FAST FORWARD FRIDAY: CARSON MACEDO WHEELS THE ALBAUGH – YOUR ALTERNATIVE #41 MAXIM TO AN 8TH PLACE FINISH ON NIGHT TWO OF THE WORLD FINALS AROUND THE BANKING OF THE DIRT TRACK AT CHARLOTTE

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA (November 7, 2025) – With the opening night of action at the World Finals now in the books, where Carson Macedo raced across the finish line Thursday night with a seventh place finish, it was now time for take two on Friday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. These races matter from a points and economic perspective, but more importantly they enable the teams to end the year on a high note so they can carry that momentum into the off season as they prepare for the upcoming 2026 season that starts in February back at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida. The fans were greeted with some beautiful weather throughout the day as they made their way back to the track. It was time to get back to business dirt track style with 46 stout 410 sprint car teams parked in the pit area located outside the first set of turns.

Times trials for Thursday night’s portion of the World Finals for all classes – World of Outlaws sprint cars, World of Outlaws late models, and Super DIRTcar Series modifieds – were all completed on Wednesday night during qualifying night under brilliant full moon conditions. In that session, Carson recorded the 10th best time overall in Flight A with a lap of13.182 seconds during his second lap piloting the Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT)/High Performance Lubricants/Durst Inc. #41 Maxim. His other attempt around the 4/10-mile oval was recorded in 13.338 seconds with Sye Lynch topping the charts in Flight A and overall to sweep the Simpson Quick Time Award after making quick work around The Dirt Track at Charlotte in 12.899 seconds. David Gravel sat at the top of the speed charts in Flight B at 13.015 seconds.

The drivers would not get any insight or feedback race setup wise for the night because there are no WEDG High Performance Karts Hot Laps before the Heat races. So, each driver would need to rely on their crew chief’s notebook and their crew’s expertise to put a setup underneath them that produces grip and speed so they could race forward. There were four 8-lap Heat races on tap for the night with Carson slotted to begin Real American Beer Heat #2 from the fifth starting spot aboard the Tarlton and Son/Scott Boyd Family/Brown & Miller Racing Solutions (BMRS) #41 Maxim. He would share row three with Cory Eliason in the KCP Racing #18.

The remaining starting lineup was filled with talent featuring 2025 High Limit Series Champion Rico Abreu #24 joining 2025 Knoxville Nationals Champion Ryan Timms #10 on the front row as Sheldon Haudenschild #17 and Danny Sams III #24D pulled in behind in row two. Pacing together behind Macedo and Eliason in row four found Daison Pursley #9 and Corey Day #14 with Tanner Holmes in the Tom Buch/Pella Windows #13 and Giovanni Scelzi #7BC rolling in row five. Bill Rose #6R was alone in the sixth and final row at the start.

There were only five transfer spots available in each of the four qualifying races, so it was time to get after it in World of Outlaws (WoO) competition. The engines fire for the competitors in the second race as the field of cars arranged nose-to-tail pacing slowly down the backstretch. The driver’s right feet were trembling and ready to drop. When polesitter Rico Abreu arrived at the temporary chalk stripe laid down across turn four he was hammer down leading the field up to speed with Ryan Timms and Sheldon Haudenschild in hot pursuit.

The low line was not the preferred line to start. When they went racing Carson got shuffled back to seventh from his inside row starting position as Eliason and Day raced by off the top side. He continues to work to see if he could find a different lane on the top dominant track.

Rico Abreu stayed on the hammer and led wire-to-wire to take the win to keep his impressive World Finals sparkling with Ryan Timms racing home second. Sheldon Haudenschild raced home third with Danny Sams III and Cory Eliason locking down the final two transfer positions out of the Heat race. Carson followed Corey Day across the finish line as the two 6alented California racers were scored sixth and seventh respectively and would be relegated to the Last Chance Showdown (LCS).

There are a lot of laps put down on this racing surface, but as the night goes on the racing seems to get better. Carson was hoping he could race his was forward from his seventh starting position in the 12-lap Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown where he would share row four with Ricky Thornton Jr. #71RT. It would not be an easy task though with Justin Peck #26 and Cale Thomas #49X on the front row and Hunter Schuerenberg #55 and Bill Balog #17B in row two. There was also row three starters Corey Day #14 and Matt Farnham #7NY that would need to be contended with if there was a chance. When the green flag came out, the driver’s elbows came up and they were off with Peck driving into the top spot followed by Thomas, Schuerenberg, and Balog. Carson got shuffled back to eighth place early as ninth starting Kerry Madsen drove the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) #15 by on the opening lap with Ricky Thornton following suit the next time by pushing Macedo back to ninth. Throughout the next few laps though Carson worked his way back forward Thornton and Farnham to regain the seventh spot. That is all the further forward he could advance, so he would have to use a provisional starting spot to start the A-Main. Justin Peck, Cale Thomas, Hunter Schuerenberg, and Corey Day locked down the final four transfer positions.

