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Bridesmaid. Perennial runner-up. Call him what you will, but Kyle Cummins certainly cannot be labeled as such any longer. For, on Saturday night at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, the long wait came to an end for the Princeton, Indiana driver. After passing Chris Windom for the lead with just nine laps to go, Cummins emerged from late-race turmoil and a massive charge by Robert Ballou on the final corner of the last lap to take the win by a foot in his Rock Steady Racing/ProGlide Bearings – Tim...more

Brady Bacon – Time to Take a Breath, Midget Week/Eastern Storm Conclude! (Bill W) June 13, 2016 – Seventeen nights of racing in nineteen days for Brady Bacon concluded Sunday with the final USAC National Sprint Car Series “Eastern Storm” event at Susquehanna Speedway near Newberrytown, Pennsylvania. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma finished fifth at Indiana Midget Week before towing east for an “Eastern Storm” tour that saw him maintain his point advantage with the sprint car series. This weekend,...more

Rico Abreu finished off a stretch of Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports domination Sunday night at Kokomo Speedway, becoming the fifth driver from the team’s stable to win during the five nights of “Indiana Midget Week.” However, a string of consistent finishes by RKR/Dooling Racing pilot Bryan Clauson throughout the week was enough to earn the Noblesville, Indiana driver his third “Indiana Midget Week” title. Coming into the night, Clauson held a 40-point advantage over Spencer Bayston in...more

This weekend’s “Kokomo Grand Prix” for USAC’s National Midget Championship races at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway have been cancelled due to inclement weather. There is no re-schedule of this event planned. “We are disappointed that the weather has intervened, producing conditions not conducive for racing for race fans or participants,” said race organizer Reece O’Connor. “We want this event to offer everyone a pleasant atmosphere of fun and these weather forecasts will not permit that.” Kokomo...more

(Photo by Justin Brester) Inside Line Promotions – WATSONVILLE, Calif. (April 4, 2016) – Chase Johnson has an exciting weekend on tap. Johnson is scheduled to make his debut at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind., this Friday when he will pilot a midget for Matt Wood Racing during the Kokomo Grand Prix with the USAC National Midget Series. “I think that will be a lot of fun,” he said. “I’ve been to Kokomo to watch two years ago. That place is very neat. You rank that track up there with the great...more

Continuing a new tradition begun this past May, after competing in the Indianapolis 500 in the Dale Coyne/Jonathan Byrd’s Racing Honda, Bryan Clauson will continue his race day by heading north to Kokomo Speedway to race in Sunday night’s “Kokomo Klassic” behind the wheel of the Dooling/Hayward Cancer Treatment Centers of America/Jonathan Byrd’s #63. Once again, Bryan’s fans are going to be able to complete their own “Indiana Double” by purchasing a comprehensive package at the store at...more

(Photo by A.B.C. Photography) MONROVIA, Ind. – A season full of excellent performances marred by bad luck has continued for Justin Peck. Five top-three starts in the seven races following his September 15 POWRi victory at Spoon River Speedway in Lewistown, Ill., but just one of those seven culminated with a feature finish. Issues with torsion bar stops ended races early on multiple occasions for the Mooresville (Ind.) High School junior, including his bid from the pole position in the “Jason...more

Brady Bacon – “King of the Hill”/Two Podiums at Kokomo! (Bill W) September 1, 2015 – Four nights of racing at Kokomo Speedway had Indiana USAC fans buzzing. At the end of the weekend, Brady Bacon and the Hoffman Racing #69 team had a pair of podium finishes and a “King of the Hill” Match Race win under their belts. This weekend finds Brady at three different tracks in four different genres of racing. Friday, he’ll race with the MOWA 410 winged sprints in Granite City, Illinois before flying...more

WINDOM, BALLOU & STOCKON ALSO STAR AT KOKOMO A real horse race has developed for the 2015 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car championship, which now focuses on the September 18 “Jim Hurtubise/Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. The race honors the driver who recorded five consecutive Terre Haute races in the early-1960s and continues the rich tradition of the ”Tony Hulman Classic” which was rained out in May. It’s the 45th running of the “Tony Hulman Classic” and the 15th...more

Kokomo, Indiana…….For the third straight year, “The People’s Champ” Dave Darland parked the Phillips/Curb-Agajanian – Trench Shoring #71P DRC/Foxco in victory lane at Kokomo Speedway after a dominant performance to win “Sprint Car Smackdown IV.” The all-time wins leader in AMSOIL National Sprint Car history took the lead on lap seven and ran away with his 57th career triumph at his home track. “I love this track, I love these fans, and I really love winning the Smackdown. It doesn’t get any...more