Just a few short days ago, justin_grant_racing wasn’t even planning to compete during elliottscustomtrailers Sprint Car #SmackdownXIV at Indiana’s kokomospeedway. On Saturday night, the Ione, California native not only competed, but also pulled off one of the most miraculous and dramatic victories in USAC amsoilinc Sprint Car National Championship history as he became the first five-time Smackdown champion. Borrowing a line from famed baseball announcer Vin Scully, “in a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.” For you see, just 27 days ago, Grant broke his left foot in a harrowing accident down the front straightaway at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Saddled with a boot strapped to his left leg and a carefully devised metal contraption connected to his foot in order to operate the brake pedal in his modified cockpit area, the pain, at times, was downright unbearable. Somehow, through it all, Grant mustered the energy to work his way from the fifth starting position ...