THE WHOLE CHILI BOWL EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR WAS SPECTACULAR. WE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THE MIDGET UP TO THE TASK, AND ALL OF OUR WORK PAID OFF. WITH A STRONG RUN ON THURSDAY RUNNING SECOND IN OUR HEAT, AND WINNING OUR QUALIFIER, WE WOULD GOT TO THE MAIN STARTING IN THE 4TH ROW OUTSIDE. WE WOULD SCORE A 10TH PLACE FINISH. WE'LL TAKE IT. SATURDAY WE WOULD BE IN THE B MAIN STARTING IN THE 5TH ROW INSIDE, AND NATHAN WOULD HAVE TO FINISH 6TH OR BETTER. 6TH IT WAS, AND WE READIED THE CAR FOR THE A MAIN. IT WAS KIND OF SURREAL STANDING ON THE TRACK AS WE STAGED THE CAR FOR THE MAIN EVENT.  THE CROWD CHEERED NATHAN ON AS THE UNDERDOG. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS GREAT! NATHAN DID A FLAWLESS JOB OF TAKING WHAT WE HAD AND BRINGING IT TO A 10TH PLACE FINISH. WE HOPE TO SHARE SOME OF THIS EXPERIENCE WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS AS WE POST THE PICTURES. KEEP CHECKING BACK WITH US.

TONY STEWART PULLS THE FRONT WHEELS COMING OUT OF TURN 4

THERE WERE LOTS OF FLIPS AND CRASHES. IT WAS TOUGH ALL OF THE WAY THROUGH

HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CARS BEFORE?

STEVIE SUSSEX HAD A ROUGH NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY. HE FLIPPED IN HIS HEAT RACE, THEY PUT HIS CAR BACK TOGETHER, AND THEY HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTERWARD, CAUSING HIM TO NOT TAKE THE GREEN IN HIS QUALIFIER. HE LOOKED GOOD EARLY

YEP, THERE'S THE BULLET, BOB REAM. HE SHOWED WITH A BEAUTIFUL #34 CAR.

DARRIN BOLTON READIES HIMSELF FOR HIS HEAT RACE.

JACK YELEY WITH HIS ENTRY DRIVEN BY HUNTER SCHURENBERG (I'M SURE I MISSPELLED THAT) JACK SPENT THE REST OF THE EVENING PUTTING TOGETHER A VERY BENT CAR AFTER HUNTER DID A SERIES OF WILD FLIPS ON QUALIFYING NIGHT.

SHON DESKINS AND CREW.

THIS IS LITTLE TYLER HIGH. AT THIS MOMENT HE ASKED HIS DADDY, "ARE YOU GONNA RACE, NOW?"

JJ YELEY NIPPING AT THE TAIL OF THE ABC 12jr CAR. NATHAN WENT ON TO BEAT JJ IN THIS QUALIFIER. WE WERE PRETTY STOKED. THE MOMENTUM WOULD CARRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

CASEY KAHNE HAD MOTOR PROBLEMS ON SATURDAY, AND WOULD NOT FINISH THE NIGHT.

CASEY AND RON SHUMAN HAVING SOME FATHER SON TIME. CASEY WOULD FINISH HIS HEAT SECOND ONLY TO BE DISQUALIFIED FOR A FLAT LEFT REAR TIRE.  THEY STILL COULDN'T CATCH HIM. RON SHUMAN PERFORMED AS IF HE HAS BEEN BEATING THEM EVERY WEEK. A TRUE LEGEND! EARLY WE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD TRANSFERRED TO THE A MAIN WITH A STRONG 6TH PLACE FINISH, BUT HE DIDN'T START. WE ARE NOT SURE WHY.

EARLY IN THE MAIN EVENT, NATHAN ENCOUNTERED SOME UNAVOIDABLE TROUBLE. IT WOULD NOT SLOW HIM DOWN THOUGH. AFTER THE  RESTART HE WOULD GO RIGHT BACK TO WORK.

THIS IS THE ONLY DAMAGE SUSTAINED FROM THE COLLISION, AND AS SOON AS WE TOOK OFF THE BUMPER AND BLEW AIR INTO THE TANK, IT CAME RIGHT OUT, READY FOR NEW PAINT AND A $32.00 SET OF NUMBERS FROM HARRIS DECALS.COM.

HERES NATHAN CROSSING THE FINISH OF THE A MAIN WITH 10TH PLACE. I CAN'T BELEIVE IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. IT WAS HARD TO LEAVE THAT NIGHT. WE ARE GETTING E-MAILS AND CALLS FROM ALL OVER. THANKS FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT.

A VERY HAPPY HIGH COUPLE. WE ALL HAD A LOT OF FUN. 

HERE IS THE WHOLE ABC CREW. WE HAD A LOT OF HELP TOO FROM MIKE, DUSTIN AND CRAIG BURKHART ALONG WITH ERIC WILKENS TOO. IT WAS FUN HANGING OUT WITH THOSE GUYS.

KEEP CHECKING BACK, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. GAYE IS STILL NOT FEELING WELL, BUT  AS SHE PROCESSES THE PHOTOS, I WILL POST THEM.

WE KEPT THE LOCAL KRISPY KREME IN BUSINESS WHILE WE WERE THERE.