At a near stunning 400 entries, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals packs trailers of all shapes and sizes into Tulsa’s SageNet Center.

Off the bat, there’s your solo squads that share the bulk of the record-breaking total, which sits at 391 cars currently. This group features notables such as Brady Bacon driving for family friends TKH Motorsports, Daryn Pittman in his own entry, and Blake Hahn in his own car, amongst many others.

The multi-car operations are next and just as lethal. This is highlighted by hitters like Kyle Larson Racing, Alex Bowman Racing, Chase Briscoe Racing, RAMS Racing, Klatt Enterprises, Jim Neuman Racing, Six 8 Motorsports, Hayward Motorsports, and more.

Finally, the super teams. These are your full-blown organizations that go all-out for these seven days in Tulsa, and even plan much of the year around it. We’re here to look at six of the most revered powerhouses entering next week’s 36th annual spectacle.

Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports

There’s no dynasty in Midget racing quite like the mammoth monster that Keith Kunz and Pete Willoughby have built in Columbus, Indiana. When it comes to the Expo, they’ve ruled the Chili Bowl with nine titles from six drivers including Andy Hillenburg, Sammy Swindell, Jay Drake, Tony Stewart, Rico Abreu, and Christopher Bell.

This year, a jaw-dropping 15 entries will roll out of the KKM trailer. The return of Christopher Bell, who won three straight Chili Bowl titles (2017-19) before departing for two years, highlights the list with a stout lineup of three cars per nights on prelims.

Monday – #5 Gavan Boschele / #97X Jesse Love / #98 Tanner Carrick

Tuesday – #67 Buddy Kofoid / #71 Steven Snyder Jr. / #71K Kaylee Bryson

Wednesday – #25K Taylor Reimer / #67K Jonathan Shafer /  #97 Rico Abreu

Thursday – #71E Mariah Ede / #71W Christopher Bell / #97K Brenham Crouch

Friday – #01K Bryant Wiedeman / #1UK Tom Harris / #27K Tucker Klaasmeyer

VIDEO: Keith Kunz Motorsports is bringing a record 15 cars to this year's Chili Bowl. 

CB Industries

From Billy’s 1997 Golden Driller to Chad’s preliminary win and Saturday success, the Boat name has long been a staple in Tulsa each January. Even as Chad steps out of the seat and into the owner role, it’s no different.

A revamped seven-car squad for the Mooresville, North Carolina based team is on the agenda next week. They’ll be looking to shine with four proven Chili Bowl competitors and three rookies aiming to make their first splash in the building.

Monday – #87 Chase Johnson

Tuesday – #89 Chris Windom

Wednesday – #83D Dominic Gorden / #85T Ryan Timms

Thursday – #81X Dillon Welch / #86 Brent Crews

Friday – #84 Michael Faccinto

RMS Racing

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the motto for Dave & Matt Estep as they bring back the core five stars that made history for RMS last year when all five finished top-five on their prelim nights. Their two USAC sensations JG & T-Mez are joined by a trio of World of Outlaws superstars like Sweet, Gravel & Bayston.

Monday – #1D David Gravel

Tuesday – #1K Brayton Lynch / #7X Thomas Meseraull

Wednesday – #1R Brad Sweet

Thursday – #1S Spencer Bayston/ #7XT TBA

Friday – #2J Justin Grant

Clauson-Marshall Racing

Although the size of the lineup has been dialed back, Tim Clauson and Richard & Jennifer Marshall are still bringing plenty winning contenders to the Expo in pursuit of CMR’s first Golden Driller.

Chili Bowl vets Tyler Courtney and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are paired with up-and-coming teenage sensations Emerson Axsom and Corey Day, along with NASCAR star Ryan Newman for a five-car team.

Tuesday – #7C Tyler Courtney 

Wednesday – #47Z Corey Day

Thursday – #39B Emerson Axsom

Friday – #47S Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / #75B Ryan Newman

Matt Wood Racing

The Elk Grove, California team brought a lethal lineup last year, but suffered a baffling case of terrible luck night in and night out. They’re out for redemption this year with another stout six cars coming to the Expo under the MWR banner.

Shane Golobic leads the way with fellow Saturday starters Ryan Bernal & Colby Copeland offering expertise for the young ones like Zeb Wise, Mitchel Moles & Kaidon Brown, who are chasing their first taste of the Saturday A-Main.

Monday – #07W Mitchel Moles 

Tuesday – #97W Zeb Wise

Wednesday – #27W Colby Copeland / #57W Kaidon Brown

Thursday – #17W Shane Golobic 

Friday – #87W Ryan Bernal

Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports

Arizona’s Andy Reinbold has relocated his shop to Indianapolis and has become a staple at USAC races across the board. This year he’s bringing his best lineup yet to the Chili Bowl in pursuit of a Golden Driller.

Potential winner Tanner Thorson is paired with World of Outlaws full-timer Kasey Kahne, former prelim night winner Alex Bright, and two young guns in Chase Randall & Hayden Reinbold.

Monday – #19Z Hayden Reinbold

Tuesday – #19B Alex Bright

Wednesday – #19A Chase Randall

Thursday – #19T Tanner Thorson

Friday – #19S Kasey Kahne

Dave Mac / Dalby Motorsports

Officially combining forces, the resources of Dave McIntosh and the brains of Robert Dalby looks to be an interesting combination in 2022.

The team is headed by Cannon McIntosh, aiming for a third consecutive Monday night win and a return to the podium on Saturday. Other notables such as Dalby, a Saturday night A-Main starter himself, and IndyCar star Santino Ferrucci also make up the eight-car squad.

Monday – #08 Cannon McIntosh

Tuesday – #4X Carson Sousa / #16 Santino Ferrucci

Wednesday – #4D Robert Dalby

Thursday – #4M Brody Fuson / #08B Austin Barnhill

Friday – #4T Trey Gropp / #08M Jace McIntosh

You can see all these super teams and the other 350+ entries go to war next week over the course of five preliminary nights and one epic finale with the Golden Driller on the line at the 36th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

The action begins in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday with morning practice followed by the first preliminary, which includes the VIROC Race of Champions. You can watch every prelim night and Saturday’s alphabet soup until the C-Main live on FloRacing.