The 40th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy is officially off and running with the first of five preliminary nights completed on Monday; now it’s time for the Tuesday titans to hit the track.

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Tuesday’s second preliminary tentatively displays 81 entries on the ChiliBowl.com website with only two lock-in stops available to Saturday’s 55-lap Championship A-Main. All week long, we’ll take you through some of the stars to keep your eye on as you watch on FloRacing - the official live streaming partner of the event. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. CT with the Chili’s Grill & Bar Pre-Race Show, followed by Dirt Draft Hot Laps at 4 p.m. CT.

The major change to Tuesday comes from the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports camp with Golden Driller contender Buddy Kofoid sidelined due to health issues. Buddy, fresh off a tremendous World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series campaign, has claimed a pair of Tuesday triumphs and five prelim podiums in six tries

In his place, KKM has moved Knoxville Nationals champion Ryan Timms to headline Tuesday’s program in the Curb Records #71. The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma native already owns a Golden Driller from the Jr. Sprints division of the Tulsa Shootout, but has risen into contention for the one everyone wants in recent years. Timms’ move to Tuesday, following back-to-back years of competing with Logan Seavey for Friday’s victory, could lead to his first-career preliminary feature win in the SageNet Center tonight.

Tuesday’s defending winner, Landon Brooks,  is back and ready to do it again with Matt Wood Racing. The Rio Oso, California native watched his teammate Shane Golobic finish second in the Race of Champions and fourth in the preliminary A-Main last night, kicking off a six-car roster for MWR. While some may have been surprised by Brooks’ triumph last year, he more than backed it up come Saturday night when he finished top-five in his first try at the Chili Bowl Championship A-Main. Through 19 years of Tuesday’s prelim, only Kyle Larson has ever went back-to-back, but Landon could change that tonight.

Local legend Jonathan Beason is another preliminary winner in the field tonight, topping Tuesday’s field in 2014. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma native is fresh off an Outlaw Non-Wing Golden Driller at the Tulsa Shootout, chasing his ninth-career Chili Bowl Championship A-Main appearance perhaps with more confidence than ever in the Expo.

Since 2023, we’ve seen Sand Springs, Oklahoma native Hank Davis transform into a consistent contender on Tuesday with Matt Seymour Racing. He scored a wildly popular win that year in front of his hometown crowd and has since followed that with another lock-in (2nd) in 2024, then a seventh-place finish last year. They’re back together to chase their fourth-consecutive Championship A-Main appearance this week.

Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois is the fourth former preliminary winner racing tonight, scoring a Tuesday prelim way back in 2010 in his own equipment. With Andy Bondio, a three-time Chili Bowl champion car owner back in the building, Daum has returned to the iconic #47X machine in hopes of returning to his ninth Championship A-Main later this week.

While those are the four with winning experience on the Chili Bowl stage,, the list of contenders on Tuesday runs far beyond them. Look at these other aces that are set to run tonight…

Late Model superstar Ricky Thornton Jr. in a Reinbold/Underwood #19R

NASCAR competitor Ty Gibbs in Chad Boat’s Monster Energy #84

Former Tulsa Shootout champ Gavan Boschele driving Kyle Busch’s #51

Parker Price-Miller debuting in the Lora & Kelly Hinck #21H

New Zealand Midget champ Michael Pickens returning to the RMS #54NZ

Australian Midget champ Kaidon Brown driving for owner Christopher Bell

Reigning Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year Gunnar Setser for 4-Kings

A lock-in finisher last year Brenham Crouch trying to do it again

Rookie Jett Barnes kicking off a four-car lineup for Kevin Swindell

Alphabet soup legend J.J. Yeley aboard the Rossi/Petty #3J

Former top-10 finisher Kyle Jones with Tim Engler’s car

High Roller Chase Randall taking the wheel of Trifecta’s #7U

Two-time Championship A-Main starter Kaylee Bryson with Abacus Racing

An A-Main qualifier from last year Corbin Rueschenberg

Winner of nine Tulsa Shootout Golden Drillers Blake Hahn in the #52

World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year Garet Williamson driving for Gravy

That’s only a sliver of the excitement in store tonight with 80+ entries expected for the first of five prelims. The full tentative entry list for tonight can be found below.

A field of 21 rookies are tentatively scheduled to run in Tuesday’s prelim with notables including California teenager Jett Barnes driving a Swindell/Curb/Bertand #1A, former Tulsa Shootout runner-up Parker Perry, internationals Zoe Pearce and Trent Way, late model regular Drake Troutman in a Grady Chandler entry, and NASCAR connected Sheldon Creed in a Ninety-Four Racing machine. After Monday, Jakeb Boxell and Gaige Weldon are the leaders in the chase for Rookie of the Year honors with both drivers securing B-Main trips come Saturday.

