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Stewart brings
home win, Windom rocks A-Main
Saturday (Night
5) - O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals (01/13/2007)
By David Smith
Tulsa, OK - What can a young driver expect to
accomplish when the best racer of this era dominates a
talent-packed event? If you're
Chris Windom, you
don't know what to expect. But to stand out in a Chili
Bowl A-Main when Tony Stewart takes home his second win
in the prestigious event? Then you're tickled pink.
And by finishing 7th, Windom should consider himself
tickled.
Stewart, a two-time NASCAR champion, captured the win
over other stock car regulars J.J. Yeley and
Justin Allgaier
after leading over 40 laps of the 50 lap shootout.
Windom advanced through the B-Main and drove through the
pack from the final row to nab a 7th place finish, one
spot ahead of defending race winner
Tim McCreadie.
Piloting an entry for Keith Kunz Motorsports, the race
turned out to be a coming-out party for the budding
open-wheel star.
Brady Bacon
and
Darren Hagen picked
up prelim wins on the day. Indiana native Jonathan
Hendrick advanced from the B-Main to the A-Main feature.
Saturday A-Main Feature Results: 1. Tony
Stewart, Columbus, IN; 2. J.J. Yeley,
Phoenix, AZ; 3. Justin Allgaier, Riverton, IL; 4.
Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 5. Donnie Ray
Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 6. Joe Boyles,
Greenwood, MO; 7. Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 8.
Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY; 9. Mat Neely,
Robinson, IN; 10. Tracy Hines, Greenfield, IN;
11. Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 12.
Davey Ray, Love's Park, IL; 13. Casey Shuman,
Indianapolis, IN; 14. Gary Altig, Mechanicsburg,
IL; 15. Jon Stanbrough, Brownsburg, IN; 16.
Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 17. Jason Martin,
Liberal, KS; 18. Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach,
CA; 19. Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, IN; 20.
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK; 21. Jerry Coons
Jr., Tucson, AZ; 22. Jason Leffler, Long
Beach, CA; 23. Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 24.
Ryan Durst, Lincoln, NE; 25. Tyler Brown,
Norco, CA
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Darland, Stewart
finish 1-2, Altig impresses again
Friday (Night 4) -
Oklahoma Dodge Dealers Qualifying (01/12/2007)
By David Smith
Tulsa, OK - In a night where Dave Darland proved
he may be the man to beat for Saturday's main event and
where Tony Stewart put on a dirt racing clinic, Gary
"Bubba" Altig continued to win over Chili Bowl
spectators in his rookie effort.
Altig finished 4th, transferring to the Saturday A-Main
behind Darland, Stewart, and Mat Neely. The 20 year-old
toast of Tulsa also captured the feature win in
Tuesday's pre-qualifying event.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,
a Mississippi native, also impressed, driving an
ill-handling car all the way to an A-Main feature that
may have been the most star-studded of the week's
qualifying nights.
Altig, Stewart, Neely, Corey Kruseman, and P.J. Jones
were among several prelim winners. NASCAR regular Kasey
Kahne had a depressing night before crashing out in the
B-Main race.
Friday Night A-Main Feature Results:
1. Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 2.
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 3. Mat Neely,
Robinson, IL; 4. Gary Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL;
5. Jason Martin, Liberal, KS; 6. Wayne Johnson,
Oklahoma City, OK; 7. Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI;
8. Tim Siner, Waterloo, IL; 9. Bobby East,
Brownsburg, IN; 10. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA;
11. Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 12. Matt
Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA; 13. Ricky Stenhouse
Jr., Olive Branch, Miss.; 14. Cory Kruseman,
Ventura, CA; 15. Josh Ford, Ventura, CA; 16.
A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 17. Daniel Adler,
East Carondolet, IL; 18. Mike Welker, Phoenix,
AZ; 19. Ronnie Burke Jr., League City, TX; 20.
Shane Hollingsworth, Indianapolis, IN; 21. Bobby
Michnowicz, Torrance, CA; 22. Matt Streeter,
Lathrop, CA; 23. Gary Taylor, Wheat Ridge, CO;
24. Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK
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Cottle wins
Night 3, 'Youth Movement' strong
Thursday (Night 3)
- Bass Pro Shops Qualifying (01/11/2007)
By David Smith
Tulsa, OK - For the second consecutive night, a
romp occurred in the A-Main feature.
Shane Cottle cruised to the victory after leading every
lap in the 25 lap race.
Justin Allgaier,
always a solid performer on dirt, captured the runner-up
spot. NASCAR drivers J.J. Yeley and Jason Leffler
finished 3rd and 4th respectively and will transfer to
the Saturday night main event.
Leffler battled open-wheel ace Tracy Hines for the
majority of the evening but ultimately held him off for
the final transfer spot.
The A-Main was filled to the brim with young
drivers--Jonathan Hendrick,
Chris Windom,
Zachary Daum,
Chad Boat,
Jesse Hockett, and
Josh Wise all
qualified for the night's A-Main. Wise, a development
driver for Michael Waltrip Racing, exited the race early
after being caught up in a first lap accident.
2006 winner
Tim McCreadie
suffered mechanical troubles in his B-Main race and is
now considered a long shot to make the A-Main feature on
Saturday.
Among the notable drivers picking up prelim victories
were Leffler, Allgaier, Yeley, Wise, Hendrick, Hockett,
Kevin Swindell, and
Ohio "tween" Coleman Gulick.
Thursday Night A-Main Feature Results: 1.
Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 2. Justin Allgaier,
Riverton, IL; 3. J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 4.
Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 5. Tracy Hines,
Greenfield, IN; 6. Ryan Durst, Lincoln, NE; 7.
Tyler Brown, Norco, CA; 8. Jonathan Hendrick,
Fortville, IN; 9. Steve Buckwalter, Royersford,
PA; 10. Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, CA; 11.
Mark Brown, Sydney, Aus.; 12. Chris Windom,
Canton, IL; 13. David Gough, Machesney Park, IL;
14. Greg Bragg, Visalia, CA; 15. Aaron Fiscus,
Sun Prairie, WI; 16. Zachary Daum, Pocahontas,
IL; 17. Keith Rauch, Thornton, CA; 18. Adam
Trimble, Pueblo, CO; 19. Robby Flock,
Murrieta, CA; 20. Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ; 21.
David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL; 22. Mike Goodman,
Tulsa, OK; 23. Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO; 24.
Josh Wise, Riverside, CA
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Ray takes Night
2 feature win, Crawford shines
Wednesday (Night 2)
- Creek Nation Casino Qualifying (01/10/2007)
By David Smith
Tulsa, OK - Davey Ray wasn't the house pick for
the win in the Wednesday A-Main. As it turns out, he was
the class of the Wednesday field.
Ray captured the victory handedly as
Brad Kuhn, Casey
Shuman, and Donnie Ray Crawford rounded out the top four
transferring to the Chili Bowl's main event on Saturday
night.
Crawford, a native of Oklahoma, impressed many with his
fourth-place run for Keith Kunz Motorsports.
Chip Ganassi Racing development driver
Brady Bacon
finished 16th in the evening's feature and will not transfer
to the Saturday A-Main. Bacon did, however, pick up an
easy win in his heat race over runner-up Danny Lasoski.
Other notables picking up preliminary wins were Kuhn,
Levi Jones, Damion
Gardner, Jerry Coons Jr., and Sammy Swindell.
Wednesday Night A-Main Feature Results: 1.
Davey Ray, Love’s Park, IL; 2. Brad Kuhn,
Avon, IN; 3. Casey Shuman, Indianapolis,
IN; 4. Donnie Ray Crawford, Broken Arrow, OK; 5.
Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 6. Jon Stanbrough,
Brownsburg, IN; 7. Thomas Meseuraull, Avon, IN;
8. Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 9. Matt
Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 10. Danny Lasoski,
Higginsville, MO; 11. Donnie Lehmann,
Springfield, IL; 12. Danny Stratton, Riverside,
CA; 13. Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 14. Levi
Jones, Olney, IL; 15. Mike Hess, Riverton,
IL; 16. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK; 17. Rip
Williams, Yorba Linda, CA; 18. Billy Wease,
Noblesville, IN; 19. Russ Harper, Watkins, CO;
20. Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 21. Joey
Montgomery, Fredericktown, MO; 22. Evan Sewell,
Jenks, OK; 23. Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 24.
Chris Rahe, Placentia, CA
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Altig bank shots
by Noblitt for last second win
Tuesday (Night 1) - Preliminary Qualifying (01/09/2007)
By David Smith
Tulsa, OK - Typically, the term "bank shot" is
used only when referencing basketball. In the first
night of the 2007 Chili Bowl, Gary Altig made it a
racing highlight. Altig threaded the needle between the
outside retaining wall and Jordan Noblitt's midget car
to take home the win in the A-Main feature, much to the
delight of the near-capacity Tulsa Expo Center.
Altig, along with the rest of the top fifteen finishers,
will move on to the remainder of the
Wednesday-Thursday-Friday qualifying schedule.
After starting on the pole and leading the first 22 laps
of the 25 lap dash, Randi Pankratz attempted to become
the first female to take home an A-Main win in the
21-year history of the Chili Bowl; however, she
succumbed to Noblitt's combination of high-cushion
racing and forward momentum with three laps to go. After
a caution period that promised a two-lap shootout, Altig
set Noblitt up for the final pass.
Altig was penalized earlier in the race for an
out-of-bounds infraction and came from the tail-end of
the field to take the victory.
The evening was a caution-filled night with a final
tally of 15 airborne accidents for the entire day. No
one was seriously injured.
Tuesday Night A-Main Feature Results:
1.
Gary Altig, Mechanicsburg, IL; 2. Jordan Noblitt,
Columbus, IN; 3. Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO; 4.
Matt Streeter, Lathrop, CA; 5. Randi Pankratz,
Atascadero, CA; 6. Brian Ramstack, West Bend, WI;
7. Adam Trimble, Pueblo, CA; 8. Billy Osta,
Rotterdam, NY; 9. Mark Bush, Cumming, GA; 10.
Brad Paris, Brownsburg, IN; 11. Samantha Taylor,
Bonney Lake, WA; 12. Ernie Bartley III, El Cajon,
CA; 13. C.J. Sarna, Palm Desert, CA; 14. Jeff
Griffin, St. Helena, CA; 15. Bill Balog,
Lafeyette, IN; 16. Jay Ervine, Litchefield, AZ;
17. Joey Fabozzi, Norco, CA; 18. Joe
Wipperfurth, Sun Prairie, WI; 19. Dalton Cole,
Pryor, OK; 20. Johnathan Henry, Stockton, CA; 21.
Todd Plemons, Arvada, CO; 22. Rafe Essary,
Farmington, AR; 23. Kyle Belm, Nixa, MO; 24.
Cameron Beard, Atwater, CA |
