2026 Chili Bowl Nationals Thursday Results
2026 Chili Bowl Nationals Thursday Results
Results from Thursday night's preliminary feature at the 2026 Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink.

The 40th Chili Bowl Nationals presented by NOS Energy Drink continued Thursday night with the fourth of five preliminary nights. Christopher Bell, driving for his self-owned race team for the first time, claimed his ninth career prelim victory.
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Bell started eighth and mounted a late charge, using a slider on Ryan Bernal during a restart with five laps remaining to seize the victory. Polesitter C.J. Leary also took advantage of the late restart, moving past Bernal to finish second and secure a lock-in spot for Saturday’s main event.
Spencer Bayston and Kyle Cummins completed the top five.
Full results from Thursday's Chili Bowl preliminary feature and Race of Champions can be viewed below.
The 40th annual Chili Bowl Nationals continues with the fourth night of preliminary action on Thursday. Every lap of the 2026 Chili Bowl Nationals will be streamed live on FloRacing.
Chili Bowl Thursday Results
1 | Christopher Bell |
2 | C.J. Leary |
3 | Ryan Bernal |
4 | Spencer Bayston |
5 | Kyle Cummins |
6 | Tanner Thorson |
7 | Chris Windom |
8 | Karter Sarff |
9 | Jacob Denney |
10 | Ashton Torgerson |
11 | Matt Sherrell |
12 | Frank Flud |
13 | Brady Bacon |
14 | Trevor Cline |
15 | Joel Myers Jr. |
16 | Brecken Reese |
17 | Parker Jones |
18 | Kalib Henry |
19 | Jeffrey Abbey |
20 | Kyle Simon |
21 | Brad Wyatt |
22 | Brant Woods |
23 | Jacob Hughes |
24 | Andrew Deal |