41st Chili Bowl Nationals — Jan 11–16, 2027
The Chili Bowl Nationals is the biggest midget race in the world and the biggest indoor race of any kind: more than 300 cars on a quarter-mile clay oval built inside the SageNet Center at Expo Square in Tulsa. The 41st running is January 11–16, 2027. Each weeknight is a full qualifying program that locks a few drivers into Saturday's A-Main, and Saturday is the all-day alphabet soup where everyone else races their way up from the lower mains. NASCAR, IndyCar and sprint car names enter every year; the Golden Driller is the trophy.
- Dates
- Jan 11–16, 2027
- Venue
- Tulsa Expo Raceway
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114
- Racing
- Midgets, indoor quarter-mile clay oval
Day-by-day schedule
| Date | On track | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2027 | Qualifying night 1 (Monday) | |
| Jan 12, 2027 | Qualifying night 2 (Tuesday) | |
| Jan 13, 2027 | Qualifying night 3 (Wednesday) | |
| Jan 14, 2027 | Qualifying night 4 (Thursday) | |
| Jan 15, 2027 | Qualifying night 5 (Friday) | |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Saturday: lower mains through the A-Main (Golden Driller) |
Dates per the Chili Bowl's official announcement; the traditional five-qualifying-nights-plus-Saturday format is shown. Daily start times are published closer to the event on chilibowl.com.
Other racing within 200 miles that week
No other dates posted yet for Jan 8–19, 2027 within 200 miles. Many tracks publish winter and spring dates in January; this list rebuilds every morning.
Tracks near Tulsa
- Tulsa Quarter Midget Association Tulsa, OK · paved oval short track · 3 mi
- Tulsa Speedway Tulsa, OK · dirt oval short track · 6 mi
- Tulsa Raceway Park Tulsa, OK · drag strip · 7 mi
- Tulsa MX Tulsa, OK · motocross track · 7 mi
- Port City Raceway Tulsa, OK · dirt oval short track · 8 mi
- JRP Speedway Tulsa, OK · kart racing track · 8 mi
- Creek County Speedway Sapulpa, OK · dirt oval short track · 19 mi
- South 75 Motocross Park Beggs, OK · motocross track · 28 mi