Anthony Macri of Dillsburg, Pa., won the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals finale at Volusia Speedway Park, taking the $20,000 prize and the Big Gator trophy after a dramatic last-lap duel with defending champion David Gravel. Macri started fourth and moved past Brian Brown for the lead on lap seven. On the final circuit Gravel executed a white-flag slide job, threading a diamond line through lapped traffic, and briefly challenged for the top spot before Macri reclaimed the lead and held it into Turn 3 to the checkered flag.

The victory was the eighth World of Outlaws win of Macri’s career, tying him with Jimmy Sills and Cody Darrah on the all-time list and making him the ninth different driver to win the Big Gator. The result capped a strong Volusia weekend for Macri, who had finished third and fourth on the first two nights of the meeting. David Gravel finished second, with Carson Macedo third, Buddy Kofoid fourth and Brian Brown fifth.

The feature opened with a four-wide parade lap that included Brent Marks, Macri, Gravel and Brown, and photographers captured close racing and several on-track skirmishes through the card, including battles involving Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Scotty Thiel and Spencer Bayston. Images also showed Carson Macedo sliding under Brian Brown and Brenham Crouch’s car being removed from the track, underscoring a busy night of action at Volusia. The World of Outlaws will return to Volusia Speedway Park March 1–2 for the Bike Week Jamboree, keeping the series’ early-season momentum at the Florida venue.

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