AVONDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 02: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, speaks to the media during the NASCAR Championship 4 Media Day at Phoenix Raceway on November 02, 2023 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images
AVONDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 02: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, speaks to the media during the NASCAR Championship 4 Media Day at Phoenix Raceway on November 02, 2023 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Kyle Larson to compete in Chili Bowl this week UPDATE

UPDATE: Two accidents in Thursday night’s qualification race ended Kyle Larson’s quest to lock into his 12th Chili Bowl Nationals at SageNet Center. Failing to finish Thursday night because of an accident, he was credited with a 24th-place finish.

He said before the race he would only return on Saturday if he locked into the Chili Bowl A-Main by finishing either first or second in Thursday’s qualification race.

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ORIGINAL POST 1-10-2024: In a shocking turn of events, two-time Chili Bowl Nationals champion and American motorsports icon Kyle Larson announced he’s returning to the biggest Midget race in the world this week.

Larson, the 2020-21 Golden Driller winner, will reunite with former longtime car owner Keith Kunz and Pete Willoughby to drive the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 98K sponsored by DH Horton, FloRacing, HendrickCars.com

The 2021 NASCAR champion will compete in Thursday’s preliminary at the Chili Bowl Nationals,

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