Kyle Larson led all 40 laps from the pole to win his third Chili Bowl Nationals midget car event Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“I love being back here,” Larson said on the FloRacing show.
Larson won despite crashing the front tire of a car that slid in front of him and hitting the wall several times in the final laps.
“Larson ties Christopher Bell in Chili Bowl titles”. Larson’s other Chili Bowl victories came in 2020 and 2021.
Bell finished 10th in Saturday night’s race.
Daison Purseley placed second. Shane Golobic finished third. Hendrick Motorsports development driver Corey Day finished 11th.
Among the other NASCAR drivers on Saturday:
Kyle Busch, competing in his first Chili Bowl, finished third in his F class to advance. He placed 14th in his E category, ending his evening.
Ty Gibbs, in his Chili Bowl debut, won his G feature to advance to the F feature. He placed sixth in his F class and did not transfer.
Josh Bilicki won his H feature to move up to a G feature. He placed seventh in the G feature which Gibbs won and did not advance.
JJ Yeley finished 10th in his C class and did not transfer.
Brent Crews, a 16-year-old who will make his NASCAR Truck debut this season, was in a transfer spot for the A feature when contact led to his car flipping, ending his night in the B feature .
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished eighth in his main B ranking, missing out on a transfer spot by one position.
