”This weekend’s been a dream. I feel like I’m going to wake up tomorrow and it’s going to be Wednesday.”

The dream was most certainly a reality for Justin Grant during Saturday night’s Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown XII finale at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway.

But for every other driver who faced off against him during the past three nights at the quarter-mile dirt oval, the Ione, Calif. native was a nightmare.

Grant’s prowess over during the Thursday-Friday-Saturday stretch at Kokomo was no illusion as he reeled off three consecutive victories in as many nights to become the first driver in the 12-year history of Smackdown to sweep to three successive feature triumphs in a single weekend.

The take home pay for Grant after leading the final 29 laps on Saturday night totaled $44,500, pocketing the base pay of $30,000 while also adding a cool $500 per each lap led in his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – MPV Express – TOPP Industries/Maxim/Kistler Chevy.

When Grant migrated from his native California to take up residence in Indiana more than a decade ago, Kokomo Speedway became one of his adopted homes. Now, all these years later, he’s tied with the great Dave Darland as the winningest driver in USAC National Sprint Car competition at Kokomo with Saturday night’s run being the ninth of his career.

In total, seven of his nine career Kokomo USAC Sprint Car victories have come during Smackdown weekend, three of which have occurred on championship night in 2018, 2021 and 2023, making him just the third three-time Smackdown champion following Dave Darland (2013-14-15) and Tyler Courtney (2017-19-20). But few have been sweeter than his latest and none more lucrative.

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Winning Quote From Justin Grant

“It feels amazing, Kokomo Speedway is where I got my start and it’s where I cut my teeth. This event has always meant the world to me. The success I’ve been able to have here is just incredible and it feels incredible to be standing in victory lane here anytime.”

USAC Sprint Car Smackdown Results From Kokomo Speedway

1. Justin Grant (1)

2. Kyle Cummins (3)

3. Logan Seavey (8)

4. Brady Bacon (5)

5. Robert Ballou (6)

6. Briggs Danner (4)

7. Jadon Rogers (10)

8. C.J. Leary (2)

9. Shane Cottle (7)

10. Jake Swanson (12)

11. Ricky Lewis (11)

12. Emerson Axsom (17)

13. Daison Pursley (20)

14. Carson Garrett (9)

15. Joey Amantea (16)

16. Geoff Ensign (22)

17. Matt Westfall (14)

18. Trey Osborne (18)

19. Cole Bodine (21)

20. Stevie Sussex (19)

21. Max Adams (13)

22. Chase Stockon (15)

USAC National Sprint Car Point Standings 

Brady Bacon leads Just Grant in the overall points standings by nine points. Emerson Axsom, Kyle Cummins and Jake Swanson complete the top five in the standings. 

Full USAC Sprints Points Standings

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