USAC | Thomas Jr. Dominates Night Two of Kokomo Smackdown

Written on 08/23/2025
Nick Coward

Highlight credit: FloRacing

Kokomo, IN (Aug. 22, 2025) — Kevin Thomas Jr. delivered another Friday night masterpiece at Kokomo Speedway, leading all 30 laps to capture Night 2 of Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown XIV. The Rock Steady Racing driver earned his fourth Friday night Smackdown victory in the past five years, holding off a persistent Kyle Cummins in traffic and through a late restart.

USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship – Kokomo Speedway – August 22, 2025
Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown XIV – Night 2
Feature (30 Laps) — Top 5
  1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1)
  2. Kyle Cummins (2)
  3. Justin Grant (5)
  4. Cale Coons (4)
  5. Jake Swanson (7)
 
Click to see full results, points & contingency awards
Feature (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses)
  1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1)
  2. Kyle Cummins (2)
  3. Justin Grant (5)
  4. Cale Coons (4)
  5. Jake Swanson (7)
  6. C.J. Leary (8)
  7. Kale Drake (10)
  8. Mitchel Moles (6)
  9. Logan Seavey (13)
  10. Gunnar Setser (12)
  11. Chase Stockon (14)
  12. Ricky Lewis (16)
  13. Carson Garrett (11)
  14. Hayden Reinbold (19)
  15. Shane Cottle (23)
  16. Harley Burns (15)
  17. Chance Crum (22)
  18. Chelby Hinton (17)
  19. Briggs Danner (3)
  20. Rylan Gray (20)
  21. Kyle Shipley (18)
  22. Matt Westfall (24)
  23. Joey Amantea (25-P)
  24. Kobe Simpson (26-P)
  25. Clinton Boyles (9)
  26. Geoff Ensign (21)
(P) = provisional starter
Lap Leaders: Kevin Thomas Jr. (1–30)
Semi (12 laps, top 4 transfer)
  1. Carson Garrett
  2. Harley Burns
  3. Rylan Gray
  4. Hayden Reinbold
  5. Kobe Simpson
  6. Kayla Roell
  7. Hunter Maddox
  8. Brayden Clark
  9. Brandon Mattox
  10. Wyatt Burks
  11. Jack Hoyer
  12. David Gasper
  13. James Turnbull II
  14. Joey Amantea
  15. Max Adams
  16. Braydon Cromwell
  17. Jacob Tuttle
  18. Zack Pretorius
  19. Jadon Rogers
C-Main (10 laps, top 4 transfer)
  1. Jack Hoyer
  2. Braydon Cromwell
  3. Max Adams
  4. David Gasper
  5. Aaron Davis
  6. Troy Carey
  7. Parker Frederickson
  8. Matt Goodnight
  9. Rob Caho Jr.
  10. Travis Thompson
  11. Bryce Andrews
  12. Devan Myers
  13. Adyn Schmidt
  14. R.J. Miller
  15. Jack James
** Jack James flipped during the C-Main. Devan Myers flipped during the C-Main. Jadon Rogers flipped during the Semi.
Heat Races (10 laps, top 4 transfer)
First Heat
  1. Jake Swanson (4)
  2. Mitchel Moles (6)
  3. Chelby Hinton (3)
  4. Geoff Ensign (2)
  5. Jadon Rogers (7)
  6. Carson Garrett (5)
  7. Brandon Mattox (8)
  8. Max Adams (1)
  9. Matt Goodnight (9)
  10. Troy Carey (10)
  11. Jack James (11)
Second Heat
  1. C.J. Leary (4)
  2. Justin Grant (6)
  3. Chance Crum (2)
  4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5)
  5. Zack Pretorius (3)
  6. Brayden Clark (8)
  7. Wyatt Burks (7)
  8. Braydon Cromwell (10)
  9. Parker Frederickson (1)
  10. Bryce Andrews (9)
Third Heat
  1. Clinton Boyles (2)
  2. Gunnar Setser (5)
  3. Kyle Shipley (3)
  4. Cale Coons (6)
  5. Harley Burns (4)
  6. Hunter Maddox (1)
  7. Jacob Tuttle (8)
  8. Todd Hobson (7)
  9. Aaron Davis (9)
  10. Rob Caho Jr. (10)
Fourth Heat
  1. Kale Drake (2)
  2. Logan Seavey (5)
  3. Ricky Lewis (4)
  4. Briggs Danner (6)
  5. Kayla Roell (1)
  6. Hayden Reinbold (3)
  7. Kobe Simpson (8)
  8. Jack Hoyer (7)
  9. Devan Myers (9)
  10. Travis Thompson (10)
Fifth Heat
  1. Kyle Cummins (6)
  2. Matt Westfall (1)
  3. Chase Stockon (5)
  4. Shane Cottle (2)
  5. Rylan Gray (3)
  6. James Turnbull II (7)
  7. Joey Amantea (8)
  8. Adyn Schmidt (9)
  9. R.J. Miller (10)
  10. David Gasper (4)
Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying
  1. Mitchel Moles — 12.368
  2. Justin Grant — 12.394
  3. Cale Coons — 12.634
  4. Briggs Danner — 12.710
  5. Kyle Cummins — 12.719
  6. Carson Garrett — 12.761
  7. Kevin Thomas Jr. — 12.765
  8. Gunnar Setser — 12.766
  9. Logan Seavey — 12.781
  10. Chase Stockon — 12.858
  11. Jake Swanson — 12.880
  12. C.J. Leary — 13.030
  13. Harley Burns — 13.045
  14. Ricky Lewis — 13.050
  15. David Gasper — 13.078
  16. Chelby Hinton — 13.116
  17. Zack Pretorius — 13.156
  18. Kyle Shipley — 13.166
  19. Hayden Reinbold — 13.192
  20. Rylan Gray — 13.197
  21. Geoff Ensign — 13.198
  22. Chance Crum — 13.206
  23. Clinton Boyles — 13.210
  24. Kale Drake — 13.222
  25. Shane Cottle — 13.252
  26. Max Adams — 13.258
  27. Parker Frederickson — 13.278
  28. Hunter Maddox — 13.284
  29. Kayla Roell — 13.322
  30. Matt Westfall — 13.350
  31. Jadon Rogers — 13.353
  32. Wyatt Burks — 13.363
  33. Todd Hobson — 13.414
  34. Jack Hoyer — 13.425
  35. James Turnbull II — 13.468
  36. Brandon Mattox — 13.510
  37. Brayden Clark — 13.518
  38. Jacob Tuttle — 13.553
  39. Kobe Simpson — 13.608
  40. Joey Amantea — 13.616
  41. Matt Goodnight — 13.624
  42. Bryce Andrews — 13.687
  43. Aaron Davis — 13.690
  44. Devan Myers — 13.699
  45. Adyn Schmidt — 13.701
  46. Troy Carey — 13.845
  47. Braydon Cromwell — 13.847
  48. Rob Caho Jr. — 13.938
  49. Travis Thompson — 14.095
  50. R.J. Miller — 14.120
  51. Jack James — 14.622
  52. Tyler Miller — NT
  53. Steve Justis — NT
National Championship Points (after Aug 22)
  1. Kyle Cummins — 2250
  2. Mitchel Moles — 2004
  3. Logan Seavey — 1977
  4. Kevin Thomas Jr. — 1895
  5. Briggs Danner — 1876
  6. Justin Grant — 1831
  7. C.J. Leary — 1751
  8. Jake Swanson — 1748
  9. Robert Ballou — 1693
  10. Kale Drake — 1607
USAC Parallax Group National Passing Master
  1. Kale Drake — 207
  2. Briggs Danner — 129
  3. Kevin Thomas Jr. — 106
  4. Gunnar Setser — 102
  5. Logan Seavey — 100
  6. C.J. Leary — 95
  7. Kyle Cummins — 94
  8. Justin Grant — 93
  9. Chase Stockon — 73
  10. Jake Swanson — 72
Smackdown Parallax Group Passing Master (event)
  1. Ricky Lewis — 24
  2. Chance Crum — 18
  3. David Gasper — 17
  4. Kobe Simpson — 14
  5. Kale Drake — 13
  6. Clinton Boyles — 13
  7. Kyle Cummins — 12
  8. Chase Stockon — 12
  9. Hayden Reinbold — 11
  10. Kevin Thomas Jr. — 10
Smackdown Points (Top 8 locked into Aug 23 Feature)
  1. Kyle Cummins — 698
  2. C.J. Leary — 669
  3. Justin Grant — 664
  4. Kevin Thomas Jr. — 663
  5. Mitchel Moles — 658
  6. Briggs Danner — 632
  7. Kale Drake — 613
  8. Logan Seavey — 613
Contingency Award Winners
  1. Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kyle Cummins (12.887)
  2. Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (12.368)
  3. Car IQ First Heat Winner: Jake Swanson
  4. K1 RaceGear Second Heat Winner: C.J. Leary
  5. USAC Gear Third Heat Winner: Clinton Boyles
  6. Cook Out Fourth Heat Winner: Kale Drake
  7. Car IQ Fifth Heat Winner: Kyle Cummins
  8. Hoosier Tire C-Main Winner: Jack Hoyer
  9. Elliott’s Custom Trailers &

