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RICKY STENHOUSE JR. TO RUN 22ND ANNUAL CHILI BOWL


Concord, N.C. (January 4, 200 - Before hitting the pavement at Daytona International Speedway in February, Roush Fenway Racing's newest development driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., will make his fourth start next week in the 22nd annual Chili Bowl held in Tulsa, Okla. Stenhouse will race for Keith Kunz Motorsports in the Esslinger-powered No. 97 car as he looks to better his 2007 performance, a 13th place finish in the A main.


"We ran decent there last year," said Stenhouse from his home in Olive Branch, Miss. "Keith Kunz has given me a fast racecar this year with lots of horsepower under the hood so I'm excited. To run this race is really special. I think it truly is the 'Superbowl' of racing. It's the one place that drivers from all Sprint and Midget Series along with drivers from NASCAR and sometimes drag racing come together for some good old fashioned dirt racing."


This year's entries currently top 270 for the five-day event that starts on January 8 and concludes Saturday, January 12 at the Tulsa Expo Center. Some of the top names Stenhouse will be competing against include four-time Chili Bowl winner Sammy Swindell and NASCAR stars Kasey Kahne, J.J. Yeley and Stenhouse's former car owner, Tony Stewart.

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