By Bryan Hulbert
TULSA, Okla. (January 11, 2021) A statement win for Cannon McIntosh on Monday night, the Bixby, Okla. shoe opened the 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire by wheeling the Keith Kunz Motorsports-Curb-Agajanian No. 71k to his second Cummins Qualifying Night victory in as many years.
“I really didn’t think I was going to be able to do it again, but you just have to believe, and as the night went on, I started to believe more and more that I could do it and just told myself to be patient and be consistent, and that’s what it took to win tonight,” stated Cannon when asked about his temperament going into the Monday opener.
Handing Keith Kunz his 30th A-Feature win as a car owner atop Tulsa Expo Raceway clay, the eighteen-year-old battled early on with Ryan Bernal. Swapping lines with the No. 87w, Cannon gained the edge on Lap 4. Stalked by Tyler Courtney, who took over second a lap after McIntosh took the point, the No. 7c commenced to slide-jobs through several mid-race restarts.
Able to keep the NOS Energy Drink Turbo entry at bay, the pair ran varying lines as the race worked into the closing laps. Making moves on the restarts, 12th starting Blake Hahn was suddenly in the mix with nine laps to run after third through seventh traded hands almost non-stop through the four previous laps.
Caution working Lap 22, Hahn had pulled even with Courtney for runner-up honors prior to the Whelen lights coming on.
Showing Tyler the line, the restart saw the Clauson-Marshall Racing entry vacate the cushion to protect the transfer spot. Nearly getting a run on the leader, Cannon likewise adjusted his line to the bottom in three and four while still sailing the cushion in one and two.
Starting to pull away through the final five laps, McIntosh found the checkered flags with a 1.446-second margin over Tyler Courtney. Third went to Blake Hahn with Chris Windom and David Gravel making up the top five.
Advancing seven positions, sixteen-year-old Jacob Denny was the night’s highest finishing Rookie of the Year contender. Chase Briscoe was seventh, with Tim McCreadie getting his fill of soup with a run from fifth in the C-Feature to eighth in the A-Feature. Trey Marcham moved up eight positions to finish ninth with Carson Macedo, who had climbed as high as third, slipping to tenth.
The night’s A-Feature Hard Charger was Gary Taylor, with 12 positions gained.
Cummins Qualifying Night saw 57 drivers make the call. Fatheadz Eyewear Heat Race wins went to Blake Hahn, Tyler Courtney, Paul White, Ryan Bernal, Carson Macedo, Chase Briscoe, Jacob Denny, and Ryan Hall. C-Features were topped by Zac Moody and Jerry Coons, Jr., who like McCreadie, was able to make it into the A-Feature. Team Toyota Qualifier wins went to Tyler Courtney, Kory Schudy, Carson Macedo, and Chris Windom, while Dave.com B-Mains went to Trey Marcham and Kade Morton.
The World Wide Technology Raceway Flip Count made it to seven, with all drivers uninjured.
The 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire continues on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, with Warren CAT Qualifying Night and the Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions (VIROC). The River Spirit Expo Center opens at 9:00 A.M. with Hot Laps at 4:00 P.M. and Racing at 5:00 P.M. (CT). Limited reserved seat tickets can be purchased at the event office. Pit Passes will also be limited to the General Public.
Reminder to all who attend that masks are required while inside the River Spirit Expo Center.
Those who cannot make it can see the action live on http://www.floracing.com.
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35th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire
Cummins Qualifying Night
Tulsa Expo Raceway
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Monday, January 11, 2021
Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 52-Blake Hahn[1]
2. 56A-Riley Kreisel[2]
3. 45X-Roger Crockett[4]
4. 32T-Trey Marcham[5]
5. 91K-Kevin Bayer[7]
6. 38-Braydon Cromwell[3]
7. 4G-Chase Majdic[8]
8. 63-Trey Burke[6]
Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 7C-Tyler Courtney[1]
2. 55V-CJ Leary[2]
3. 10G-Marcus Thomas[3]
4. 116-Claud Estes III[4]