 

Cummins, the current USAC National Sprint Car point leader, shadowed Thomas throughout the feature but was unable to wrestle the top spot away. Justin Grant worked forward to claim the final podium position, followed by Cale Coons and Jake Swanson. The race ran caution-free until a late slowdown set up a green–white–checkered finish, but Thomas was unshaken and powered home to victory.

Earlier in the program, Mitchel Moles set quick time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying at 12.368 seconds, while heat race wins went to Swanson, C.J. Leary, Clinton Boyles, Kale Drake, and Cummins. Jack Hoyer survived a wild C-Main that saw flips by Jack James and Devan Myers, while Carson Garrett topped the 12-lap Semi to punch his ticket into the feature. Hard-charging Shane Cottle advanced from 23rd to 15th to earn the Rod End Supply Hard Charger Award.

The night also carried championship implications. Cummins extended his lead in the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National standings with 2,250 points, ahead of Moles (2,004) and Seavey (1,977). In Smackdown points, Cummins, Leary, Grant, Thomas, Moles, Danner, Drake, and Seavey are now locked into Saturday’s finale.

Saturday’s Night 3 will crown the Smackdown champion with a $30,000-to-win, 40-lap feature. The top-8 in points are locked in, while the rest of the field will fight through qualifying races, a C-Main, and a Semi to earn their spot. The popular “King of the Hill” two-car shootout will set the front rows, adding drama before the main event. Gates open at 4pm, cars hit the track at 6:30pm, and fans can catch all the action live at Kokomo Speedway or streamed on FloRacing.

Key Event Stats

  • Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles – 12.368 sec.

  • Lap Leaders: Kevin Thomas Jr. (1–30).

  • Hard Charger: Shane Cottle (+8, 23rd → 15th).

  • C-Main Incidents: Flips by Jack James & Devan Myers.

  • Semi Flip: Jadon Rogers.

  • Smackdown Locks for Saturday: Cummins, Leary, Grant, Thomas, Moles, Danner, Drake, Seavey.

 

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USAC | Thomas Jr. Dominates Night Two of Kokomo Smackdown