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Laps are available for the Elliotts Custom Trailer & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown finale night. Buy a lap for $1,000 and have a 1 in 40 chance to WIN $20,000! The other $20,000 goes to the lap leaders on Saturdays Smackdown finale night. Laps can be purchased by individuals, a business and/or a group of people. To purchase a lap contact us by phone or email. Call- 779-230-1310 Email- smackdowntix@gmail.com

EVENT INFORMATION: TICKETS: Advance 3-day Pass/Reserved Seat $90.00. To purchase call 779-230-1310. After 8/16 the 3-day pass will be $100. Phone orders will close on 8/20. After 8/20 the 3-day pass can be purchased at the track on 8/22 starting at 3pm. (Front south ticket window). Single Day General Admission tickets will be on sale each race day when ticket windows open. (Single day tickets & pit passes are not sold in advance). Thursday $30.00, Pit Pass $35.00 Friday $30.00, Pit Pass...more

Richie Murray AUGUST 24, 2024 Kokomo, Indiana (August 24, 2024)………Simply put, over the course of the 13-year history of Elliott’s Custom Trailer & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway, no one has done it better than Justin Grant. On Saturday night, the Ione, California native ascended to even greater heights after leading the final 10 circuits of the 40-lapper to become the first four-time Smackdown champion, duplicating the feat he had previously achieved in 2018, 2021 and...more

Over the past nine days, there’s been nobody hotter at Kokomo Speedway than Kevin Thomas, Jr. After taking a preliminary win and the championship night feature during “Sprint Car Smackdown V” one week ago, Thomas continued his tear Friday night, leading the final 25 laps to win the “Bryan Clauson Celebration of Life” USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car non-points “Special Event” feature at the O’Connor family’s ¼-mile dirt oval. Tyler Courtney won the blind redraw prior to the night’s feature by selecting...more

After three straight nights at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway last weekend, the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship returns to the quarter-mile dirt oval this Friday night to compete in the “Bryan Clauson Celebration of Life” non-points “special event,” which was originally scheduled for last Wednesday, but was postponed due to massive amounts of rain and tornadoes in the area. This Friday’s race will feature free general admission to all! Kevin Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Ala. starred in last...more

Kevin Thomas, Jr. closed his weekend the same way it all began back on Thursday night – with his car parked in Bryan Clauson’s victory lane at Kokomo Speedway. Thomas, of Cullman, Alabama, put in a masterful performance Saturday night, crafting 40 flawless laps around the ¼-mile dirt oval on his way to his 12th career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory – his second at the track in the last three nights – in “Sprint Car Smackdown V.” It was a sight to behold as Thomas ripped around Kokomo...more

Patience is a virtue and, over the last five seasons, no one has exhibited that more than C.J. Leary. After watching five other drivers notch their first series victories this season, it was C.J.’s turn Friday night as he held off multiple mid-race challenges, then cruised his way to victory lane for his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory on night two of “Sprint Car Smackdown V” at Kokomo Speedway. In what was his 140th career series start, Leary led all 30 laps from the pole...more

Kevin Thomas, Jr. stormed out of the gates on the opening lap and never looked back as he completely dominated all 30 laps to win Thursday night’s “Sprint Car Smackdown V” USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship opener at Kokomo Speedway. The victory was an emotional one for the Cullman, Alabama native as he became the first driver to roll onto the newly-redesigned victory lane adorned with the late Bryan Clauson’s “BC” logo and, underneath, the words “Parked It” – a phrase that had...more

In what has quickly become one of the most prestigious annual races on the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship calendar in its brief four-year run, Sprint Car Smackdown V returns on August 25, 26 and 27 at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. Kokomo Speedway favorite Dave Darland of Lincoln, Indiana has won three consecutive “Smackdown” championship night features in 2013-2014-2015. Darland, USAC’s winningest sprint car driver with 58 career feature victories has one lone triumph this season back...more