The Central Regional Series heads next to , and it’s hard to pick a better track to test both speed and discipline as the season starts to reach its midpoint. Kokomo is tight, fast, and unforgiving—and with the points format paying 12 to win, one point less per position behind, plus 1 point for qualifying fast time, this is the kind of night where one clean run can reshape the entire top 10. For drivers trying to chase down Aidan Strawberry, Kokomo represents one of the best remaining opportunities to land a maximum-points swing.

Coming into this round, Strawberry has been the story of the season so far. He leads the standings with 47 points and already has three wins through four races. But the fight behind him is getting spicier every week. Brayden E Carter (22) and Brenden McGlothlin (20) are still in position to capitalize if Strawberry ever has a rough night, and the next layer is where Kokomo could really explode: Zach Ellisz2 and Doug Welch are tied at 17, and there’s a pack of single-start drivers sitting with “one big night” potential that can change the shape of the standings fast.

Kokomo’s history in this series gives us a clear baseline for what it takes to win here. In Season 1 at Kokomo, Keaton Holder turned in a flawless performance: win + qualifying fast time for 13 total points, and he led 18 laps. That’s the ideal Kokomo night—start up front, control the pace, and don’t let anyone get a run to your inside. Behind Holder, Jay T Shirer and Aidan Strawberry completed the podium, with Colton Zimmer and Jeremiah Johnson rounding out the top five. In a race where clean air mattered, the drivers who stayed sharp early were the ones who cashed in at the end.

The all-time Kokomo winner list is short—but it’s powerful. This track has produced repeat-level dominance and “one-and-done” statement wins. Conner New is perfect at Kokomo with a win in his starts, and drivers like Keaton Holder, Kason Capps, Michael D Carter, Hayden Cardwell, and Richard Murtaugh Jr. have all found Victory Lane at this speedway in ICL Dirt Modified competition. The takeaway: Kokomo doesn’t hand out wins randomly. When someone gets it right here, it usually means they had the pace and the composure to finish the job.

There are also several names from last season’s Kokomo results that are very relevant to the current Central season storylines. Strawberry (3rd at Kokomo last season) continues to be the benchmark everywhere the series goes. If he repeats that kind of finish—or improves on it—he keeps the field in catch-up mode. But this is also a track where you can see a “new challenger” emerge fast, and that’s why the spotlight also lands on drivers like McGlothlin and Welch, who have been consistent point collectors this season. If either of them can translate Kokomo into a top-two points night, the standings behind Strawberry could start to compress quickly.

Momentum matters too, and Kokomo is arriving at the right time for a few drivers. Strawberry just posted another maximum-point result in the most recent race, and when a driver is in that kind of rhythm, the rest of the field tends to race with extra urgency. Meanwhile, Zach Ellisz2 is coming off a breakthrough run recently and is quickly becoming one of the most dangerous “swing” drivers in the standings—one strong Kokomo result could push him from top-10 regular to legitimate top-five threat. With the qualifying bonus always in play, don’t be surprised if this entire weekend’s points story starts being written before the feature even begins.

Season 1 Kokomo Speedway Results

  1. Keaton Holder

  2. Jay T Shirer

  3. Aidan Strawberry

  4. Colton Zimmer

  5. Jeremiah Johnson

  6. Levi Fisher

  7. Ashton Cohee

  8. TJ Bierman

  9. Kohen Thompson

  10. Ethan Bill

  11. Michael Shalley

  12. Julian Valadez

  13. Nathaniel Wemhoff

  14. Tyler Hicks

  15. Boden Brandt

  16. Jacob Halliday2

  17. OD Crebs

  18. Blake Hull

Current Top 10 in Points (After Race 4)

  1. Aidan Strawberry — 47

  2. Brayden E Carter — 22

  3. Brenden McGlothlin — 20

  4. Zach Ellisz2 — 17

  5. Doug Welch — 17

  6. Jesse Newsome — 12

  7. Zachary J Clark — 10

  8. Dolan Cole — 10

  9. Brycen Daffern — 10

  10. Brayden Avila — 9