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Over the last three nights of racing, a driver has earned his first podium each time. The victory also locked Macedo into Saturday night’s $100,000-to-win, Huset’s High Bank Nationals that will close out the four-day show.įriday night’s race was also characterized by another milestone. The win was the 23rd of Macedo’s career and it closed him to within 12 points of championship leader Brad Sweet, who finished 11th Friday. It feels good to just finally get a win at Huset’s after this place had my number for so long.” The second death at this speedway came after Johnson crashed on lap 18 of a 40-lap race while racing for the lead. I know it was a big flyer to throw, but this is for a lot of money this week, so I had to try it. Following a shocking crash on Saturday night, at the one-third mile banked clay oval track in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 41-year-old Jason Johnson would lose his life to the sport that he loved. “I finally calmed myself down and set up that big slider on him in Turns 1 and 2. “Once I got behind Brown, I was hustling extremely hard, probably too hard,” Macedo said.
Rookie driver Riley Goodno sat on the pole and led the first eight laps before he was overtaken by Brian Brown, who held the top spot until Lap 32. It closed one chapter and made the driver and team eager to add more victories to their story. World of Outlaws sprint car driver Jason Johnson died Sunday morning after he was involved in a crash Saturday night in a sprint car race at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The event was scheduled for 41 laps but was shortened to 30 due to track conditions. The event paid 15,000 to win and it was Brad Sweet in the Kasey Kahne Racing 49 Napa Sprint car taking the honors. The Lemoore, CA native officially led all 35 laps aboard the Jason Johnson Racing, Albaugh 41, but it was a wild rollercoaster ride at the tough-to-tame 1/4. Starting fifth, it took a while for Macedo to race for the lead. Kings Royal last Saturday night, the busy part of the World of Outlaws schedule continued and brought Carson. On March 23rd, Jason brought his story full-circle as he won at the very same track he was seriously injured at one year prior, Placerville Speedway, as he drove to the victory in Brad Sweets Short Track Outlaw Showdown. Last weekend I attended the Jason Johnson Classic at Lake Ozark Speedway sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. He was an incredible man and built an incredible team, and I’m privileged to continue honoring his legacy with these guys.” PORT ROYAL, PENNSYLVANIA (July 20, 2022) Following his podium finish at the 39th Annual Kings Royal last Saturday night, the busy part of the World of Outlaws schedule continued and brought Carson Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing (JJR) 41 Sprint Car team to Central Pennsylvania for the summer swing. “Winning today on June 24th, four years after we lost Jason, is pretty special.
“I think I had a co-pilot in there tonight,” Macedo said in a press release.