1/23/2019
Rilat and BDS team up for Chili Bowl preliminary top ten and Saturday B-main run
Photo credit - Chuck Stowe
Edmond, OK (January 23, 2019) BDS Motorsports fields a midget one time a year and Travis Rilat pilots a midget one time a year, the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Known as the Super Bowl of midget racing, the Chili Bowl Nationals features the best drivers from nearly every form of motorsports and this year was no exception. Even with the lack of midget racing done by both Rilat and BDS, they showed this year that they are not only a great sprint car combination, but a midget racing one as well.
With well over 300 cars entered for the 34th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, Travis and the team were scheduled to compete Monday night so that Travis could return to work for the remainder of the week. Rolling off sixth in his heat race, Travis moved forward to a third-place finish, earning crucial passing points along the way. His heat race results put the BDS #1B on the outside front row of one of the four qualifier races. With passing points being key once again, Travis wasted little time jumping out to the lead and went on to win his qualifier in dominating fashion. With over 60 cars competing Monday night, Travis locked into the A-main by earning the ninth most passing points between heat race and qualifier competition. Starting ninth in the 25-lap A-main, Travis worked his way up to sixth at one point, but fell back late in the race to a very respectable seventh-place finish. This finish locked him into one of two B-main events scheduled for Saturday’s finale. Lining up 11th in Saturday’s B-main, Travis was unable to move forward and finished his Chili Bowl with a 13th place finish. In a race that included some of the best dirt drivers from the World of Outlaws, ASCS National Series, USAC, and POWRi, Travis’ 13th place finish was a great end to the toughest week in midget racing.
Travis and the BDS Motorsports team will now prepare for the beginning of the 2019 sprint car season. A team schedule will be out very soon so stay tuned for more updates.
Travis, Bryan, and the entire BDS team would like to thank all the partners who will be riding with the team throughout the 2019 season. Thank you - All Pro Cylinder Heads, Astro Titanium, AutoMeter, Batts Farms, Birch Corp Financial, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Car Star Collision and Service (Leduc, Alberta Canada) Champion Brand Racing Oil, Diversified Machine Inc (DMI), Dyer Rods, Eagle Chassis (EMi), Engler Machine and Tool, FK Rod Ends, Fuel Safe, Gillund Enterprises, Hepfner Racing Products (HRP), Hoosier Tire Midwest, Impact Coatings, Joe's Kleen Products, The Joie of Seating, Justice Brothers, Kinsler Fuel Injection, KSE Racing Products, Kustom Sprintcar Supplies, MDS Boring and Drilling, ML Graphics, Moroso Products, NGK Spark Plugs, Outerwears, Over The Top Marketing and Promotions, Pit Stop Liquors, Quick Racing Products, Randy's Lawncare/Maintenance - Newton, IA, Sander Engineering, SCE Gaskets, Schoenfeld Headers, Sebastian Sandblasting and Powdercoating, Shane Liebig, Shaver Specialty Race Engines, Simpson Race Products, Speedway Motors, Super Shox, The Boss (www.shoptheboss.com), Total Seal Piston Rings, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Visual Impact, Zephyr Pro40. If you would like more information on how your business can partner with BDS Motorsports, please contact team manager Bryan Sundby for more information.
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