Story By: BRYAN HULBERT / CHILI BOWL – TULSA, OK – Monday night at the Tulsa Expo Raceway also included the Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions.
This saw a nail biter of a race come down to a near photo finish between Justin Grant and Kyle Larson.
Grant in the NOS Energy Drink No. 2j captured his first VIROC win by 0.280-seconds.
Larson in second was followed by Christopher Bell, Tanner Thorson, and Blake Hahn.
Results:
Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire
Tulsa Expo Raceway – Tulsa, Okla.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions
VIROC Qualifying
VIROC Qualifying (5 laps): 1. 19T-Tanner Thorson, 11.328[16]; 2. 01-Kyle Larson, 11.470[4]; 3. 7C-Tyler Courtney, 11.485[5]; 4. 08-Cannon McIntosh, 11.491[2]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn, 11.530[9]; 6. 67-Michael Kofoid, 11.539[7]; 7. 2J-Justin Grant, 11.553[11]; 8. 39-Logan Seavey, 11.622[8]; 9. 97-Rico Abreu, 11.697[10]; 10. 9E-Chase Elliott, 11.719[15]; 11. 71W-Christopher Bell, 11.736[14]; 12. 21-Daryn Pittman, 11.747[6]; 13. 21H-Brady Bacon, 11.752[1]; 14. 1R-Brad Sweet, 11.767[18]; 15. 1S-Spencer Bayston, 11.776[13]; 16. 1-Sammy Swindell, 11.863[3]; 17. 01K-Bryant Wiedeman, 11.908[17]; 18. 9T-Tim McCreadie, 12.167[12]
VIROC Feature
VIROC (25 Laps): 1. 2J-Justin Grant[2]; 2. 01-Kyle Larson[7]; 3. 71W-Christopher Bell[11]; 4. 19T-Tanner Thorson[8]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 6. 97-Rico Abreu[9]; 7. 7C-Tyler Courtney[6]; 8. 1S-Spencer Bayston[15]; 9. 9E-Chase Elliott[10]; 10. 01K-Bryant Wiedeman[17]; 11. 1R-Brad Sweet[14]; 12. 9T-Tim McCreadie[18]; 13. 21-Daryn Pittman[12]; 14. 21H-Brady Bacon[13]; 15. 1-Sammy Swindell[16]; 16. (DNF) 39-Logan Seavey[1]; 17. (DNF) 08-Cannon McIntosh[5]; 18. (DNF) 67-Michael Kofoid[3]