Live From Tulsa: 2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Thursday Updates

Lineups, results and live updates from Thursday at the 2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.

Jan 12, 2023 by Brandon Paul

Live From Tulsa: 2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Thursday Updates

A strong field of 72 drivers will be in action Thursday during the fourth night of preliminary racing at the 37th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Visit this page throughout the night for the latest lineups, results and updates. .

Live Now · Jan 8-14, 2023, 6:00 PM UTC

2023 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals

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A-Main Recap

Tanner Thorson left no doubt Thursday night that he should be considered the favorite to win the 37th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. The defending race winner started on the pole and led all 30 laps to begin his Chili Bowl title defense.

Emerson Axsom, a winner at the Tulsa Shootout in December, started and remained in the runner-up position throughout the race to also earn a lock-in spot in Saturday's feature. Brady Bacon drove from fifth to third to put himself in a good position to qualify through a B-Main on Saturday.

A-Main Results

1	Tanner Thorson
2	Emerson Axsom
3	Brady Bacon
4	Tim Buckwalter
5	Tanner Carrick
6	Karter Sarff
7	Chase Johnson
8	Ryan Bernal
9	Dominic Gorden
10	Joe B. Miller
11	Cody Jessop
12	Landon Crawley
13	J.J. Yeley
14	Matt Sherrell
15	R.J. Johnson
16	Anton Hernandez
17	Joe Wirth
18	Dylan Westbrook
19	Chance Morton
20	Max Adams
21	Daniel Robinson
22	Casey Shuman
23	Jake Neuman
24	Andrew Deal

A-Main Lineup

1	Tanner Thorson
2	Emerson Axsom
3	Karter Sarff
4	Jake Neuman
5	Brady Bacon
6	Dominic Gorden
7	Chase Johnson
8	Chance Morton
9	Tim Buckwalter
10	Landon Crawley
11	Tanner Carrick
12	Joe B. Miller
13	R.J. Johnson
14	Joe Wirth
15	Anton Hernandez
16	Matt Sherrell
17	Ryan Bernal
18	Cody Jessop
19	Andrew Deal
20	Casey Shuman
21	Dylan Westbrook
22	J.J. Yeley
23	Max Adams
24	Daniel Robinson

B-Main Lineups

B-Main 1 (Top 4 Advance to A-Main)

1	Ryan Bernal
2	Mario Clouser
3	Dillon Welch
4	Gavin Miller
5	Nick Drake
6	Steve Buckwalter
7	Andrew Deal
8	Don Droud, Jr.
9	Max Adams
10	Kyle Steffens
11	Joe Boyles
12	Sean Robbins
13	Dylan Westbrook
14	Garth Kasiner
15	Trevor Serbus
16	Joey Klemish

B-Main 2 (Top 4 Advance to A-Main)

1	Cody Jessop
2	J.J. Yeley
3	Casey Shuman
4	Shane Cockrum
5	Daniel Robinson
6	Jacob Allen
7	Noah Harris
8	Zach Blurton
9	Taylor Ferns
10	Jeff Stasa
11	Lucas Scherb
12	Joe Walker
13	C.J. Leary
14	Devin Camfield
15	Caden McCreary
16	Frankie Guerrini

Qualifier Results

Qualifier 1

1	Dominic Gorden
2	Karter Sarff
3	Chance Morton
4	Jake Neuman
5	Cody Jessop
6	Shane Cockrum
7	Nick Drake
8	Andrew Deal
9	Taylor Ferns
10	Joe Walker

Qualifier 2

1	Landon Crawley
2	Brady Bacon
3	Joe B. Miller
4	R.J. Johnson
5	Mario Clouser
6	Matt Sherrell
7	Steve Buckwalter
8	Don Droud, Jr.
9	Kyle Steffens
10	Max Adams

Qualifier 3

1	Tanner Thorson
2	Emerson Axsom
3	Ryan Bernal
4	Anton Hernandez
5	Casey Shuman
6	Gavin Miller
7	Jacob Allen
8	Noah Harris
9	Jeff Stasa
10	Joe Boyles

Qualifier 4

1	Tanner Carrick
2	Chase Johnson
3	Joe Wirth
4	Tim Buckwalter
5	J.J. Yeley
6	Dillon Welch
7	Daniel Robinson
8	Zach Blurton
9	Lucas Scherb
10	Sean Robbins

