Buddy Kofoid won Short Track Nationals finale after late pass
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 25, 2026
Kofoid won finale
Buddy Kofoid worked through a tense feature and drove past Cole Macedo late to win the 40-lap World of Outlaws Short Track Nationals finale at Texarkana 67 Speedway. Kofoid took the lead late and held it to the finish, collecting the $25,000 top prize for the victory. Macedo had put himself in position to lead after earning the pole, and he spent much of the main event out front as the field tried to chase him down. That set up a straightforward front-runners battle, with Macedo building the early foundation and Kofoid waiting for his opening.
The win came after Kofoid had to work through a race that never settled into an easy rhythm. Macedo kept the pressure high from the front, but Kofoid stayed in striking distance long enough to make his move when the moment arrived. Once he got ahead, Kofoid did the most important thing a driver can do in a short feature with the lead on the line. He held position and kept the car clean through the finish. The result gave Kofoid the payoff after a night that demanded patience, timing and a final push.
Cautions and crashes
The finale featured several cautions and two red flags, and the interruptions shaped the way the race unfolded from start to finish. The stoppages kept the field bunched and forced the drivers to reset their rhythm more than once. That gave the leaders little chance to settle in for a long green-flag run and put added stress on everyone trying to manage tires, track position and restart timing. In a race that already carried a 40-lap distance, the stops made each segment matter even more. Every restart became a fresh test, and every mistake had the chance to change the order quickly.
The biggest incidents came with flips for Ashton Torgerson on lap 7 and Blake Hahn on lap 26. Those accidents added to the delay-filled pace of the feature and underscored how demanding the track was throughout the night. Logan Schuchart later retired after contact broke his suspension, another reminder that survival mattered just as much as speed in the closing race. None of those incidents changed the final outcome at the front after Kofoid took control late, but they helped define the race itself. The feature kept giving drivers new challenges, and the red flags turned a competitive main event into a stop-start battle where patience carried real value.
Macedo and the field
Macedo’s early position gave him an edge, while Kofoid’s decisive late pass flipped the outcome. Once Kofoid got to the front, Macedo had no time left to answer before the checkered flag.
Behind the top two, Garet Williamson finished third, Tyler Courtney came home fourth and David Gravel took fifth. Those results gave the final rundown a strong finish after a night defined by interruptions at the front. The top five reflected a race that tested both speed and discipline, with drivers needing to navigate the cautions, red flags and the late-race scramble for position. Kofoid got the last word, but Macedo, Williamson, Courtney and Gravel all landed in the top five after a main event that kept shifting in shape. The finale closed with Kofoid in victory lane and the rest of the lead group sorted out after one of the night’s most eventful races.
