Swindell Sweeps the Bowl

Youngest winner in history of Chili Bowl

 Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

TULSA, OK.- Another action-packed weekend has drawn to an end after 20 year old Germantown, TN. racer Kevin Swindell took the checkers, to become the youngest racer to win the Chili Bowl A-Main. Alpine, CA. racer Cole Whitt took a strong second place showing, while last year's Chili Bowl Champion Sammy Swindell took third place honors.Tuscon racer Jerry Coons Jr. took the fourth place finishing spot, while Canton, Ill. native Chris Windom rounded out the top five finishers in the 24th annual Chili Bowl Nationals A-Main event.

Other notable finishers include Kokomo, IN. racer Shane Cottle in sixth, former Chili Bowl Champion Cory Kruseman finished eighth, while Grassland Valley, CA. native Brad Sweet took the checkers in nineth.

Riverside, CA racer Darren Hagan finished the A-Main in sixteenth. Brownsburg, IN. native Bobby East took a seventeenth place finish, while Enumclaw, WA. native and Nascar superstar Kasey Kahne took the checkers with an eighteenth place finish.

Here is how the qualifying broke down over the very exciting week of racing. The top three finishers in the A-Main from each Qualifying Night advanced to Saturday's A-Main. 

On Tuesday, January 12th, Zach Daum (Pocahontas, IL) took the checkers, winning the main event during Tuesday's Warren Cat "Qualifying" night. New Zealand racer Michael Pickens took second in Tuesday's A-Main Qualifier, while third went to Fremont, CA. native Shane Golobic.

Missouri racer Brad Loyet took the win in Tuesday evening's "Race of Champions". Avon, IN.'s Brad Kuhn finished in second, while California native Jay Drake took third place honors.

Eventual 2010 Chili Bowl Nationals Champion Kevin Swindell took the victory in Wednesday's "River Spirit Casino" Qualifying Night A-Main. Advancing onto Saturday night's A-Main were Alpine, CA racer Cole Whitt and Avon, IN. native Brad Kuhn.

Riverside, CA. racer Darren Hagan picked up the win in Thursday's "Bully Dog" Qualifying Night A-Main.  Advancing to Saturday's A-Main along with Hagan were Herculaneum, MO. racer Tony Roney and Auckland , New Zealand native Brad Mosen.


Multiple Chili Bowl Champion Cory Kruseman won the A-Main during Friday's "E-3 Spark Plugs" Qualifying Night. Advancing to Saturday's A-Main with Kruseman were Tuczon, Arizona's Jerry Coons Jr. and Indianapolis, IN. native Danny Stratton.