LAWTON, Okla. — Carson Macedo raced to a dominant victory in Friday night’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at Lawton Speedway.
The Jason Johnson Racing driver took the lead on lap six and never looked back en route to a 5.573-second victory over Logan Schuchart.
It was the largest margin of victory in a World of Outlaws race in more than two years, or 153 races to be exact.
If it wasn’t for a bad Dash redraw, the JJR squad would’ve likely swept the night after setting Slick Woody’s QuickTime and winning their Team Drydene Heat Race. Instead, Macedo went from third to second on the opening circuit of the 35-lap feature and moved to P1 by the sixth time around.
His 11th victory of the season brings Macedo to 17 on his career and continues to exceed expectations in his first full year with Phil and Brooke Dietz, Clyde Knipp and Nate Repetz.
“Our goal was to win just five races, be consistent, and put together a respectable season,” said the 25-year-old driver. “Obviously, we accomplished that and then some.
“These guys just continue to deliver,” he added. “It makes my job so much easier behind the wheel. This car was incredible tonight. I’m speechless.”
After leading the opening five laps, Schuchart faded back to third and eventually rallied for a second-place score in the Shark Racing, Drydene Performance Products No. 1s.
“I’m unsure if we could’ve made better changes or if he just navigated traffic better than me,” Schuchart noted. “It’s still a great run for this team. We’re going in the right direction on this track. Devil’s Bowl has been good to us, so we’ve got some confidence in the back pocket for tomorrow night.”
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing continued their incredible late-season surge with a third-place finish for the Carquest, Ford Performance No. 15. It’s his 25th podium appearance of the season and leaves him -56 points behind Gravel for the runner-up result in the championship standings.
“At one point I thought we weren’t going to finish when an issue popped up with 10 to go,” Schatz mentioned. “You’re gonna have those nights, though. This team keeps delivering great race cars.”
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