Kerry Madsen won the FK Rod Ends Dash to start on the pole and then led all 30 laps of the A-Main to win the Diamond Classic in the Interstate Batteries High Limit Sprint division at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, Saturday night, holding off Sye Lynch and Tanner Holmes.

Sources differ on his age, one listing him as 55 and another as 54. He is a native of Australia based in Knoxville, Iowa.

The result was reported as Madsen’s first High Limit series win in his 30th start and the first High Limit victory for car owner Tony Vermeer, and it made him the second Australian to win in the series, after James McFadden. One report’s claim that the result was Madsen’s 25th visit to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane in the High Limit series conflicts with the characterization of the Diamond Classic as his first series win; that discrepancy remains unresolved in the available sources.

After the race Madsen moved to sixth in the High Limit standings, 78 points behind leader Tanner Thorson. The series will stop at Eagle Raceway for the Speedway Motors Spring Jackpot on April 21, and the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series will air live on FS1 at 8 p.m. CT.