5. 2-Brett Wilson[5]
6. 17L-Rocky Silva[7]
7. 33-Bryson Smith[6]
Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. P1-Paul White[1]
2. 8-Alex Sewell[5]
3. 28K-Kory Schudy[4]
4. 0B-Kevin Woody Jr[2]
5. 67K-Holley Hollan[3]
6. 7K-Kolton Gariss[7]
7. 40M-Chase McDermand[6]
Heat Race #4 (8 Laps)
1. 87W-Ryan Bernal[7]
2. 11S-Stephen Schnapf[5]
3. 47K-Kevin Brewer[4]
4. 45K-Kyler Johnson[6]
5. 91S-Kyle Shipley[3]
6. 9-Tim McCreadie[2]
7. 98B-Joe Boyles[1]
Heat Race #5 (8 Laps)
1. 21T-Carson Macedo[1]
2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[7]
3. 07W-Mitchel Moles[6]
4. 22Q-David Prickett[3]
5. 22-Sean McClelland[2]
6. 17Z-Zac Moody[4]
7. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[5]
Heat Race #6 (8 Laps)
1. 5-Chase Briscoe[6]
2. 0G-Steven Russell[1]
3. 8M-Kade Morton[7]
4. 7RS-Christopher Larson[4]
5. 121-Steve Glover[5]
6. 91W-Cody Hays[3]
7. 2C-Trevor Casey[2]
Heat Race #7 (8 Laps)
1. 35-Jacob Denny[2]
2. 89-Chris Windom[1]
3. 14S-Clinton Boyles[5]
4. 21E-Emilio Hoover[4]
5. 32-Gary Taylor[3]
6. 2S-Cole Scott[6]
DNS: 4-Mike DuChare
Heat Race #8 (8 Laps)
1. 79-Ryan Hall[2]
2. 1D-David Gravel[7]
3. 73-Dylan Ito[6]
4. 5F-Danny Frye III[3]
5. 6K-Michael (Mike) Snider[1]
6. 7F-Roy Entze II[4]
7. 3T-Taylor Peterson[5]
C-Main #1 (12 Laps)
1. 17Z-Zac Moody[3]
2. 9-Tim McCreadie[5]
3. 40M-Chase McDermand[6]
4. 22-Sean McClelland[1]
5. 98B-Joe Boyles[8]
6. 2S-Cole Scott[2]
7. 3T-Taylor Peterson[7]
8. 38-Braydon Cromwell[4]
DNS: 4-Mike DuChare
C-Main #2 (12 Laps)
1. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[6]
2. 91W-Cody Hays[4]
3. 4G-Chase Majdic[2]
4. 7F-Roy Entze II[3]
5. 6K-Michael (Mike) Snider[1]
6. 2C-Trevor Casey[7]
7. 33-Bryson Smith[5]
DNS: 63-Trey Burke
Qualifier #1 (10 Laps)
1. 7C-Tyler Courtney[3]
2. 87W-Ryan Bernal[6]
3. 45X-Roger Crockett[1]
4. 8-Alex Sewell[5]
5. 56A-Riley Kreisel[2]
6. 10G-Marcus Thomas[7]
7. 0B-Kevin Woody Jr[9]
8. 7K-Kolton Gariss[10]
9. 7RS-Christopher Larson[8]
10. 79-Ryan Hall[4]
Qualifier #2 (10 Laps)
1. 28K-Kory Schudy[1]
2. 07W-Mitchel Moles[4]
3. 55V-CJ Leary[2]
4. 5-Chase Briscoe[6]
5. 32T-Trey Marcham[7]
6. P1-Paul White[3]
7. 67K-Holley Hollan[10]
8. 21E-Emilio Hoover[8]
9. 11S-Stephen Schnapf[5]
10. 2-Brett Wilson[9]
Qualifier #3 (10 Laps)
1. 21T-Carson Macedo[3]
2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[6]
3. 91K-Kevin Bayer[7]
4. 47K-Kevin Brewer[1]
5. 0G-Steven Russell[2]
6. 73-Dylan Ito[4]
7. 8M-Kade Morton[5]
8. 22Q-David Prickett[8]
9. 121-Steve Glover[9]
10. 91S-Kyle Shipley[10]
Qualifier #4 (10 Laps)
1. 89-Chris Windom[2]
2. 14S-Clinton Boyles[3]
3. 52-Blake Hahn[4]
4. 35-Jacob Denny[5]
5. 1D-David Gravel[6]
6. 45K-Kyler Johnson[1]
7. 116-Claud Estes III[7]
8. 5F-Danny Frye III[8]
9. 17L-Rocky Silva[9]
10. 32-Gary Taylor[10]
B-Main #1 (15 Laps)
1. 32T-Trey Marcham[1]
2. 9-Tim McCreadie[14]
3. 0G-Steven Russell[4]
4. 56A-Riley Kreisel[3]
5. 40M-Chase McDermand[15]
6. 116-Claud Estes III[7]
7. 17Z-Zac Moody[13]
8. 45K-Kyler Johnson[5]
9. 7K-Kolton Gariss[8]
10. 22Q-David Prickett[9]
11. 7RS-Christopher Larson[10]
12. 0B-Kevin Woody Jr[6]
13. 73-Dylan Ito[2]
14. 17L-Rocky Silva[11]
15. 22-Sean McClelland[16]
16. 91S-Kyle Shipley[12]
B-Main #2 (15 Laps)
1. 8M-Kade Morton[2]
2. 11S-Stephen Schnapf[3]
3. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[11]
4. 32-Gary Taylor[12]
5. P1-Paul White[1]
6. 67K-Holley Hollan[6]
7. 2-Brett Wilson[10]
8. 5F-Danny Frye III[7]
9. 7F-Roy Entze II[16]
10. 91W-Cody Hays[14]
11. 79-Ryan Hall[5]
12. 47K-Kevin Brewer[15]
13. 10G-Marcus Thomas[4]
14. 21E-Emilio Hoover[8]
15. 4G-Chase Majdic[13]
16. 121-Steve Glover[9]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[2]
2. 7C-Tyler Courtney[4]
3. 52-Blake Hahn[12]
4. 89-Chris Windom[7]
5. 1D-David Gravel[8]
6. 35-Jacob Denny[13]
7. 5-Chase Briscoe[3]
8. 9-Tim McCreadie[19]
9. 32T-Trey Marcham[17]
10. 21T-Carson Macedo[5]
11. 8-Alex Sewell[10]
12. 32-Gary Taylor[24]
13. 11S-Stephen Schnapf[20]
14. 28K-Kory Schudy[11]
15. 45X-Roger Crockett[16]
16. 55V-CJ Leary[15]
17. 0G-Steven Russell[21]
18. 8M-Kade Morton[18]
19. 56A-Riley Kreisel[23]
20. 07W-Mitchel Moles[6]
21. 14S-Clinton Boyles[9]
22. 85-Jerry Coons Jr[22]
23. 87W-Ryan Bernal[1]
24. 91K-Kevin Bayer[14]