Just a little over three weeks ago, Briggs Danner was enjoying the spoils of victory from his first career triumph at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.

Twenty-four days later, the Allentown, Pennsylvania native was standing in the very same spot in Kokomo’s winner’s circle. This time, however, he was celebrating his first career Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown score.

Danner’s Smackdown opening night performance on Thursday marked his second USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship main event win of the season in his Hogue Racing Enterprises/E. Schneider & Sons – Aw Shucks Roasted Corn/DRC/Rider Chevy.

Both of Danner’s 2025 USAC Sprint Car wins have now come at the 1/4-mile dirt oval located in the north central region of the Hoosier state, and both came in similarly dramatic fashion. Whereas July’s Kokomo victory came on a last lap, last turn pass, this time, Danner got the job done a bit earlier. By one single lap.

After officially exchanging the lead three different times throughout the final 14 circuits of the 30-lap feature, Danner took the lead from series point Kyle Cummins on the white flag lap of Thursday’s feature, then held Cummins off for the final two trips to earn his fifth career USAC National Sprint Car win.

Danner noted the similarities of his past two Kokomo wins right down to the track conditions, which the team studied in order to make a few quick, but crucial alterations just prior to pushing off for the main.

“Early on, it really looked like the track was going to be pretty similar,” Danner explained. “I was watching the semi-feature and it was changing a lot, so we thrashed to make little adjustments just to keep up a little bit.”

Results USAC National Sprints Thursday At Kokomo Sprint Car Smackdown

1. Briggs Danner (4)

2. Kyle Cummins (6)

3. C.J. Leary (1)

4. Mitchel Moles (3)

5. Hayden Reinbold (8)

 6. Kevin Thomas Jr. (13)

7. Justin Grant (5)

8. Kale Drake (17)

9. Logan Seavey (11)

10. Chase Stockon (16)

11. Matt Westfall (7)

12. Harley Burns (10)

13. Ricky Lewis (24)

14. Cale Coons (20)

15. Carson Garrett (14)

16. Chelby Hinton (21)

17. Gunnar Setser (12)

18. Clinton Boyles (25-P)

19. Wyatt Burks (22)

20. Jack Hoyer (15)

21. Todd Hobson (23)

22. Brandon Mattox (19)

23. Jadon Rogers (9)

24. Shane Cottle (18)

25. Jake Swanson (2)

26. Joey Amantea (26-P). NT