It’s chilly outside and that means it’s time for the Chili Bowl Nationals to go down out in Tulsa.
Don’t know about the Chili Bowl?
Well, it’s one of the most prestigious events to take place on a dirt track, and it all begins Monday with the start of qualifying.
This year’s event, like just about every year, will see a handful of NASCAR drivers throw their hat in the ring as part of the several hundred drives who usually show up to take part in the competition.
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“It’s just kind of my way of getting the season going,” NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe said per NASCAR.com. “For me, the biggest reason is I get to go back and see a lot of my buddies that I grew up racing with that I don’t get to see hardly anytime the rest of the year.
“It’s just such a great event,” he added. “It’s honestly probably my favorite week of the year for a lot of reasons. I love watching racing. I love hanging out with buddies that I don’t get to really see anymore. Just seeing a lot of the people, and I get to go race the guys that helped me on my car, the guys who helped me when I was racing sprint cars. It’s just a fun time to hang out with my dad and check off a lot of boxes.”
NASCAR drivers set to join Briscoe in taking part in the Chili Bowl include Josh Blicki, J.J. Yeley and Jesse Love.
There will be some Pa. flavor out in Tulsa, too.
Per the event website, entries include Mechanicsburg’s Rodney Westhafer, Royersford’s Steve Buckwalter, Collegeville’s Alex Bright, Douglasville’s Tim Buckwalter and Pocono’s Joey Amantea.
Missing from this year’s field is a pair of NASCAR drivers — Kyle Larsons and Christopher Bell — who know a thing or two about winning the Chili Bowl.
Larson won it in 2020 and 2021. Bell won it in 2019.
You can stay up to date with the action by visiting the Chili Bowl website, here.
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