2025 Tulsa Shootout

NASCAR Drivers Racing In The 2025 Tulsa Shootout

NASCAR Drivers Racing In The 2025 Tulsa Shootout

A trio of NASCAR Cup Series stars -- Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson -- will be competing in the 2025 Tulsa Shootout.

Dec 26, 2024 by Brandon Paul
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A trio of NASCAR Cup Series superstars will be kicking off the 2025 racing season in style with a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson will all begin the new year by competing in the 2025 Tulsa Shootout, the biggest event of the year in Micro Sprint racing. 

The 40th Tulsa Shootout begins on Tuesday, December 31 and concludes with "Driller Day" on Saturday, January 4. All five days of racing will be streamed live on FloRacing. 

Christopher Bell

With Joe Gibbs Racing lifting restrictions and allowing the team's drivers to compete in dirt races, Bell will return to the Tulsa Shootout for the first time in three years as he prepares for the Chili Bowl Nationals in January. Bell, the 2017 Tulsa Shootout Winged Outlaw winner, will be seeking his second Tulsa Shootout A-Main victory. 

The three-time Chili Bowl Nationals champion made his first career Tulsa Shootout attempt in the Winged A-Class division in 2009. In addition to his 2017 Winged Outlaw win, he recorded career-best finishes of second in the Winged A-Class division in 2017 and 2022. 

During this year's event, Bell will compete in both the Winged Outlaw and Non-Wing Outlaw divisions.

Kyle Busch

Busch will call Tulsa, Oklahoma his home away from home in January as he plans to compete in the Tulsa Shootout prior to making his Chili Bowl Nationals debut. Busch will be making his third straight appearance at the Tulsa Shootout while competing alongside his son, Brexton Busch. 

The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion enters this year's Shootout as the 600cc Winged Micro Sprint champion at Millbridge Speedway. He picked up four victories at the 1/6-mile dirt track in Salisbury, North Carolina this past season. 

After only competing in the Non-Wing Outlaw division during his last two attempts, Busch will be competing in all four premier divisions -- Winged Outlaw, Non-Wing Outlaw, Winged A Class and Stock Non-Wing -- this time around. 

Brexton Busch will be competing in the Restricted A-Class and Junior Sprints. 

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VIDEO: Kyle Busch went for a wild ride during last year's Tulsa Shootout. 

Kyle Larson

Larson will make his return to the Tulsa Shootout as he prepares to chase his third Chili Bowl Nationals win later in the month. Larson has one career Tulsa Shootout win on his resume, an Open Outlaw Kart victory in 2010 that came prior to the event becoming Micro Sprint oriented. 

Like the Busch family, the Tulsa Shootout will be a family outing for the Larson family with Owen Larson making his Shootout debut. 

Kyle Larson is currently entered for all four premier divisions, giving him four shots at winning another Golden Driller trophy. 

Owen Larson will be competing in the Restricted A-Class and Junior Sprints.

Wyatt Miller

While he may not be a NASCAR driver yet, Miller comes from a family with a rich history in NASCAR. Miller is the son of Kelley Earnhardt, nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and grandson of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. 

At the young age of 13, Miller is already making a name for himself in the racing world after winning the Tulsa Shootout Restricted A-Class main event one year ago. 

This year, Miller will take a step up at the event by competing in all four premier divisions.