Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell were the winners Monday on opening night of the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Larson won the evening’s feature race to advance to Saturday night’s Chili Bowl Nationals. He will seek his third Chili Bowl title this weekend.
Larson took the lead before the white flag in Monday’s 31-lap race, which was extended by one lap to a green-white checkerboard. Shane Golobic was second and Cannon McIntosh was third. (Full results here)
“It was a fun, challenging race,” Larson said on the FloRacing show.
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Brent Crews finished fourth on Monday’s show. He attained the office after winning C-main and B-main. The 16-year-old will drive some Xfinity races with Joe Gibbs Racing this season and some Truck races for TRICON Garage.
NBC Sports broadcaster Dillon Welch finished 10th in the 24-car field Monday night.
At the start of the feature, Briggs Danner, who drives for Alex Bowman’s team, spun around just after taking the lead. Danner finished last.
Earlier Monday, Bell led all 25 laps to take an easy win in the Race of Champions. Larson finished seventh in this event. Corey Day, who has a multi-year driver development contract with Hendrick Motorsports, finished eighth.
NASCAR driver Josh Bilicki also participated. He placed 11th in his main B race.
Tuesday’s action at the Chili Bowl features Ty Gibbs. Bell is back on track Thursday. Friday’s lineup features Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
