With nearly 400 entries in Tulsa for the 36th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, the list of contenders runs wildly long. For the sake of time, we cut ourselves short at 30 of the top dogs to watch this week on FloRacing.

For consecutive years now, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals has been the first stroke on Kyle Larson’s blank canvas.

The best way to get ready for the 36th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is by studying up on this stout statistical binge courtesy of Walkapedia!

The Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is an indoor racing event held January 10-15 at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This year's event features a record-breaking number of entries that will be competing for the coveted Golden Driller trophy.

For more than three decades now, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals has been a proving ground for racers from almost every discipline imaginable.

Prior to the 2021 racing season, the phrase "friendly rivalry" was used a lot to describe the fierce competition between Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. But after a run-in during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International in August, the relationship between the two appeared to turn sour, making many people question just how friendly their rivalry has become.

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 4, 2022) The field that will comprise the 14th annual Vacuworx Invitational Race of Champions (VIROC) has been set and is stacked with talent. Taking place during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night, the 2022 field was scheduled for 15 drivers, but a change by the Chili Bowl will see an additional three added to the lineup.

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.

Each year, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals attracts many of the biggest names in motorsports. In 2022, the star power will be stronger than ever before with a strong contingent of drivers from NASCAR's top three series competing in the prestigious event in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

10-Time World of Outlaws (WoO) NOS Energy Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz announced today that he will compete in the 2022 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals driving for Mark Cooper, the owner of Spike Chassis and co-entrant, Mike Curb of Curb/Agajanian Racing. Partnering with Sage Fruit, Curb Records, Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Absolute Automation and DKW Transport Schatz will be making his fourth event appearance in the 36th running of the Chili Bowl to be held Jan. 10 to 15 at the Tulsa Expo Raceway.

Shortly after announcing a record-breaking number of entries on Sunday night, Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals officials released the highly-anticipated rosters for five nights of preliminary action.

In the words of country music star Eric Church, the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals will be "havin' a record year" in 2022. Event organizers announced Sunday evening that the entry list for the event has hit 380 entries, surpassing the previous event record of 372 entries in 2017.

There’s no home field advantage when it comes to the Tulsa Expo Raceway.

It's likely only a matter of time until the all-time record for entries at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals is broken. On Tuesday, event officials released an updated list of entries that included the names of 346 drivers or to-be-announced entries for the crown jewel of Midget racing.

The kids are calling it “BZN SZN.”