In 2000 I made my first ever laps in a midget at the Chili Bowl. In fact, before getting pushed off in the parking lot, I had never been in a midget with the engine running. I finished mid pack in the B on my qualifying night, Finished 2nd in the D on Saturday to transfer and then finished 9th in the C-main after getting bounced pretty good by Sammy Swindell and got $125 total for the week. In 2001 I don't remember exactly where I ended up, but I think I got stuck in the D on Saturday and went nowhere after getting beat up pretty bad on my qualifting night. I believe I got a check for $100 for the week. I never went to Tulsa with the idea that we would ever come close to breaking even. You race the Chili Bowl for the thrill of the event as a whole. It's something I will always remember and still have great memories of my times there both on and mostly off the track. Payout is good to win, but no one else makes much of anything. I think if they eliminated the payout entirely you would still see 300 cars show up. I probably shouldn't give them any ideas or it may happen.

-Kevin Eggert