Another one of those coveted Golden Driller trophies is going back to Tennessee. This time though, its not in Sammys hands as Kevin Swindell topped Saturday nights 50-lap Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals main event that wrapped up a full slate of Rockstar Energy Drink championship feature events atop the QuikTrip Centers Tulsa Expo Raceway. The 20-year-old from Germantown, TN, led the final 26 rounds to become the youngest winner in Chili Bowl Nationals history, adding a sixth Golden Driller from the prestigious Midget racing event to the Swindell family collection that already includes hardware from his fathers unmatched five wins. Swindell went on to take the win in the Esslinger-powered John Christner Trucking #39 Spike in front of Whitt and his father Sammy, who rallied from the tail on several occasions after using a defending race winners provisional to start the main event. Jerry Coons, Jr., finished fourth in the finale for the second year in a row, with two-time Chili Bowl Hard Charger Award winner Chris Windom racing from 20th to a career-best event finish of fifth. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne finished 18th after winning the first ‘B’Â Main. See more news and results at Chilibowl.com.(1-17-2010)
