday) free of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel and more is available with well over 100 different vendors. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

Tickets: A limited number of reserved seats for Tuesday night's Warren CAT Qualifying Event and the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International Chili Bowl Race of Champions are available for $43 per person and may be obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate if still available. Pit passes for all five nights are available at the gate as well.

Chili Bowl on the Net: All official news pertaining to the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, including official entry lists, race results and recaps, is available first at www.chilibowl.com. Also, all five nights of the Chili Bowl Nationals will be broadcast live (audio) on www.racinboys.com.

Additional information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at www.chilibowl.com or by calling 918-838-3777.

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Sorry to say Scotty won't be pit reporting this year. Aimee Loyet will be reporting from the pits and victory circle. Aimee is a University of Missouri graduate with a bachelors of Arts in Communication and a Sunset Hills, Missouri native. Loyet got her start doing pit reporting at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She is the Marketing and Social Media Coordinator for Loyet Motorsports and has done freelance work with Badger, USAC, POWRi and ASCS. Post-graduation, Loyet was privileged enough to work at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and Red Bull Indianapolis Moto GP during 2011.

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Champions galore at Chili Bowl

Tulsa, OK - January 07, 2012
By: Lonnie Wheatley
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl PR

The Chili Bowl Nationals has long been known as a gathering place of the best
of the best from all forms of racing, from the upper echelons of the sport to
the grassroots level.

And the 26th edition of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl
Nationals set for next Tuesday through Saturday at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa
Expo Raceway is no exception with NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Ricky
Stenhouse, Jr., headlining an impressive list of 2011 series
champions.

While Stewart and Stenhouse took titles under National
television spotlights, champions from all variety of Sprint Car and Midget
series as well as one the nation’s premier Late Model series will be on hand as
well.

Coming off his third NASCAR Sprint Cup title, Stewart returns to
the Chili Bowl for the first time since 2008 in search of his third Chili Bowl
triumph.

Stenhouse, who made the cut for his second Chili Bowl
championship finale last January, went on to capture his first championship at
the next level by taking the top spot with the NASCAR Nationwide
series.

While the Chili Bowl is teeming with open wheel aces from the
Sprint Car and Midget ranks that Stewart and Stenhouse climbed, Rick Eckert
represents the popular Late Model racers. Eckert makes his fifth Chili Bowl
appearance and first since 2010 after capturing the World of Outlaws Late Model
championship in 2011.

Among the open wheelers, at least three drivers
captured multiple championships in 2011 including Levi Jones, Brad Loyet and
Brady Short.

Jones captured both the USAC Sprint Car and USAC Silver
Crown championships in 2011 and takes aim at his first Chili Bowl finale since
2009.

Loyet added his third POWRi Midget championship in 2011 while also
capturing the ASCS Warrior Region title in his rookie year of Sprint Car
competition. Spearheading the potent six-car Loyet Motorsports stable, Loyet
guns for his fourth consecutive Chili Bowl championship main
event.

Short, a part of the A.J. Felker stable, tries for his first Chili
Bowl finale after earning the MSCS (Non-Wing Sprint Car) and Bloomington
Speedway titles in 2011.

One champion actually landed a ride for the
Chili Bowl by earning his title, as the Midwest Open Wheel Association fields an
entry for Jerrod Hull as part of his championship package with the
Illinois-based winged Sprint Car series.

With countless champions from
previous years throughout the QuikTrip Center, champions from 2011 include the
following:

Bryan Clauson – USAC Midgets
Shane Cottle – Kokomo Speedway
(Non-Wing Sprint Cars)
Dave Darland – King of Indiana Sprint Series (Non-Wing
Sprint Cars)
Rick Eckert – World of Outlaw Late Models
Taylor Lynn Ferns –
USAC Mopar D1 Midgets
Blake Hahn – ASCS2 Outlaw Micro Sprints
Jerrod Hull
– Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA)
C.J. Johnson – NCRA (Winged Sprint
Cars)
Levi Jones - USAC Sprint Cars and USAC Silver Crown
Brad Kuhn –
BMARA Midgets
Cory Kruseman – USAC Western States Midgets
Brad Loyet –
ASCS Warrior Region (winged Sprint Cars) and POWRi Midgets
Brady Short – MSCS
and Bloomington Speedway (Non-Wing Sprint Cars)
Mike Spencer – USAC/CRA
(Non-Wing Sprint Cars)
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – NASCAR Nationwide
Tony
Stewart – NASCAR Sprint Cup
Richard VanderWeerd – USAC West Coast 360 Sprint
Cars (Non-Wing)
Matt Westfall – Waynesfield Raceway Park (Non-Wing Sprint
Cars)



Currently, there are 261 entries for next week’s Chili Bowl
Nationals representing 31 states as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and
Finland.

Following Monday’s practice session, four nights of qualifying
action on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will set Saturday’s feature
grids, with the top three finishers from each night locking into Saturday’s
50-lap championship “A” Main.

Tuesday’s card will also include the Fourth
Annual Vacuworx International Race of Champions (VIROC IV).

A limited
number of tickets are available for the Tuesday night, January 10, Warren CAT
Chili Bowl Qualifier and Vacuworx International Race of Champions for just $43
apiece. Tickets may be obtained by calling the ticket office at
918-838-3777.


Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Quick
Facts:

What: 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget
Nationals

Where: Tulsa Expo Raceway – ¼-mile clay oval inside the
QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds

When:
January 10-14,
2011
Tuesday – Warren CAT Qualifying Night plus Vacuworx Chili Bowl Race of
Champions
Wednesday – River Spirit Casino Qualifying Night
Thursday –
Suburban Chevrolet Qualifying Night
Friday – Vacuworx International
Qualifying Night
Saturday – Lucas Oil Championship Feature Events

The
five nights of racing action will be preceded by a practice session on Monday,
January 9.

Past Winners: Kevin Swindell (2010 and 2011), Sammy Swindell
(2009, 1998, 1996, 1992 and 1989), Damion Gardner (2008), Tony Stewart (2007 and
2002), Tim McCreadie (2006), Tracy Hines (2005), Cory Kruseman (2004 and 2000),
Dan Boorse (2003 and 1999), Jay Drake (2001), Billy Boat (1997), Donnie Beechler
(1995), Andy Hillenburg (1994), Dave Blaney (1993), Lealand McSpadden (1991),
Jon Heydenreich (1990), Scott Hatton (1988), Rich Vogler (1987).

Trade
Show: Always a popular attraction at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is the
Trade Show, which is open to the public each day (Tuesday through Saturday) free
of charge. All variety of racing products, apparel and more is available with
well over 100 different vendors. The Trade Show covers approximately 20,000
square feet.

Tickets: A limited number of reserved seats for Tuesday
night's Warren CAT Qualifying Event and the Fourth Annual Vacuworx International
Chili Bowl Race of Champions are available for $43 per person and may be
obtained by calling 918-838-3777 or at the gate if still available. Pit passes
for all five nights are available at the gate as well.

Chili Bowl on the
Net: All official news pertaining to the 26th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget
Nationals, including official entry lists, race results and recaps, is available
first at www.chilibowl.com. Also, all five nights of the Chili Bowl Nationals
will be broadcast live (audio) on www.racinboys.com.

Additional
information regarding the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at
www.chilibowl.com or by calling
918-838-3777.

RBN The RacinBoys Broadcasting Network
http://www.racinboys.com/