C-Main Results

C-Main 1 (Top 4 Advance to B-Main)

1	Dylan Westbrook
2	Garth Kasiner
3	Trevor Serbus
4	Joey Klemish
5	Chett Gehrke
6	Cody Ledger
7	Whit Gastineau
8	Ben Worth
9	Shane Morgan
10	Carter Chevalier
11	Justin Dickerson
12	Tom Dunkel
13	Frank Beck III
14	Jesse Shapel
15	Kyle Bellm
16	Mario Clouser

C-Main 2 (Top 4 Advance to B-Main)

1	C.J. Leary
2	Devin Camfield
3	Caden McCreary
4	Frankie Guerrini
5	Zach Boden
6	Ryan Bickett
7	Keith Rauch
8	Brody Fuson
9	Dylan Bloomfield
10	Kyle Hammer
11	Todd Bertrand
12	Conner Morrell
13	Tim Barber
14	Mike Bitner
15	Jadon Rogers
16	Herman Carrier

Qualifier Lineups

Qualifier 1

1	Dominic Gorden
2	Andrew Deal
3	Shane Cockrum
4	Nick Drake
5	Karter Sarff
6	Jake Neuman
7	Cody Jessop
8	Chance Morton
9	Taylor Ferns
10	Joe Walker

Qualifier 2

1	Landon Crawley
2	R.J. Johnson
3	Brady Bacon
4	Mario Clouser
5	Max Adams
6	Matt Sherrell
7	Joe B. Miller
8	Don Droud, Jr.
9	Steve Buckwalter
10	Kyle Steffens

Qualifier 3

1	Ryan Bernal
2	Casey Shuman
3	Anton Hernandez
4	Gavin Miller
5	Tanner Thorson
6	Emerson Axsom
7	Joe Boyles
8	Jacob Allen
9	Noah Harris
10	Jeff Stasa

Qualifier 4

1	Tanner Carrick
2	Joe Wirth
3	Chase Johnson
4	Daniel Robinson
5	Dillon Welch
6	Tim Buckwalter
7	Sean Robbins
8	Zach Blurton
9	J.J. Yeley
10	Lucas Scherb

C-Main Lineups

C-Main 1 (Top 4 Advance to B-Main)

1	Kyle Bellm
2	Garth Kasiner
3	Dylan Westbrook
4	Chett Gehrke
5	Shane Morgan
6	Trevor Serbus
7	Joey Klemish
8	Cody Ledger
9	Carter Chevalier
10	Frank Beck
11	Ben Worth
12	Jesse Shapel
13	Justin Dickerson
14	Tom Dunkel
15	Whit Gastineau
16	Merle Scherb

C-Main 2 (Top 4 Advance to B-Main)

1	Keith Rauch
2	Devin Camfield
3	Zach Boden
4	Caden McCreary
5	Tim Barber
6	Frankie Guerrini
7	Dylan Bloomfield
8	Herman Carrier
9	Jadon Rogers
10	Brody Fuson
11	Ryan Bickett
12	Conner Morrell
13	Kyle Hammer
14	C.J. Leary
15	Mike Bitner
16	Todd Bertrand

Heat Race Results

Heat 1

1	Max Adams
2	Jake Neuman
3	Tim Buckwalter
4	Joe Wirth
5	Keith Rauch
6	Noah Harris
7	Joey Klemish
8	Jesse Shapel
9	Merle Scherb

High Points: Jake Neuman (6th to 2nd - 113 points)

Heat 2

1	Chase Johnson
2	Matt Sherrell
3	Chance Morton
4	Jacob Allen
5	Cody Jessop
6	Devin Camfield
7	Dylan Bloomfield
8	Kyle Hammer
9	Conner Morrell

High Points: Matt Sherrell (6th to 2nd - 113 points)

Heat 3

1	Tanner Thorson
2	Joe Boyles
3	Shane Cockrum
4	Nick Drake
5	Garth Kasiner
6	Jeff Stasa
7	Herman Carrier
8	Brody Fuson
9	C.J. Leary

High Points: Tanner Thorson (2nd to 1st - 105 points)

VIDEO: Tanner Thorson spins and then charges back through the field to win his heat race.