The sprint cars were the last feature of the night as the winged stars followed the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models (Winner = Jonathan Davenport #49) and Super DIRTcar Series modifieds (Winner = Alex Payne #70A) to end the Thursday card of action. With the twenty-four car field locked in for the $15,000-to-win, 25-lap feature on the second night of the World Finals, with six provisional starters being added to that number, the race crews finished their part of the drive to success formula before rolling their entries back from the trailer.

Forced to use a provisional and slated to start from the 25th position in row 13, Carson gripped his JOES Racing Products Matador steering wheel with his K1 Race Gear gloves prepared to put on a show. He pulled the gold, green, and black special pain schemed Albaugh – Your Alternative/CASM Safety Products/Team Jack Foundation #41 Maxim to the inside of Logan Schuchart #1s as they paced around back in the field. Brent Marks #19 and Thursday night’s winner Rico Abreu #24 were on the front row with Spencer Bayston #17JR and Chase Randall #9 in row two. Sye Lynch #42 and David Gravel #2 were together in row three with Ryan Timms #10 and Garet Williamson #23 side-by-side in row four.

Brent Marks would lead the field of speed stars to the green flag with Abreu and Bayston hustling behind him at the front of the pack. Carson immediately stood on the gas and started his journey forward driving up to 17th place by the end of the opening lap. He moved by Justin Peck the next time around and picked up another position in the running order by the end of lap two. The forty-one was on the move as Philip (Dietz), Robby (McQuinn), and Adam (Zimmerman) gave him a fantastic race car to drive. He was now in the top fifteen and looking for more.

On lap 8, the caution flag flew over the field for a slowing Bill Balog with Marks still leading Abreu, Bayston, Timms, and Randall holding own the top five spots. Carson was back on the gas and moved up to the 14th position on the restart and was hungry for more.

When the yellow lights were turned back on for Cole Macedo #2c who slowed on the track on lap 10, Carson was just outside the top ten in 13th place. Brent Marks would bring them back up to speed with Rico Abreu right behind, but the red flag was quickly thrown for a multi-car incident on the restart ending up with Danny Sams III upside down and Logan Schuchart getting involved ending his night with considerable damage.

The green lights were back on to match the waving green flag with 15 laps remaining. Brent Marks was still showing the way with Abreu, Bayston, Randall, and Gravel all racing hungry behind him. Rico Abreu tried a slide job on the restart, but Marks held him off. Carson was moving in 12th place racing behind Buddy Kofoid and Ashton Torgerson. There was a gaggle of cars racing in close quarters for positions 9 though 14 and Carson was right in the middle of everything.

By lap 13, he made his way into the top ten as he moved around the Shark Racing #1a of Torgerson. Carson now had his sights set on Emerson Axsom and Garet Williamson who were sparring right in front of him. The yellow came out on the next lap when Williamson and Torgerson got together on the frontstretch and spun.

When they got back up to speed things started to get exciting out front as Rico made a slide job stick this time to take the lead with David Gravel on the charge behind him to take second. Brent Marks fell back to third with Donny Schatz and Spencer Bayston rounding out the top five with 10 laps to go.

Carson was wheeling the Albaugh – Your Alternative #41 from the tenth spot when the yellow flag was back out for Brent Marks who had a flat right rear tire.

This time Rico Abreu accelerated out front with David Gravel in laser stalk mode in the Big Game Motorsports #2. Carson continued to race forward too as he moved by Ryan Timms and Sye Lynch for track position with just 5 laps to go. The 2025 World of Outlaws (WoO) champion was closing in on the 2025 High Limit Series Champion and made the pass on the low side exiting turn two for the lead. David Gravel would lead the remainder of the way to collect the win over Abreu and Schatz with Randall and Bayston completing the top five.

Carson raced home with an eighth place finish to earn the KSE Hard Charger Award for the night of work. He crossed the finish line behind sixth place running Emerson Axsom and Buddy Kofoid. A hard fought night of action for Carson and the JJR #41 team turned out much better than where it appeared to be heading. They will be back in action on Championship Night at the World Finals.

Kicking Up the Red Dirt on Night Two at the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte! Photo Credit: Chris Owens

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