Two NASCAR Cup Series stars, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell, advanced in the finale of the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals, the biggest dirt midget event of the season, on Saturday, January 18, at the Tulsa Expo Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Driving the #1K Silva Motorsports, Kyle Larson survived two crashes to go wire-to-wire to clinch the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals title. Larson once again proved why he is known as one of the best and most versatile drivers in motorsport as he dominated the race, leading all 40 laps from pole to win his third Golden Driller trophy. Whereas his Cup Series competitor Christopher Bell finished tenth.
Despite being involved in two incidents through the 40-lap feature event, Kyle Larson never lost the lead and held off Daison Pursley in the closing laps. He crossed the finish line 0.365 seconds ahead of Pursley to take the checkered flag.
Reflecting on his third Chili Bowl win, Larson said (via tobychristie.com):
“Yeah, it was just a very difficult racetrack to run the line that I was running. It comes with a lot of reward with the risk that you’re taking. When Grant ran over Crouch, I had nowhere to go. I ran over him, and stalled, and when I landed, I’m like, ‘Please re-fire,’ and it refired. And so, yeah, we got a couple of lucky breaks there, but a good race car.”
With his third Golden Drillers victory, Kyle Larson joined the elite list of drivers, including Bell, Kevin Swindell, and Sammy Swindell, who have won three or more “Super Bowl of midget racing”.
Daison Pursley earned a career-best finish of P2, followed by Shane Golobic, Ryan Bernal, and Landon Brooks in the top five. Buddy Kofoid, Logan Seavey, Gavin Miller, Emerson Asxom, and Christopher Bell completed the top 10.
Where did Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, and other dirt midget drivers finish at 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals? Complete race results
Below are the final results of the Chili Bowl Nationals from the A-Main:
- #1K - Kyle Larson
- #86 - Daison Pursley
- #17W - Shane Golobic
- #87W - Ryan Bernal
- #57W - Landon Brooks
- #71 - Buddy Kofoid
- #39 - Logan Seavey
- #97 - Gavin Miller
- #68K - Emerson Asxom
- #71W - Christopher Bell
- #41 - Corey Day
- #29S - Hank Davis
- #29 - Tim Buckwalter
- #71K - Cannon McIntosh
- #23C - Tyler Courtney
- #81F - Frank Flud
- #67W - Jacob Denney
- #87 - Justin Grant
- #1C - Brenham Crouch
- #26 - Corbin Rueschenberg
- #56E - Tyler Edwards
- #97K - Kale Drake
- #88 - Tanner Thorson
- #8J - Jonathan Beason