1/17/2019
Speed Sport
Gravel Gives Manafort A Second Chili Bowl Lock-In
TULSA, Okla. – David Gravel may be best known for his World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series exploits, but Wednesday night he added a notch to his brief midget racing resume by locking into his first Saturday A-main at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals.
In his fifth attempt at the Chili Bowl, Gravel started fourth but used a calm and collected approach to methodically work his way into contention for a top-two finish. He worked the bottom and never panicked amid a four-way scramble for position, eventually besting Tim McCreadie and Cole Bodine.
Once Gravel secured the position at the halfway point, he steadily pulled away from the rest of his pursuers, crossing the line nearly two seconds adrift of eventual winner Rico Abreu but still with a huge smile and a big reward.
“I’m really excited that we’re locked into the show for Saturday,” said Gravel. “I thought the track was good. The bottom was solid. The top was good. I would catch Rico a little bit on the bottom, and then he would kind of switch it up."
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Submitted By: Adam Fenwick
