Night four of preliminary racing for the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals was held Thursday night at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A night that began with 73 drivers seeking Chili Bowl glory ended with one winner and two drivers earning guaranteed starting spots in Saturday's main event.

The starting lineup is set for the fourth preliminary feature of the week at the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals. A Thursday night field that began with 73 drivers has been narrowed down to 24 feature starters, with only the top two finishers transferring to Saturday's main event.

The Chili Bowl Nationals welcomes 2024 as one of the premier dirt racing events of the year is also one of the first. More than 300 drivers will compete all week long starting on Jan. 8 in hopes of qualifying for the big race on Saturday, Jan. 13.

Kyle Larson's return to the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2024 got off to a disastrous start when Larson flipped in his heat race on Thursday at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NASCAR superstar Kyle Larson hasn't raced in the Chili Bowl Nationals since 2022 and wasn't originally planning on driving in the 2024 race until after qualifying had already began. But on Tuesday, Larson decided he was heading back to the Tulsa Expo Center and the SageNet Center for this year's race.

Keith Kunz Motorsports hasn’t won the Chili Bowl Nationals since 2019, when Christopher Bell finished just ahead of Kyle Larson, but the legendary midget team owner might be changing that in 2024.

Since 1987, the Chili Bowl Nationals have been an annual event that welcomes dirt racing to the New Year.

Three nights of preliminary action down, two nights of preliminary action to go at the 2024 Chili Bowl Nationals. On Thursday night, another group of 70+ drivers are expected to be in action with two guaranteed starting spots in Saturday's A-Main on the line.

All eyes are on Tulsa, Oklahoma Thursday night as the fourth preliminary program at the 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals captivates the Motorsports world - and if you can’t be here yourself, you can watch every lap live on FloRacing.

Kyle Larson surprised the race world on Tuesday when he decided to enter the Chili Bowl Nationals 2024 qualifying races for Thursday.