TULSA TUSSLE; Tracy Hines survives all the prelims to win Chili Bowl.(Motorsports)(19th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals)

Byline: CURT CAVIN Every bird has its perch, as they say, and on a cold January night Jim Henderson of Fayetteville, Arkansas, had his, high above one of the country's hottest racing nights. More than 10,000 people squeezed into the Tulsa (Oklahoma) Expo Raceway for the 19th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, and Henderson and two of his well-fed buddies were among them.

Well, sort of. Ticketless, they were seated in a new overflow area of the long, rectangular farm building. They helped occupy Ziggy's Pit Stop Bar, a temporary setup overlooking the trade-show portion of the ...

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