Carson Macedo wins Jason Johnson Classic opener at Texarkana 67 Speedway
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 24, 2026
Macedo’s final-lap win
Carson Macedo opened the Jason Johnson Classic with a sharp late charge and a $20,000 payoff at Texarkana 67 Speedway. Macedo won the 41-lap World of Outlaws feature by making the winning pass on David Gravel on the final lap, turning a strong night into the top prize in the opener. He started sixth, then stayed in striking range through a race that stayed unsettled with several cautions. The finish gave Macedo the headline result of the night and put his name atop the event before the series moved on to the finale. His run came with the kind of patience and timing that a short-track feature often demands, because the front of the field never settled for long and the lead was there to be taken only in the closing moments. Macedo made that move count when it mattered most.
Gravel’s runner-up finish
David Gravel took second after the final-lap swap at the front, and his pace kept him in the fight until the finish. Sheldon Haudenschild followed in third, with Cole Macedo fourth and Michael Kofoid fifth, completing the top five in the opener. The result gave the opener a clear pecking order at the finish, but it also showed how little room there was for error in a 41-lap race where positions had to be earned over and over. Gravel had the lead when the race reached its decisive stretch, and Macedo needed one clean move to take it away. Haudenschild, Cole Macedo and Kofoid stayed close enough to capitalize if the front-runners slipped, which kept the final run to the checkered flag tense even without a long green-flag march to the end. The top five was set by speed, timing and the ability to keep the car under control through the changing flow of the feature.
Schuchart’s red flag
The race’s red flag came on lap 36, when Logan Schuchart climbed the wall and flipped, adding another layer of disruption to a feature that never found a long, steady rhythm. Restarts became part of the story, and each one forced the front-runners to reset their plans as the race moved toward its finish. The stoppage also highlighted how quickly momentum can change in dirt racing, where one incident can alter the shape of the event in a matter of seconds. Even with the interruptions, the opener still produced a decisive finish, and Macedo made the most of the final chance to strike. The Jason Johnson Classic turned to its finale, with the winner set to earn $25,000. For Macedo, the opener delivered the win, with the finale still ahead.
