Then a truck-driver friend next to him slid over a chili bowl and said, “Here, Whizin, do something with this.” And that’s how Whizin, the one-time amateur boxer, decided in 1931 to ...

All that’s left is the biggest dirt midget car event in the world. The 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals are here. Held every year since 1987, the Chili Bowl annually attracts the biggest dirt racing ...

The 2024 edition of the Chili Bowl Nationals presented by NOS Energy Drink has arrived. Considered the Super Bowl of midget racing, the Chili Bowl annually attracts more than 300 competitors from ...

Two-time Daytona 500 winner William Byron is visiting Washington, D.C. ahead of the upcoming Cookout 400 race being held in ...

There is a yellow sign in the window at the original Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street in Washington, a place famous among meat-eaters for its half-smokes, that hints at how the narrow and boisterous ...

It is just 19 days into 2025 and one racer is already hogging the spotlight. The post How Kyle Larson’s Chili Bowl Victory ...

Virginia Ali is working the front room at Ben’s Chili Bowl, stopping to greet nearly everyone who has walked into her 65-year-old diner on this Monday afternoon in late January. Ali turned 90 in ...

In the world of midget racing, the Chili Bowl Nationals is one of the biggest midget races of the year in the United States. Held annually in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this indoor midget car racing ...

Ben's Chili Bowl, a D.C. landmark, opens its sixth location at Dulles International Airport. Enjoy iconic dishes like the ...

The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is where stars are made. It’s a kingmaker. The most prestigious dirt midget race of the year only pays $10,000-to-win, but that’s not the point, because ...

Newlyweds Ben and Virginia Ali opened Ben’s Chili Bowl in 1958 in the U Street Corridor of Washington D.C., the heart of the capital's vibrant Black community. Over the years, the iconic ...

2025 entry list Four NASCAR Cup Series winners, including two NASCAR Cup Series champions, are among the more than 350 drivers entered in the 2025 edition of the Chili Bowl Nationals. As of Jan. 6 ...