**James Tiernan Wire-to-Wire at the Chili Bowl** James Tiernan set the tone from the opening lap and never looked back, converting pole position into the feature win at a track where track position is everything. He led the way from start to finish on the Chili Bowl dirt oval, holding off a hard-charging field in a race that came down to consistency over raw speed. Ryan Avila put up the fight, leading 26 laps in the middle stages and keeping Tiernan honest throughout, but couldn't find a way past when it mattered most. Braden Eyler rounded out the podium after a clean run through the field. The real story of the night belonged to Greg Keppel, who started from P14 and absolutely moved it, gaining six positions to finish eighth. That's the kind of climb that turns heads in a feature race this competitive. Tiernan's heat win set up his night perfectly, while Ryan Avila, Braden Eyler, and Brandon Surrett each took their respective heat victories to secure favorable starting positions. Patrick Cobb3 and Ernie Williams Jr. had their own stories, winning the consolation races to earn their way into the feature lineup.