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Thursday, 6 April 2017

KOKOMO GRAND PRIX LIVE ON SPEED SHIFT TV THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Brady Bacon (#76m) and Gage Walker battle for position in 2016 USAC National Midget action at Kokomo. Brady Bacon (#76m) and Gage Walker battle for position in 2016 USAC National Midget action at Kokomo. Jeremey Rhoades Photo

KOKOMO GRAND PRIX LIVE ON SPEED SHIFT TV THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

This weekend’s “Kokomo Grand Prix” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship and Kokomo Sprint Cars will be streamed LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/ on both Saturday and Sunday night, April 8-9.

The event will feature two complete shows for both the midgets and sprint cars on each night and a deep field with strong, heavy-hitters will be aiming to grab the series’ outdoor season opener, including Justin Grant who, just last month, captured his first career USAC National Midget victory indoors at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin.

Grant’s CMR teammate, Shane Golobic, will also be a contender after finishing right behind him at Du Quoin.  Arizona’s Jerry Coons, Jr. and Indiana’s Dave Darland are two of the most decorated drivers in the history of the United States Auto Club and both know their way around Kokomo in any type of car they get behind the wheel of.

Defending series champion Tanner Thorson got off to a rough start in Du Quoin with a 21st place result, but hopes to rebound at Kokomo along with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammates Spencer Bayston and a trio of first-time win-seekers Ryan Robinson, Holly Shelton and series rookie Tanner Carrick.

Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon got his first career USAC National Midget win at Kokomo way back in 2006 while Arizona’s Chad Boat led much of the series’ most recent appearance at the track in June of 2016.

Another driver who has found his groove early on in 2017 is Chris Windom.  The Canton, Illinois native swept a pair of event’s last weekend in USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Silver Crown divisions at Lawrenceburg, Ind. and Terre Haute, Ind., respectively.  Windom won the most recent Midget feature at the track, a Midwest Regional event, at last October’s “Kokomo Klash.”

A one-day pass to view the “Kokomo Grand Prix” on Speed Shift TV is just $24.95 while a pass for both nights of action is available for the discounted price of $44.95.

Cars hit the track at 5:30pm each night.  Fans worldwide who are unable to make it to Kokomo Speedway in-person this Saturday and Sunday can witness the “Kokomo Grand Prix” LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/.  And the following day, you can catch the race on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.