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The Earnhardt family continues tradition on the race track; Tonight is her first race as full-time USAC National Midget driver
18-year-old, Karsyn Elledge is the daughter of Kelley Earnhardt Miller. That makes her the granddaughter of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt.
Karsyn has been racing on dirt in and around the North Carolina area.
Read MoreLast lap pass for the win in the Tulsa, Oklahoma dirt midget event
Christopher Bell: “What about that race?! I don’t think I’ve ever really been a part of a last lap race like that.”
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 19, 2019) A finish for the ages,
Read MoreVictim offers a brief warning for race fans attending the Chili Bowl Nationals
Race fan was the victim of a robbery while he attended the dirt midget event
All week, the dirt midgets have been rolling around the 1/5-mile dirt track inside the Tulsa Expo Square. The race is an indoor dirt track event in Tulsa,
Read MoreNight five of the 2019 Chili Bowl race in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 18, 2019) Wheeling his NOS Energy Drink No. 4a to the pole of Friday’s Vacuworx Qualifying Night, Justin Grant set a feverish pace for 25 non-stop laps to garner his third career preliminary night win in as many years at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.
Read MoreNight four of the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2019) Surviving a myriad of cautions in Thursday John Christner Trucking Qualifying Night, along with a late race challenge from Shane Golobic and C.J. Leary, two-time defending Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire Champion,
Read MoreNight three of the 2019 Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2019) Rico Abreu was the class of the field in Wednesday’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa Qualifying Night at the 33rd annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire;
Read MoreThe Gateway Dirt Nationals will return in 2019; Three year deal signed
Indoor dirt race returns to The Dome at America’s Center in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri
St Louis, MO. — The Gateway Dirt Nationals is fresh off the completion of another successful event in Downtown St. Louis at the Dome at America’s Center.
Read MoreNight two in Tulsa; Chili Bowl Race of Champions night
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2019) Winning in preliminary night competition for the fifth time at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire, California’s Kyle Larson grabbed the lead on Lap 6 of Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifying Night A-Feature then went unchallenged to punch his ticket into his eighth 55 Lap championship event.
Read MoreThe 2019 Chili Bowl Nationals is underway
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2019) Rolling into Chili Bowl Victory Lane for the first time in his career, California’s Logan Seavey was perfect in the first every Monday Qualifying Night presented by Cummins.
Taking advantage of his Heat and Qualifier wins to position the Keith Kunz Motorsports No.
Read MoreSeavey compares the Gateway Dirt Nationals to the Chili Bowl Nationals
There were a few unknowns heading into the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals. One of those was the new addition of the dirt midgets.
They far exceeded my own expectations. But, what do the drivers think about it?
Read MoreChili Bowl Nationals exceeds 300 entries for the 5th year in a row
Author: Bryan Hulbert
TULSA, Okla. — Exceeding 300 entries for the fifth consecutive event, a melting pot of talent is set to converge on Tulsa, Okla. with tens of thousands of fans from all walks of life set to file into the River Spirit Expo Center from nearly every corner of the globe for the 33rd Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire,
Read More300+ entries for the 2019 Chili Bowl Nationals
The Chili Bowl Nationals is set to get underway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 300+ dirt midgets are entered into the event. It’s the fifth year in a row beyond the 300 count.
What draws these numbers? The event is on an indoor dirt racing track.
Read MoreTony Stewart helped guide Brad Loyet back to the cockpit
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 28, 2018) The 33rd Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire will be one of mixed emotions for the Loyet family as Brad Loyet will get behind the wheel of the Loyet Landscaping/Vacuworx No.
Read MoreKyle Larson on the Gateway Dirt Nationals: “The atmosphere is pretty cool and the fans seem pretty rowdy. Which is neat as well.”
This 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals featured a new class that was absent from the ticket in the first two additions of the indoor dirt race. The dirt midget class brought along the stars of NASCAR.
Read MoreLogan Seavey rode the fence like a skateboard from behind the wheel of his USAC National Midget
Logan Seavey: “Next thing I know, I was looking at the sky.”
Logan Seavey started on the front row at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway for the USAC National midget event. The Newmanstown,
Read MoreLandon Simon and Tyler Erb to lead Best Performance Motorsports charge in 2019
Dirt late model, dirt midget and dirt sprint car racing for Best Performance Motorsports in the upcoming dirt racing season
St. Marys, Ohio (12/12/18) – Best Performance Motorsports is busily gearing up for the 2019 season,
Read MoreRicky Stenhouse Jr tossed the steering wheel before the car was even done barrel rolling in the Gateway Dirt Nationals
Stenhouse started at the back of the field and was inside the top-10 when he rolled it
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr qualified 13th on Friday night at the dirt track.
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