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I have been waiting for someone to post how well the young California drivers, Kyle Larson and Shane Golobic did at this years Chili Bowl so I could give them a simple pat on the back. I guess I'll post something. Out of over 250 entries, California had seven drivers in the A main. That's a pretty impressive percentage. Two of the four preliminary nights were won by California guys, Cory Kruseman and Darren Hagen. Teammates Shane Golobic and Kyle Larson both made Saturday's A Main event. Golobic finished third in his prelim feature on Tuesday night, then in Saturday's A main, Shane raced up inside the top ten before a couple of tangles in front of him forced him to restart at the rear. Larson had to race in by winning Saturday night's B Main. Then in only his second try, Kyle Larson pulled off an impressive 10 place finish in a field that included some of the worlds greatest dirt track racers.

Earlier in the week Kyle won a Golden Driller driving an Open Outlaw Kart. If you ask any sprint car driver who has ever driven an outlaw kart, he will tell you that they are a handful of evil horsepower strapped to a light weight bucking machine. At only 17 years of age, Kyle has become one of the countries top up and coming drivers. Do I think he was born with his talent? No, but I do think he has developed a desire that cannot be taught. When you put that together with all the track time developing his skills week in and week out, this kid is the real deal. His family's support has obviously played a huge part in his success and they are a nice bunch of people.

You can keep an eye on these young guns at www.kylelarsonracing.com and www.shanegolobic.com

Congratulations to Kyle, Shane, and all the California drivers who did such an awesome job at this year's Chili Bowl!

Sincerely, Chad Hawkins

2010 Chili Bowl A Main Results (50 Laps)

1. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 3. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 4. #5 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 5. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 6. #1ST Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 7. #51 Mike Hess, Springfield, IL; 8. #21K Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 9. #49 Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA; 10. #39I Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA; 11. #88NZ Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ; 12. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 13. #75B Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 14. #1T Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 15. #401 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 16. #3 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 17. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 18. #91X Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 19. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 20. 19NZ Brad Mosen, Auckland, NZ; 21. #2T Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 22. #39C Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA; 23. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 24. #13 Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, IN; 25. #30 Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ

Great post Chad....well said....those two did a great job and deserve the praise....we are lucky to have them racing here in Cali..

Congratulations Cole Whitt. You were an outstanding representative from California. The sportsmanship you showed in your after race interview was exemplary. Keep doing what you are doing. You are a great champion up, one Midget championship already under your very young belt, and many more coming in the future I'm sure. I hope the Chili Bowl is one of them.

A fan. Mike Brown

2010 Chili Bowl had a total of 59 drivers from California : Darren Hagen, Cory Kruseman, Cole Whitt, Shane Golobic, Bran Sweet, Matt Streeter, Damion Gardner, Kyle Larson, Thomas Meserahll, Bobby Michnowicz, Jason Meyers, Randi Pankratz, Josh Ford, Tyler Walker, Jay Drake, Johnathon Henry, Keith Bloom, Justin Grant, Johnny Rodriguez, Garrett Hansen, Colby Copeland, Greg Bragg, Tyler Edwards, Josh Wise, P.J. Jones, Kody Swanson, Travis Berryhill, Danny Sheridan, Nic Faas, Randy Hannagan, Mike Spencer, Brent Camarillo, Wes Gutierrez, Tanner Swanson, David Prickett, Troy Rutherford, Shannon McQueen, Matt Mitchell, Henry Clarke, Brian Camarillo, Alissa Geving, Rick Hendrix, Wink Schweitzer, Scott Pierovich, Jason Leffler, Joey Fabozzi, Bud Kaeding, Ron Bach, Greg Edenholm, Autin Mero, Dennis Rodriguez, Pete Davis, Bruce Douglass, Austin Smith, Floyd Alvis, Victor Davis, Cole Peard, Ronnie Gardner and Nick Chivello. All of them did a great job.

Good for the Golden State! An unconfirmed rumor had Garrett Hansen reinjuring his back at Tulsa. Hope this is not true and that he is ok...

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS