Sixteen Drivers Make Up The 2024
O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational
Race of Champions
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA,
Okla. (January 6, 2024)
The roster for the 16th edition
of the O’Reilly Auto Parts
Invitational Race of Champions
has been set, with 16 drivers
set to take on Tulsa Expo
Raceway clay during Monday’s
Cummins Qualifying Night.
Combining Chili Bowl winners,
both Saturday and Prelim, as
well as past Race of Champions,
series champions, and drivers
invited by the Chili Bowl
Nationals powered by NOS Energy,
the annual showcase will see one
change in the format, with the
inversion determined by the
overall fastest qualifier
drawing to set the inversion,
with a maximum of eight.
The list of drivers includes:
1
– Sammy Swindell – Do we need to
explain why?
1s – Spencer Bayston – In last
year, through a 2018 podium
finish, Spencer secured his spot
by winning the 2023 O’Reilly
Auto Parts Invitational Race of
Champions.
2J – Justin Grant – Winner of
the 2022 O’Reilly Auto Parts
Invitational Race of Champions.
5
– Chase Briscoe – The
Stewart-Hass driver will race
via Chili Bowl invitation.
5CB – Karter Sarff - Winner of
the 2023 POWRi Midget
Championship, the 2024 event
marks the first time Karter will
compete in the O’Reilly Auto
Parts Invitational Race of
Champions.
19 – Tim McCreadie – Recently
added to the roster, the 2006
Chili Bowl Nationals champion
will wheel the Hayward
Motorsports No. 19.
19R – Ricky Thorton, Jr. –
Possibly the best driver in Late
Model competition right now, the
former Arizona resident nearly
walked out of the Tulsa Shootout
with a Golden Driller for the
second year in a row.
29S – Hank Davis – Grabbing his
first career preliminary night
win in 2023, the Sand Springs,
Okla. shoe will take the Matt
Seymour Racing No. 29 into his
first O’Reilly Auto Parts
Invitational Race of Champions.
39 – Logan Seavey – In last year
by way of car owner credentials,
Logan Seavey punched his own
card into the O’Reilly Auto
Parts Invitational Race of
Champions by winning the 2023
Chili Bowl Nationals powered by
NOS Energy.
41 – Corey Day – Invited by the
Chili Bowl, one of the most
challenging areas of the country
to win in Sprint Car racing, has
been and continues to be
California, and 17-year-old
Corey Day wins a lot, including
the 2023 Northern Auto Racing
Club (NARC) title.
47X – Zach Daum – Xtreme Outlaw
Midgets paved the way last year,
this year, Andy Bondio
credentials will put Daum into
the O’Reilly Auto Parts
Invitational Race of Champions.
66K – Brent Crews – Invited by
the Chili Bowl Nationals, Brent
captured the 2023 SCCA Trans-Am
TA2 title.
71 – Jade Avedisian – The 2023
Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year,
and highest finishing woman in
event history, forged a season
long legacy by being the first
woman to win a National Midget
title with the Xtreme Outlaw
Series.
71P – Cannon McIntosh – Winning
on Monday has become a common
theme for Cannon, putting him
back into the O’Reilly Auto
Parts Invitational Race of
Champions.
84 – Jesse Love – Invited by the
Chili Bowl, Jesse Love got the
nod via his 2023 ARCA Menards
Series Championship.
88 – Tanner Thorson – The 2022
event champion is back in search
of a third win in the O’Reilly
Auto Parts Invitational Race of
Champions.
The standards for an invitation
are:
•
Drivers finishing in the Top 3
of Saturday night’s A-Feature
during the previous five Chili
Bowls will be eligible.
•
Drivers finishing in the Top 2
of the past five Race of
Champions events will be
eligible.
•
Preliminary Night Winners from
the most recent Chili Bowl will
be eligible.
•
Series Champions from the most
recent calendar year in the
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars,
American Sprint Car Series
National Tour, All-Star Circuit
of Champions, USAC National
Midgets, USAC National Sprint
Cars, and POWRi National Midget
League, Xtreme Outlaw Midgets
will be invited to compete.
•
Champions and Drivers of other
Tours and Series may be added at
the Chili Bowl’s discretion.
•
No Driver substitutions or
alternates from a sanctioning
body will be allowed.
•
Starting Lineup for the O’Reilly
Auto Parts Invitational Race Of
Champions will be set by Group
Qualifying. Drivers will draw
for their qualifying position,
then qualify in groups of three
to four. Drivers will get two
warmup laps, then three green
flap laps to set their time. The
driver with the fastest overall
time in Qualifying will draw for
the inversion (0, 4, 6, or 8).
The 38th annual Chili Bowl
Nationals takes place January
8-13, 2024, under the giant roof
of the SageNet Center in Tulsa,
Okla. Fans unable to attend the
Chili Bowl Nationals can watch
every lap live at http://www.floracing.com.
Monday and Tuesday reserved seat
tickets are on sale now by
calling (918) 838-3777, along
with a few scattered, single
seats for the entire event.
Monday and Tuesday tickets are
$60 each. Four-day tickets are
$245, five-day tickets are $305,
and tickets for the full event
are $365, plus tax (8.517%). All
orders will be placed in Will
Call.
For continued updates on the
Chili Bowl Nationals, fans can
follow along on Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram with
@CBNationals. All official
press, updates, and results on
the Chili Bowl Nationals can be
found online at http://www.chilibowl.com.
Quick Notes:
What: 38th annual Chili Bowl
Nationals
When: January 8-13, 2024
Where: SageNet Center (Tulsa,
Okla.)
Address: 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa,
OK 74114
Chili Bowl Online:
Website: http://www.chilibowl.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chilibowlnationals
Twitter: (@cbnationals)
Official Hashtag: #ChiliBowl2024
Instagram: cbnationals
Chili Bowl Nationals Champions:
Year - Driver (Owner)
2023 - Logan Seavey (Kevin &
Jordan Swindell/Curb/Bertrand)
2022 - Tanner Thorson (Andy
Reinbold)
2021 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson
Openwheel)
2020 - Kyle Larson (Kyle Larson
Openwheel, LLC-Mike Larson)
2019 - Christopher Bell (Keith
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2018 - Christopher Bell (Keith
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2017 - Christopher Bell (Keith
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2016 - Rico Abreu (Keith
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2015 - Rico Abreu (Keith
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian)
2014 - Bryan Clauson (Joe
Dooling/Rusty Kunz/Curb Records)
2013 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell
Motorsports/Curb Records)
2012 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell
Motorsports/Curb Records)
2011 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell
Motorsports/Curb Records)
2010 - Kevin Swindell (Swindell
Motorsports/Curb Records)
2009 - Sammy Swindell (Swindell
Motorsports/Curb Records)
2008 - Damion Gardner (Jason
Leffler)
2007 - Tony Stewart (Tony
Stewart Motorsports)
2006 - Tim McCreadie (Steve
Smith)
2005 - Tracy Hines (Wilke - Pak)
2004 - Cory Kruseman (Andy
Bondio)
2003 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
2002 - Tony Stewart (Keith Kunz)
2001 - Jay Drake (Keith Kunz)
2000 - Cory Kruseman (Andy
Bondio)
1999 - Dan Boorse (Dan Boorse)
1998 - Sammy Swindell (Pete
Willoughby)
1997 - Billy Boat (John Lawson)
1996 - Sammy Swindell (Rusty
Kunz / Jay McKinnie)
1995 - Donnie Beechler
(Zarounian Motorsports)
1994 - Andy Hillenburg (Keith
Kunz / Rusty Kunz)
1993 - Dave Blaney (Ralph
Potter)
1992 - Sammy Swindell (Dave
Ellis)
1991 - Lealand McSpadden (Andy
Bondio)
1990 - John Heydenreich (Tony
Finley)
1989 - Sammy Swindell (Jack
Runyon)
1988 - Scott Hatton (Jerry
Hatton)
1987 - Rich Vogler (Bob Lowe)
O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of
Champions: Spencer
Bayston (2023), Justin Grant
(2022), Christopher Bell (2021
and 2020), Tanner Thorson (2019
and 2016), Chad Boat (2018),
Kyle Larson (2017 and 2014),
Sammy Swindell (2015, 2012,
2011, 2009), Kevin Swindell
(2013), Brad Loyet (2010)
Trade Show: A
long-standing tradition at the
Chili Bowl, the Trade Show,
which is open to the public each
day (Monday through Saturday),
is free of charge. All variety
of racing products, apparel, and
more is available with well over
100 vendors. The Trade Show
still has space available.
Anyone looking to be a part of
the Trade Show can contact the
Chili Bowl office at
918-838-3777. The Trade Show
covers approximately 20,000
square feet.
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