Chili Bowl Past Winners

Kyle Larson Wins 2025 Chili Bowl

 

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Kyle Larson added another trophy to his legendary collection with his third Chili Bowl Nationals victory last year. After taking consecutive Chili Bowl crowns in 2020 and 2021, he earned his third with an epic drive in the 40-lap main event in 2025.

Legendary sprint car driver Sammy Swindell, a three-time World of Outlaws champion, holds the record with five Chili Bowl A-Main victories (1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2009). He is once again entered in 2024.

Swindell’s son Kevin ranks second in Chili Bowl A-Main victories with four (all in a row from 2010-14), though injuries sustained in a 2015 crash ended his driving career.

Kyle Larson got the Golden Driller Saturday, adding the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals to 2020 & 2021 wins. Skillful driving & some luck – his car stalled then restarted after contact with Brenham Crouch, then he avoided flipping after a wall climb on lap 37. #ChiliBowl #KyleLarson pic.twitter.com/hYdhLjJ9va

— Dan Snyder Motorsports (@DanMotorsports) January 21, 2025

Below is the complete list of Chili Bowl winners from 1987-2025.

Year	Chili Bowl A-Main Winner
1987	Rich Vogler
1988	Scott Hatton
1989	Sammy Swindell
1990	Johnny Heydenreich
1991	Lealand McSpadden
1992	Sammy Swindell
1993	Dave Blaney
1994	Andy Hillenburg
1995	Donnie Beechler
1996	Sammy Swindell
1997	Billy Boat
1998	Sammy Swindell
1999	Dan Boorse
2000	Cory Kruseman
2001	Jay Drake
2002	Tony Stewart
2003	Dan Boorse
2004	Cory Kruseman
2005	Tracy Hines
2006	Tim McCreadie
2007	Tony Stewart
2008	Damion Gardner
2009	Sammy Swindell
2010	Kevin Swindell
2011	Kevin Swindell
2012	Kevin Swindell
2013	Kevin Swindell
2014	Bryan Clauson
2015	Rico Abreu
2016	Rico Abreu
2017	Christopher Bell
2018	Christopher Bell
2019	Christopher Bell
2020	Kyle Larson
2021	Kyle Larson
2022	Tanner Thorson
2023	Logan Seavey
2024	Logan Seavey
2025	Kyle Larson

 

source: NASCAR Media

2026 Chili Bowl Schedule

Championship Feature Events - Saturday, Jan. 17

Karter Sarff leads, Christopher Bell and C.J. Leary during last year’s
Chili Bowl Nationals  at the Tulsa Expo Center. (Photo: Yem Sanlaeid/NASCAR)

 

 

Chili Bowl schedule

Date	Event	How to watch	Racing Start Time
Monday, Jan. 12	2nd Opinion Auto Center Qualifying Night plus the ROC; Race of Champions	FloRacing	5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Jan. 13	Warren CAT Qualifying Night	FloRacing	5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
Wednesday, Jan. 14	York Plumbing Qualifying Night	FloRacing	5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
Thursday, Jan. 15	Hasty Bake Qualifying Night	FloRacing	5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
Friday, Jan. 16	Hard Rock Casino Tulsa Qualifying Night	FloRacing	5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
Saturday, Jan. 17	Championship Feature Events	FloRacing	10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT

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— Chili Bowl Nationals (@cbnationals) January 4, 2026

What TV channel is the Chili Bowl on in 2026?

The 2026 Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa will be shown live in its entirety on FloRacing, the streaming home for all NASCAR Regional action. The event will not be shown on a traditional television network.

FloRacing’s race coverage begins Monday, Jan. 13 and includes all five qualifying nights as well as the championship finale on Saturday, Jan. 18.

 

source: NASCAR Media

NASCAR Drivers to Compete it the 40th Running of the Chili Bowl

2025 Cup Drivers: Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs, J.J. Yeley and Josh Bilicki.

 

The Chili Bowl, scheduled to take place from January 12-17 inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the largest Midget car racing event in the world. This year marks the 40th running of the event, which began in 1987 and has continued to grow in prestige each year since.

 

The event annually draws more than 300 entries from across the globe to compete on a temporary, quarter-mile dirt oval built inside the SageNet Center.

 

A number of NASCAR drivers have made their way to the Chili Bowl through the years, and select handful have won the prestigious Golden Driller trophy. Among them is two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, the three-time and defending Chili Bowl winner. Christopher Bell is also three-time Chili Bowl champion. Three-time Cup champion Tony Stewart has won the Chili Bowl twice, and Dave Blaney, a veteran of more than 450 Cup races, won the Chili Bowl in 1993.

 

Five drivers who competed in the Cup Series last year are entered in the 2026 Chili Bowl: Larson, Bell, Ty Gibbs, J.J. Yeley and Josh Bilicki.

 

The tentative prelim night lineup of drivers is now live at https://t.co/4BfnFBpA0k pic.twitter.com/2KqiJ4E7Le

— Chili Bowl Nationals (@cbnationals) January 5, 2026

 

source: NASCAR Media