Location | Kokomo, Indiana |
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Time zone | UTC−5 / −4 (DST) |
Coordinates | 40°30′41″N86°08′36″W / 40.5113°N 86.1434°W /40.5113; -86.1434 |
Operator | O'Connor Family (as of 2020)[1] |
Opened | 1947 |
Major events | Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Sprint Car Smackdown Kokomo Klash Indiana Sprint Week venue (USAC Sprint Cars) |
Website | kokomospeedway |
Length | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) |
Kokomo Speedway is a quarter mile (0.4 km)dirt semi-bankedoval racing track inKokomo, Indiana.[1][2] The track hosts weekly Sunday night races during the American summer months.[1] It has hosted or currently hosts national tours forsprint, late models,midget, and ARCA stock cars.
When the track was built in 1947, it was designed formidget car racing.[3] It was built by Albert Miller and John Rose.[1] The track opened on July 6, 1947.[1] The only winged USAC sprint car event in track history was held on June 23, 1991, and it was won by Kelly Kinser.[4]
The track is one of the venues for the Indiana Sprintweeks of USAC Sprint Cars.[5][6]ESPN's Thunder show covered live Sprintweek races at the track in the 1990s.[7] It currently holds events on theLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series[8] andWorld of Outlaws Sprint Car series.[9] It has held races in theARCA Series,[10] USAC Sprint Cars,[11] and USAC National midgets.[12] It holds the annual Kokomo Klash race with headline classes sprint cars, midget cars, late models, and modifieds in October.[13]
Bob Kinser - 1972-1976 & 1978-1980 Sprint Car track Champion
Shane Cottle - 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011 Sprint Car Track Champion