Heat 4

1	Emerson Axsom
2	Mario Clouser
3	Don Droud, Jr.
4	Landon Crawley
5	Chet Gehrke
6	Caden McCreary
7	Dylan Westbrook
8	Frank Beck III
9	Justin Dickerson

High Points: Emerson Axsom (3rd to 1st - 110 points)

Heat 5

1	Dillon Welch
2	Gavin Miller
3	Brady Bacon
4	Zach Blurton
5	Steve Buckwalter
6	Lucas Scherb
7	Carter Chevalier
8	Frankie Guerrini
9	Todd Bertrand

High Points: Dillon Welch (2nd to 1st - 105 points)

Heat 6

1	Andrew Deal
2	Daniel Robinson
3	Anton Hernandez
4	Ryan Bernal
5	Zach Boden
6	Tim Barber
7	Shane Morgan
8	Ben Worth
9	Ryan Bickett

High Points: Daniel Robinson (4th to 2nd - 103 points)

Heat 7

1	R.J. Johnson
2	Tanner Carrick
3	Karter Sarff
4	Joe Walker
5	Kyle Steffens
6	J.J. Yeley
7	Cody Ledger
8	Jadon Rogers
9	Mike Bitner

High Points: Karter Sarff (7th to 3rd - 106 points)

Heat 8

1	Casey Shuman
2	Dominic Gorden
3	Sean Robbins
4	Taylor Ferns
5	Joe B. Miller
6	Kyle Bellm
7	Trevor Serbus
8	Tom Dunkel
9	Whit Gastineau

High Points: Casey Shuman (1st to 1st - 100 points)

Heat Race Lineups

Heat 1

1	Merle Scherb
2	Max Adams
3	Jesse Shapel
4	Keith Rauch
5	Joey Klemish
6	Jake Neuman
7	Tim Buckwalter
8	Joe Wirth
9	Noah Harris

Heat 2

1	Chase Johnson
2	Kyle Hammer
3	Chance Morton
4	Dylan Bloomfield
5	Jacob Allen
6	Matt Sherrell
7	Devin Camfield
8	Conner Morrell
9	Cody Jessop

Heat 3

1	Joe Boyles
2	Tanner Thorson
3	Herman Carrier
4	Garth Kaisner
5	Brody Fuson
6	Shane Cockrum
7	C.J. Leary
8	Jeff Stasa
9	Nick Drake

Heat 4

1	Chett Gehrke
2	Don Droud, Jr.
3	Emerson Axsom
4	Mario Clouser
5	Caden McCreary
6	Frank Beck
7	Landon Crawley
8	Justin Dickerson
9	Dylan Westbrook

Heat 5

1	Todd Bertrand
2	Dillon Welch
3	Carter Chevalier
4	Gavin Miller
5	Zach Blurton
6	Brady Bacon
7	Steve Buckwalter
8	Lucas Scherb
9	Frankie Guerrini

Heat 6

1	Andrew Deal
2	Zach Boden
3	Tim Barber
4	Daniel Robinson
5	Ben Worth
6	Anton Hernandez
7	Ryan Bernal
8	Shane Morgan
9	Ryan Bickett

Heat 7

1	R.J. Johnson
2	Tanner Carrick
3	Joe Walker
4	Cody Ledger
5	Mike Bitner
6	Kyle Steffens
7	Karter Sarff
8	Jadon Rogers
9	J.J. Yeley

Heat 8

1	Casey Shuman
2	Tom Dunkel
3	Dominic Gorden
4	Sean Robbins
5	Taylor Ferns
6	Trevor Serbus
7	Whit Gastineau
8	Kyle Bellm
9	Joe B. Miller

What To Expect Thursday Night

A field of 72 drivers will begin the night with hot laps before rolling into heat races, where the ultimate goal will be to earn as many passing points as possible. The top 40 drivers in passing points after heat races will be split into four qualifier races where they have the opportunity to earn more passing points. After qualifiers, the top 16 drivers in combined passing points will be locked into Thursday's A-Main.

The rest of the drivers will be placed in C-Mains and B-Mains, with the top-four finishers in a pair of B-Mains transferring to the A-Main.

With Christopher Bell, the winner of the last seven Thursday preliminary nights, not in attendance the door is open for a new Thursday night winner for the first time since 2015. Tanner Thorson, the defending Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals winner, is among the favorites to claim the win.