And Swindell is as good in this role as he has been in every other. The reinvention is complete. There was a Sammy Swindell era and a Kevin Swindell. There was the Rico, Bell and Larson Big Three era.

The legendary Sammy Swindell, a titan with three World of Outlaws titles, is the man to beat. He’s clinched the Chili Bowl A-Main title five times- 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, and 2009- and is ...