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2025 Chili Bowl Nationals

Chili Bowl Past Winners: Every Chili Bowl Golden Driller Winner

Chili Bowl Past Winners: Every Chili Bowl Golden Driller Winner

Here's every Chili Bowl Nationals winner as the 2024 race at the Tulsa Expo Center approaches. Winners include Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu and Christopher Bell.

Jan 13, 2025 by Joe Harrington
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Since 1987, the Chili Bowl Nationals have been an annual event that welcomes dirt racing to the New Year. 

And Tulsa has always been it’s home. 

The first Chili Bowl Nationals began in January 1987 and crowned its first winner on Jan. 11. Rich Vogler won the first race and in 1989, Sammy Swindell won his first of five Chili Bowl Nationals. 

Today, the Chili Bowl Nationals is one of the biggest races in motosports and a must-watch event for dirt racing fans. The event attracts some of the best drivers in the sport and has included some of the best drivers in racing history since 1987. 

Past winners include NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart, who won in 2002 and 2007, and current NASCAR superstar Kyle Larson won it twice in 2020 and 2021. 

Here’s a list of every Chili Bowl Nationals winner.

Here’s Every Chili Bowl Nationals Winner Ever

  • 1987: Rich Vogler
  • 1988: Scott Hatton
  • 1989: Sammy Swindell
  • 1990: John Heydenreich
  • 1991: Lealand McSpadden
  • 1992: Sammy Swindell
  • 1993: Dave Blaney
  • 1994: Andy Hillenburg
  • 1995: Donnie Beechler
  • 1996: Sammy Swindell
  • 1997: Billy Boat
  • 1998: Sammy Swindell
  • 1999: Dan Boorse
  • 2000: Cory Kruseman
  • 2001: Jay Drake
  • 2002: Tony Stewart
  • 2003: Dan Boorse
  • 2004: Cory Kruseman
  • 2005: Tracy Hines
  • 2006: Tim McCreadie
  • 2007: Tony Stewart
  • 2008: Damion Gardner
  • 2009: Sammy Swindell
  • 2010: Kevin Swindell
  • 2011: Kevin Swindell
  • 2012: Kevin Swindell
  • 2013: Kevin Swindell
  • 2014: Bryan Clauson
  • 2015: Rico Abreu
  • 2016: Rico Abreu
  • 2017: Christopher Bell
  • 2018: Christopher Bell
  • 2019: Christopher Bell
  • 2020: Kyle Larson
  • 2021: Kyle Larson
  • 2022: Tanner Thorson
  • 2023: Logan Seavey
  • 2024 Logan Seavey

Why Is it Called The Chili Bowl?

The Chili Bowl Nationals were started back in 1987 by Lanny Edwards and Emmett Hahn. The two promoters partnered with “The Chili Bowl Company" owned by the Berryhill family. Edwards and Hahn decided to name the event after the company.

“My father bought into a restaurant on 11th street (in Tulsa),” said Bob Berryhill. “And it was called the Chili Bowl.”

Eventually, the Berryhill family took the Original Chili Bowl restaurant and turned it into a company that sold their chili in grocery stores. 

-Rob Blount

Chili Bowl: It Started With A Bowl Of Chili

39th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals Event Schedule

All Times Listed Are Central Standard Time

Sunday, Jan. 12

  • 7 a.m. - Building/Pit Pass Booth Open
  • 9 a.m. - Practice

Monday, Jan. 13

  • 9 am. - Building Opens
  • 11 a.m. - Pit Pass Booth Open
  • 1 p.m. - Building Secured
  • 2 p.m. - Draw For Lineups
  • 3 p.m. - Drivers’ Meeting
  • 4 p.m. - Hot Laps
  • 5 p.m. - Races

Tuesday, Jan. 14

  • 9 a.m. - Building Opens
  • 11 a.m. - Pit Pass Booth Open
  • 1 p.m. - Building Secured
  • 2 p.m. - Draw For Lineups
  • 3 p.m. - Drivers’ Meeting
  • 4 p.m. - Hot Laps
  • 5 p.m. - Races

Wednesday, Jan. 15

  • 9 a.m. - Building Opens
  • 11 a.m. - Pit Pass Booth Open
  • 1 p.m. - Building Secured
  • 2 p.m. - Draw For Lineups
  • 3 p.m. - Drivers’ Meeting
  • 4 p.m. - Hot Laps
  • 5 p.m. - Races

Thursday, Jan. 16

  • 9 a.m. - Building Opens
  • 11 a.m. - Pit Pass Booth Open
  • 1 p.m. - Building Secured
  • 2 p.m. - Draw for Lineups
  • 3 p.m. - Drivers’ Meeting
  • 4 p.m. - Hot Laps
  • 5 p.m. - Races

Friday, Jan. 17

  • 9 a.m. - Building Secured/Pit Pass Booth Open
  • 2 p.m. - Draw for Lineups
  • 3 p.m. - Drivers’ Meeting
  • 4 p.m. - Hot Laps
  • 5 p.m. - Races

Saturday, Jan. 18

  • 8 a.m. - Building Secured/Trade Show
  • 8 a.m. - Pit Pass Booth/Pit Gate Open
  • 8:15 a.m. - Racers For Christ Service
  • 9 a.m. - Feature Hot Laps
  • 6 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies

How To Watch Every Chili Bowl

With the help of MAVTV and Greg Stephen’s Motorsports Video, FloRacing has assembled every championship feature event replay from the inception of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in 1987!

Fans can watch all 38 main events from the Chili Bowl Nationals (1987-2024) on FloRacing by clicking here.  

Archived Footage On FloRacing

Video footage from all events will be archived and stored in a video library for FloRacing subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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