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Kyle Larson headlines field for World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown
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No driver has had more fun with the dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway than Kyle Larson. The self-confessed dirt-obsessed racer is heading to Thunder Valley this weekend for the World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown chasing another victory in the high-speed World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, April 22-24.
Larson drove a Super Late Model to a pair of second place finishes in the Bristol Dirt Nationals in mid-March, then shifted gears by driving his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in the historic Food City Dirt Race, the first time the NASCAR Cup Series had raced on dirt in more than 50 years. Larson also competed in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt in a Chevy
5 Things You Need to Know before Chili Bowl Saturday Alphabet Soup runs throughout the day.
The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is dirt racing’s version of the WWE Royal Rumble.
In the Rumble, 30 professional wrestlers periodically enter the ring over the course of an hour, with eliminations taking place as a result of one participant sending another over the top rope.
In the Chili Bowl, instead of 30 participants, there s more than 350, and eliminations occur when competitors fail to finish brief sprint races within the highest percentage of the field.
The first main elimination race, typically lettered N or O starts at 10:30 in the morning, Eastern Time, and races continue in reverse alphabetical order throughout the day.
By Bryan Hulbert
Justin Grant (center) scored the victory in Friday night s Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night A-Feature for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Kyle Cummins (left) finished in second, with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (right) in third. Photo: Michael Fry
TULSA, Okla. - With slower traffic becoming a major factor in the closing laps, California’s Justin Grant managed to hold off the charge of Kyle Cummins and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for his fourth career preliminary night victory since 2017 on Friday’s Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night at the 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Oklahoma’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.