Tanner Thorson beats Cristopher Bell to wins career First time Chili Bowl Champions 2022, full results.

Christopher Bell’s shot at four will have to wait another year.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, who doubles as a top-shelf dirt racer, lost the lead late in the Chili Bowl Nationals to Tanner Thorson, who powered to his first win in one of the most prestigious races in the country on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

It’s the first Chili Bowl victory for Thorson, an ace driver who previously competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Only two drivers have won this event at least four times: Sammy Swindell is the all-time leader with five wins, and Kevin Swindell has four.

Bell started Saturday night’s A-Main from the pole position and led the opening 36 laps of the 55-lap event. He lost the lead to Thorson following a caution, but appeared to be in position to pass for the lead — and perhaps win — with six laps to go. A flip by Brady Bacon brought out the caution, though, and Thorson maintained the lead.

Bell would finish second, with Rico Abreu, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Tanner Carrick completing the top five.

Thorson’s win broke a two-year winning streak by Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champ.

READ: Full List of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Winners, Past champions List 1978 - 2022.

36th Chili Bowl Nationals 2022: Full List of winner results.

Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire

Tulsa Expo Raceway (Tulsa, Okla.)

Saturday, January 15, 2022

General Tire Championship Night

Event Car Count: 381

A-Main Features: (55 Laps):

1. 19T-Tanner Thorson[2];

2. 71W-Christopher Bell[1];

3. 97-Rico Abreu[3];

4. 67-Michael Kofoid[5];

5. 98-Tanner Carrick[6];

6. 01-Kyle Larson[7];

7. 55V-CJ Leary[16];

8. 5T-Kevin Thomas Jr[8];

9. 47S-Ricky Stenhouse Jr [11]

10. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[13];

11. 7C-Tyler Courtney[9];

12. 52-Blake Hahn[14];

13. 17W-Shane Golobic[18];

14. 89-Chris Windom[17];

15. 97W-Zeb Wise[11];

16. 2J-Justin Grant[4];

17. 47Z-Corey Day[20];

18. 71K-Kaylee Bryson[12];

19. 29-Tim Buckwalter[21];

20. 8J-Jonathan Beason[24];

21. 27W-Colby Copeland[15];

22. 81X-Dillon Welch[22];

23. (DNF) 87-Chase Johnson[19];

24. (DNF) 21H-Brady Bacon[23]

Lap Leaders: Christopher Bell 1-36; Tanner Thorson 37-55

Hard Charger: C.J. Leary +9

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