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By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Kokomo, IN) -- Snakebitten is a word that has been used to describe Tyler Courtney’s fortunes at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway throughout the 2020 season. It’s almost hard to imagine that fact for a driver who has become synonymous with victory lane at the track in recent years. Courtney rediscovered the fountain of success once again Saturday night in the Sprint Car Smackdown IX finale at Kokomo, a track in which he had won at six times in his USAC National career...more

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Kokomo, IN) -- Entering Friday’s second night of Sprint Car Smackdown at Kokomo Speedway, no driver had ever swept victories on both prelim nights of the event. And then came Kyle Cummins, who became the first to accomplish the feat after earlier capturing Thursday’s opener. In fact, dating back to early August, Friday marked the Princeton, Indiana driver’s third consecutive USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory, the first to “triple-up” in nearly four years...more

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Kokomo, IN) -- Without a caution on the aborted initial start of Thursday night's feature at Kokomo Speedway, Kyle Cummins said he felt like he would've had the lead coming out of turn four on that opening lap. That came, albeit while starting sixth on the grid in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Smackdown IX opener at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. The Princeton, Ind. native was confident that the symbiosis between his car and his abilities were such to make that a...more

By Kyle McFadden (Kokomo, IN) -- Justin Peck surged to one of the biggest wins of his career on Tuesday by outdoing Kyle Larson in High Limit Sprint Car Series competition at Kokomo Speedway, the very place he spent many childhood nights as a Monrovia, Ind., native. PHOTO CREDIT: Paul Arch Peck, who grew up an hour south of the quarter-mile, led the final 10 laps for the $23,023 payday. Larson appeared on his way to a fourth series victory upon slapping the turn two wall on lap 25 as he...more

Mark your calendars – the High Limit Sprint Car Series has found a new date for Kokomo Speedway! Originally scheduled for earlier this week but taken away by Mother Nature, the $23,023-to-win, $1,500-to-start event presented by Driven2SaveLives will now run on Tuesday, August 1 at Indiana’s Baddest Bullring. “We looked at a lot of schedules and weighed a lot of different factors, but kept coming back to this August 1 date,” said High Limit co-promoter, Brad Sweet. “We knew without a doubt that...more

Tom Petty called it more than 30 years ago - as Monday's return to Kokomo Speedway was all about "them Indiana boys on an Indiana night." As Kubota High Limit Racing rolled into "Indiana's Baddest Bullring," a stout field of 42 cars showed up for the $20,000-to-win Avanti Windows & Doors Midweek MAYhem event. Two of the brightest young stars in Sprint Car Racing shared the front row with the World of Outlaws' Buddy Kofoid and High Limit Racing's Corey Day leading the field to green. Day, who...more

Kokomo, Indiana.........After positioning himself as King of the Hill earlier in the evening to earn a starting spot on the pole position for the feature, Tyler Courtney emerged as king of the mountaintop with his Smackdown VIII victory Saturday night, leading all 40 laps to join three-time winner Dave Darland in becoming the second multi-time victor of the event at Kokomo Speedway. The win was Courtney's series-leading sixth USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature win of the season. Yet, it...more

Kokomo, Indiana ........One night after claiming a victory in Sprint Car Smackdown's annual karaoke contest, Logan Seavey was singing a different tune Friday night on the track at Kokomo Speedway, ending it on a high note in victory lane following his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car triumph. The reigning USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champion used his voice to win karaoke hardware with Garth Brooks' "That Summer" after a broken wheel cover ended a solid run on track on...more

Kokomo, Indiana.........Time after time, Thomas Meseraull has proven every time he straps into a racecar, he's a threat to win. One night after leading 12 laps in Simon Racing's No. 23s at #GYATK Night, the San Jose, Calif. native stepped into Tom Eades' No. 47 Thursday night for the Sprint Car Smackdown VIII opener and never skipped a beat, racing to his first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory of the year, and first for Eades, a Kokomo, Ind. native in his first year of owning a sprint...more

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Kokomo. IN) -- After positioning himself as King of the Hill earlier in the evening to earn a starting spot on the pole position for the feature, Tyler Courtney emerged as king of the mountaintop with his Smackdown VIII victory Saturday night, leading all 40 laps to join three-time winner Dave Darland in becoming the second multi-time victor of the event at Kokomo Speedway. PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Crucean The win was Courtney's series-leading sixth USAC AMSOIL National...more