After the success of the SCRL Snowball Derby in December, it was decided that for the first time in the six year history of the SCRL, the SCRL Chili Bowl would also be held. The 1/4 mile dirt track is the host to the "biggest Midget race of the year" and it is nicknamed the "Super Bowl of midget racing". The Chili Bowl is a 55 lap midget car racing event that is held annually in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. After the qualifying was held on Wednesday, the next day would host six heat races to help set the field, followed the next day by four Main races that would give five more drivers a chance to advance while Saturday a 26 car field was set for the A Main.
In Qualifying, Greg Lee would write his name in the SCRL history books by winning the pole with a time of 12.115 while Allen would struggle, posting a time of 12.418, 0.303 seconds off Lee's pole winning time, which placed Allen 23rd. Posting the slowest time in qualifying would be the #15 Strathmeyer Landscape entry of Brandon Mayhew, who posted a time of 12.583, 0.468 seconds off Lee's time. After the qualifying race was complete, Allen would finish 5th in his Heat event and would fail to make the field by transferring, but in his D Main, Allen was able to finish 2nd to Ryan Pritchard and would start the A Main in the final spot.
On race night, Allen would become the first driver to trail in a lap at the Chili Bowl before the next time around he would knock the #15 of Brandon Mayhew into last. Mayhew would trail for the next two laps before he knocked Allen back into last on Lap 5. Allen would trail for the next two circuits before knocking the #18 LCS Trucking Insurance of Matt McIntyre into the final spot on Lap 7, trailing for two laps before McIntyre would pass the #04 iRacing entry of Cassie Dent into last on Lap 9. Cassie would struggle on the dirt for the next nine laps, adjusting to the tricky track and getting back into a run as she knocked the #9 Great Clips entry of Kota Suzuki on Lap 19. Much like with many of the other drivers, Suzuki would remain in last for only two laps before knocking the #57 Finley Farms entry of Tony Green into last on Lap 21, a position he would hold until the race's first caution of the night.
While running in 21st, the #49 NAPA Auto Parts entry of Riley Spurlytube was trying to make a pass on the #317 of Ryan Pritchard, when the two cars made contact on the Backstretch, sending both cars for a spin and nowhere to Allen to go as Spurlytube backed into the pit road wall while Allen drove forward and hit the wall head on, severely damaging both cars, and while both drivers were ok, they would pull into the garage, their night over, being scored on the same lap with Allen scored last due to trailing Spurlytube before the crash.
Finishing in 24th was the aforementioned #57 of Tony Green, who would also be knocked out in a crash just six laps later.
Rounding out the Bottom Five was the #05 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer entry of pole sitter Greg Lee who, after leading 23 laps, would be involved in a crash and would lose multiple laps over the last quarter of the race and 22nd was the aforementioned #15 of Brandon Mayhew, who would bring out two cautions after riding the wall twice.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #6 has finished last in the Chili Bowl.
*This was the first time the #6 has finished last in the Chili Bowl.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #6-John Wesley Allen / 28 laps / crash
25) #49-Riley Spurlytube / 28 lap / crash
24) #57-Tony Green / 34 laps / crash
23) #05-Greg Lee / 48 laps / running led 23 laps
22) #15-Brandon Mayhew / 48 laps / running
26) #6-John Wesley Allen / 28 laps / crash
25) #49-Riley Spurlytube / 28 lap / crash
24) #57-Tony Green / 34 laps / crash
23) #05-Greg Lee / 48 laps / running led 23 laps
22) #15-Brandon Mayhew / 48 laps / running
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