I don’t see how attending this race vs. watching every night on Flo gives any advantage to anyone to objectively consider how many drivers have an actual shot at winning the race.
It seems to me that only fuels your proximity bias wanting the Chili Bowl to be something from a top-end competitive stand point that it just simply isn’t.
Is the atmosphere in the Expo center unbelievable? By all accounts yes (without first hand experiencing it)
Are there a ton of top-end sprint car, midget, non-wing guys there mixed in with some late model, pavement and NASCAR guys making it one of the most diverse fields in racing. Yes.
Do they need to figure out a way to run more than five races in a span of 6 hours on Saturday so their online and some of their in person crowd doesn’t get bored, Yes.
Can 100 to your now 150 cars win the Chili Bowl? Not a chance. Just because you race for KKM doesn’t mean you have a chance to win if you don’t have the talent to match the equipment.