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”It’s a dream come true to be able to win some USAC races.”
Matt Westfall has now achieved this highlight three times in his long career, but his latest triumph was undoubtedly his most incredible during Friday night’s USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship debut at Meeker, Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway.
The championship odds might be against him, but Carson Macedo refuses to go down quietly. It’s been an electric last couple months for he and the Jason Johnson Racing team. A magical run ignited when the pairing topped the opening night of the Jackson Nationals midway through August. Entering this weekend, Macedo had won seven of the last 18 races with the World of Outlaws.
Aaron Reutzel doesn’t know how to lose at Dirt Oval 66. The Clute, TX native rolled into the Federated Auto Parts Route 66 Showdown and put his perfect record on the line. Reutzel beat the All Stars at the Illinois oval back in 2018 and 2019 and was prepared to face off with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars as the Series returned for the first time since 2017.
The old saying states that it’s better to be lucky than good. But when you’re both lucky and good, you’re going to be nearly unbeatable. Such was the case on Saturday night at Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway for Donny Schatz. Luck was on his side on the 26th lap when leader Sheldon Haudenschild tagged the fence and got upside down.
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