Macedo Masters Tulare USAC Midget Race After Late-Race Drama
Carson Macedo secured victory in Wednesday night's USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature at Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway, overcoming mid-race challenges to claim his second career USAC National Midget win.
Race car driver in racing suit
Driving for the Australian-based Dyson Motorsport team, Macedo led the first 25 laps before experiencing a brief power loss. After an inadvertent yellow flag and briefly losing the lead to Jacob Denney, Macedo executed a decisive pass on lap 28 to secure the victory by 1.178 seconds.
The race featured several notable performances:
- Jacob Denney finished second, his best result of the season
- Cannon McIntosh claimed third, his eighth podium in nine starts
- Dane Culver advanced from 24th to 15th, earning hard charger honors
- Tanner Carrick set a new track record in qualifying with a 15.344-second lap
The event marked USAC's return to Tulare since 2010, with 18 of the 24 drivers being previous USAC National Midget feature winners. This victory continues Dyson Motorsport's streak of winning a USAC National Midget feature in California for the third consecutive year.
The USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship continues on November 22-23 at Merced Speedway for Midget Madness.
Full race results and championship standings maintained their positions with Daison Pursley leading the points followed by Cannon McIntosh and Ryan Timms tied for third.