Kokomo Speedway is a quarter mile (0.4 km)

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semi-banked

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racing track in

Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo ( ) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard County, the Kokomo-Peru CSA, which includ ...

. The track hosts weekly Sunday night races during the American summer months. It has hosted or currently hosts national tours for sprint, late models,

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, and ARCA stock cars.

History

When the track was built in 1947, it was designed for

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. It was built by Albert Miller and John Rose. The track opened on July 6, 1947. The only winged USAC sprint car event in track history was held on June 23, 1991, and it was won by Kelly Kinser.

Touring Series

The track is one of the venues for the Indiana Sprintweeks of USAC Sprint Cars.

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's Thunder show covered live Sprintweek races at the track in the 1990s. It currently holds events on the

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and

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Sprint Car series. It has held races in the

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, USAC Sprint Cars, and USAC National midgets. It holds the annual Kokomo Klash race with headline classes sprint cars, midget cars, late models, and modifieds in October.

Notable alumni

Justin Grant Victory Pose Kokomo Speedway

Bryan Clauson Bryan Clauson (June 15, 1989 – August 7, 2016) was an American professional auto racing driver. Best known for his achievements in dirt track open-wheel racing, such as USAC Silver Crown, Midget and Sprint cars. Bryan was seen more and more co ...

- 2014 Sprint Car track champion *

Dave Darland David Lee Darland (born September 4, 1966) is an American auto racing driver from Kokomo, Indiana. He was the 1997 USAC Silver Crown Champion, 1999 USAC National Sprint Car Champion, and 2001 and 2002 USAC National Midget Champion, making him ...

- 1987 / 1991 / 1993 / 1994 Sprint Car track champion *

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- 2017 / 2019 Sprint Car track champion *

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- 2009 Sprint Car track champion *

Chris Windom Christopher R. Windom (born December 24, 1990) is an American professional racing driver. Windom was the seventh driver to complete a United States Auto Club (USAC) Triple Crown by winning titles in sprint cars, midget cars, and Silver Crown. US ...

- 2010 Sprint Car track champion Bob Kinser - 1972-1976 & 1978-1980 Sprint Car track Champion Shane Cottle - 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011 Sprint Car Track Champion

Images

File:KokomoSpeedwayEntrance.jpg, Entrance File:KokomoSpeedwayFrontStretchGrandstands.jpg, Grandstands File:KokomoSpeedwayTicketBooth.jpg, Ticket Booth

References

External links

Official website
{{Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race venues Tourist attractions in Howard County, Indiana Dirt oval race tracks in the United States Motorsport venues in Indiana Sports venues completed in 1954 Buildings and structures in Howard County, Indiana Midget car racing Sprint car racing