If you were to ask World of Outlaws sprint car driver Jacob Allen how many laps he’s recorded behind the wheel of a midget, his answer would’ve been “none” as of Thursday morning. 1a midget entry later that afternoon at Port City Raceway, Allen’s nerves have settled and he’s feeling good about his rookie run at the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. “Cruz understands that I haven’t raced a midget and things like that,” Allen said. The notion of not having expectations for a race is unfamiliar to Allen, but even so, he doesn’t have much to base his Chili Bowl performance upon. I feel like I’m back where I need to be,” Allen said with a laugh. However, at this point, Allen calls all of his expectations for the Chili Bowl just “thinking and talking.”. I don’t know how to judge what I felt [on Thursday] to competing on the race track,” Allen said.

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