The Chili Bowl Nationals is underway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It’s a week long dirt midget program inside the Tulsa Expo Center. Tuesday’s program features an unique addition from the rest of the week, a Chili Bowl All-Star race.
View full 2021 VIROC results from Tuesday night below.
This year’s race features 15 dirt racing All-Stars. The event features last year’s champions from national dirt racing series. It also includes recent winners and podium finishers of the Chili Bowl Nationals and past VIROC events.
The VIROC field took to the track for a qualifying session that doubled as a hot lap session. Rico Abreu was fastest overall. However, the top 8 qualifiers have been inverted for the main event.
The track has been reworked ahead of the main event. Moisture has been sprinkled ahead of the first feature.
Tanner Thorson and Spencer Bayston line up on the front row. 25 laps of dirt midget racing are up next…
VIROC
Race Report
Green flag, they run even into turn one. They remain even for several laps.
Lap 3, Bayston slides Thorson for the lead. Thorson crosses under him to retake the spot.
Lap 5, Cannon McIntosh moves to 2nd. Thorton opens the gap slightly.
Lap 7, Larson looks under Bayston for 4th. Bayson checks up and spins in the process. Rico Abreu and Chris Windom are collected and the caution is out.
Green, Thorson leads as Bell takes over 2nd. Larson jumps the inside berm, bicycles and nearly rolls it. Larson loses several spots as he gathers it up.
Jake Neuman spins and the caution is out.
Green, Thorson leads Christopher Bell as the leaders knock the cushion.
Lap 11, Bell slides Thorson for the race lead! He takes the spot.
Rico Abreu rolls after contact with Brad Sweet and the caution is out.
Green, Bell leads. Larson climbs back to 3rd.
Lap 19, Thorson slides Larson and doors him in the process! Larson is pushed up over the cushion. Larson drops to 5th as Thorson loses even more spots.
5 to go, Bell leads McIntosh by 2 seconds.
Christopher Bell wins the Chili Bowl VIROC event!
Chili Bowl Nationals
VIROC Results
Dirt Midget
January 12, 2021
View full Chili Bowl Nationals results from Tulsa, Oklahoma below.
Qualifying
Note: This is a qualifying and hot lap session tied into one. The top 8 qualifiers are inverted ahead of the main event.
Qualifying (5 Laps) : 1. Rico Abreu; 2. Justin Grant; 3. Christopher Bell; 4. Zach Daum; 5. Cannon McIntosh; 6. Kyle Larson; 7. Spencer Bayston; 8. Tanner Thorson; 9. Chris Windom; 10. Daryn Pittman; 11. Brady Bacon; 12. Brad Sweet; 13. Aaron Reutzel; 14. Jake Neuman;
Chili Bowl Nationals
January 12, 2021
VIROC Main Event
25 Laps
Pos | Driver
1. Christopher Bell
2. Cannon McIntosh
3. Kyle Larson
4. Zach Daum
5. Justin Grant
6. Brady Bacon
7. Tanner Thorson
8. Brad Sweet
9. Daryn Pittman
10. Aaron Reutzel
11. Rico Abreu (DNF)
12. Jake Neuman (DNF)
13. Spencer Bayston (DNF)
14. chris Windom (DNF)
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Links
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