DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 31: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 31: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell shine on opening night of 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals

Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell took charge of the opening night of the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals presented by NOS Energy Drink inside the SageNet Center on Monday evening.

Larson won the first of five preliminary features to lock himself into Saturday’s dirt midget car championship feature. Earlier in the evening, Bell raced to a dominant victory in the annual Chili Bowl Race of Champions.

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