All of the Chili Bowl fun begins today with Tuesday Heat Races beginning at 4 p.m. CT. If you can’t be here to witness the Tulsa magic yourself, you can watch every lap live all week long on FloRacing with coverage set to begin at 3 p.m. CT during the all-new Chili’s Grill & Bar Pre-Race Show.

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2026 Chili Bowl Nationals Tuesday Entry List

1A (R) Jett Barnes Visalia, CA

1C Brenham Crouch Lubbock, TX

1NP (R) Ray Richards Fairbanks, AK

1Z Justin Zimmerman Athens, TX

2MD Marc Dailey Brownsburg, IN

2P (R) Connor Lundy Peoria, AZ

2W Luke Storer Portland, VIC (Australia)

D3 (R) Trent Dixon Flint, TX

3D Darin Naida Adrian, MI

3G Jace Park Overland Park, KS

3J J.J. Yeley Charlotte, NC

3L (R) Will Gerrits Waupun, WI

4K Gunnar Setser Columbus, IN

5H Casey Hicks Platte City, MO

5T Adam Trimble Pueblo, CO

5W Jordan Kinser Bedford, IN

6G Ethan Mitchell Mooresville, NC

7F Joshua Tyre Kiefer, OK

7G (R) Parker Perry North Vernon, IN

7M Sye Lynch Cowansville, PA

7MF Chance Morton Coweta, OK

7NC Austin Langenstein Scranton, PA

7TX Kyle Jones Kennedale, TX

7U Chase Randall Waco, TX

7ZP (R) Zoe Pearce Melbourne, VIC (Australia)

8J Jonathan Beason Broken Arrow, OK

8JS (R) Scott Jordan Vidor, TX

9NZ (R) Trent Way Auckland, NZ (New Zealand)

11F Kaylee Bryson Muskogee, OK

11H Jori Hughes Redondo Beach, CA

11K (R) Kevin Mahoney Dripping Springs, TX

14E Kris Carroll Claremore, OK

17C Devin Camfield Decatur, IL

17J Connor Lee Sand Springs, OK

17R (R) Noah Madler New England, ND

18 Zach Wigal Belpre, OH

19E (R) Daltyn England Springfield, IL

19R Ricky Thornton Jr Chandler, AZ

19S (R) Chad Kincaid Bothell, WA

20X Kyle Hawse Las Vegas, NV

21AJ A.J. Bender San Diego, CA

21AU Kaidon Brown Sydney, NSW (Australia)

21J Parker Price Miller Kokomo, IN

21M (R) Kayla Martin Brownsburg, IN

22 Troy Betts Newark, DE

22D (R) Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA

22H Tony Helton Cloverdale, IN

22J John Heydenreich Bloomsburg, PA

22S Myles Tomlinson Turtle Lake, ND

25W (R) Jeff Watson Sheffield, MA

26 Corbin Rueschenberg Mesa, AZ

27B Jeremy Huish Jetmore, KS

27F Austin Wood Germantown, TN

29S Hank Davis Sand Springs, OK

31 Kyle Beilman Los Angeles, CA

40 Max Adams Loomis, CA

41AU John Murdie Darwin, NT (Australia)

41M Michael Magic Winder, GA

45J Roger Crockett Broken Arrow, OK

47X Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL

50C Dane Culver Riverside, CA

51 Gavan Boschele Mooresville, NC

52 Blake Hahn Sapulpa, OK

54NZ Michael Pickens Auckland, NZ (New Zealand)

54S (R) Seth Shebester Pauls Valley, OK

55B (R) Ryan Bowers Nowthen, MN

57W Landon Brooks Rio Oso, CA

65 (R) Ben Covich Auckland, NZ (New Zealand)

71 Ryan Timms Oklahoma City, OK

72W Tye Wilke Detroit Lakes, MN

76M TBA

77S (R) Dayton Shelton Prescott, AZ

80 Kade Taylor Kilgore, TX

84 Ty Gibbs Huntersville, NC

91B Kevin Bayer Bixby, OK

92 Garet Williamson Columbia, MO

94C (R) Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA

97B Brandon Lewis Broken Arrow, OK

97S Cam Schafer Little Canada, MN

98K Brandon Carr Sheffield, YKS (United Kingdom)

321 Chad Winfrey Gladstone, MO