KOKOMO, Ind. — Chili’s Grill & Bar will serve as the title sponsor of Sprint Car Smackdown XV on August 27-28-29 at Kokomo Speedway.
Chili’s Sprint Car Smackdown XV will present three consecutive nights of USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship racing at the quarter-mile dirt oval, culminating in a $30,000 winner’s share during the Saturday night finale, which also offers up to $20,000 extra in lap leader money, with a minimum of $1,500 to start.
Chili’s has been the primary sponsor on several winning cars across a variety of series in conjunction with Spire Motorsports, including the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR CraftsmanTruck Series and FloRacing Night in America Series with Carson Hocevar, High Limit Racing with Giovanni Scelzi, and ARCA Menards Series East with Tristan McKee. However, Smackdown marks Chili’s first foray into USAC racing.
Past Sprint Car Smackdown champions include five-time and defending winner Justin Grant (2018-21-23-24-25), plus three-time winners Dave Darland (2013-14-15) and Tyler Courtney (2017-19-20), as well as one-time victors Bryan Clauson (2012), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2016), and Kyle Cummins (2022). Grant, Thomas, and Cummins all intend to add another title to their list in 2026.
