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Chili 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.
Read MoreChristopher Bell just became the first winner behind the wheel of a dirt midget in the St. Louis edition of indoor dirt racing
Christopher Bell just added another huge race win to his resume. On Saturday night, he won the inaugural dirt midget event hosted inside The Dome in downtown St.
Read MoreGateway Dirt Nationals race results from the indoor dirt race at The Dome at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, Missouri
Tonight, the Gateway Dirt Nationals comes to a close. The dirt late models will race for 40 laps and $30,000. The dirt midgets will race for 30 laps and $10,000.
Read MoreLineups for the final night of the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals in St. Louis, Missouri
Update: Click here to view results from 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals
Tonight, the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals comes to a close. The event is hosted in downtown St. Louis Missouri. It’s an indoor racing event hosted in the former building of the Rams.
Read MoreBrad Loyet hasn’t driven since his injury but for the Gateway Dirt Nationals he would ‘Make it work’
St. Louis, Missouri racer Brad Loyet has spent his whole life chasing race tracks. In February 2018, Loyet was seating the bead on a race tire. To do that, tires are inflated until the tire is flush against the edge of the rim.
Read MoreGateway Dirt race results from the indoor dirt track race at The Dome at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, Missouri
Tonight, the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals is set for dual feature events across all three divisions. Two preliminary features in the late model division will pay $5,000 each to win.
Read MoreGateway Dirt Nationals lineups for Friday night at The Dome in downtown St. Louis, Missouri
Tonight, day-two of the Gateway Dirt Nationals gets underway. It’s the third annual running of the indoor dirt track racing event.
View 2018 Friday lineups for the Gateway Dirt Nationals below.
Twelve heat races are set for the super late model division based on Thursday qualifying.
Read MoreGateway Dirt race results from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri
Tonight, the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals gets underway. The Thursday night program features the Race of Champions main event in the dirt late model division paying $5,000 to win. The dirt modifieds have a round of heats.
Read MoreGateway Dirt schedule for the indoor race in downtown St. Louis, Missouri
It’s wintertime but we’re going racing anyway. This weekend, The Dome at America’s Center will host the Gateway Dirt Nationals. Action packed indoor dirt oval racing.
View the full 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals schedule below.
Three classes are on the ticket this year.
Read MoreCody Sommer: “I haven’t been in a race car in eight years and most people don’t even know I’ve ever been in a race car.”
You can watch the video of the Cody Sommer test session at the Gateway Dirt Nationals below
On Tuesday ahead of the 2016 Gateway Dirt Nationals,
Read MoreBest Performance Motorsports will debut their new dirt midget racing operation this week
Partnership to begin at Gateway Dirt Nationals, November 29 – December 1
INDIANAPOLIS (November 26, 2018) — It was announced today that reigning Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Series Champion Landon Simon will drive for Best Performance Motorsports in 2019.
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