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BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards
Huset's Speedway | Brandon, SD
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Race Recap  

HOT HAND AT HUSET’S: Carson Macedo Tops Huset’s Thriller After Charge from Eighth

The Jason Johnson Racing pilot wins his fourth race in the last six and is the high point man for Sunday

There’s no driver hotter on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car tour than Carson Macedo.

He and Jason Johnson Racing rolled into BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards weekend with three victories in the last four races. A seventh place run on Friday at Huset’s Speedway cooled them off slightly, but their fire reignited in a big way on Saturday night.

Macedo started eighth for the 35-lap NOS Energy Drink Feature and pieced together a fierce charge to the front. The Lemoore, CA native punctuated the drive with a slider on Chase Randall with only two laps remaining. Randall tried to return the favor as they wheeled toward the white flag, but Macedo kept his foot in the gas and narrowly drove around the slider to hold on and make his way to Victory Lane.

“Hats off to this race team – Philip Dietz, Adam Zimmerman, and Robby McQuinn – they’ve been working really hard,” Macedo said. “It feels good to have a lot of speed here. That was fun, hard racing late in the race. No points on the line, just good, hard, authentic racing. Hats off to this race team.

“It feels good to have speed here. When you start eighth and drive by everybody to get the win, it makes you have a lot of confidence going into a night like tomorrow where it pays a hundred grand.”

A fourth win in the last six races puts Macedo at 42 for his career and into a four-way tie for 18th all-time, and two of the others are a pair of current full-time World of Outlaws competitors. The trio tied with him is Andy Hillenburg, Logan Schuchart, and Sheldon Haudenschild. His seventh victory of 2024 already equals his 2023 total. It also set Macedo up as the high point man entering Sunday’s $100,000-to-win High Bank Nationals finale.

Randall led the field to green thanks to Hunter Schuerenberg giving him the one in the Toyota Racing Revenge Redraw. But it was Schuerenberg, who was handed the two in the Redraw, powering around Randall’s outside to lead the first lap.

Schuerenberg paced the opening four circuits aboard the TKS Motorsports No. 2KS, and then a caution and the resulting restart shook things up at the front.

Randall used a great start to throw a slider and clear Schuerenberg to take over the top spot. Schuerenberg stayed within striking distance as Randall quickly neared the tail of the field, but a yellow with 25 laps remaining just as traffic was getting thick served up some welcome clean air to Randall and the Krull Racing team.

Carson Macedo races ahead of Donny Schatz at Huset's Speedway
Carson Macedo charged all the way from eighth to victory at Huset’s on Saturday (Trent Gower Photo)

As the second half of the 35-lapper unfolded, Randall pulled away and started to slice his way through traffic. The 19-year-old looked like a veteran as he continued to put more cars between himself and Schuerenberg. Even when Macedo took second on Lap 23, he couldn’t seem to cut much into the gap.

But then a yellow flag for a spinning Schuerenberg set up an eight-lap dash to the finish and put the hottest driver in the sport right on Randall’s tail as he pursued his first Series victory.

Randall wasn’t rattled when the green lights brought the action back to life as he powered ahead on the low side of Turn 4 as Macedo looked to get a launch on the top. Randall built a sizeable lead over Macedo on the first lap back under green.

But little by little Macedo cut into the margin. Randall struggled to pick his way through lappers as the race fell to five laps to go, and Macedo closed in on his tail tank on Lap 33. The door opened with two rotations remaining as Macedo launched a slide job in Turns 1 and 2 that cleared Randall. Down the back straightaway Randall looked to cross him over. He threw a slider of his own, but Macedo made a daring move to drive back by him on the cushion, narrowly slipping by.

It proved to be the winning move as he drove away comfortably on the final lap to claim another checkered flag.

“That caution helped a lot,” Macedo admitted. “I don’t think we would’ve ever got to him if we wouldn’t have had that restart there. I actually tried to fire off on the cushion there on the restart, and it was really bad, gave up a lot of time. He got a sizeable lead, and I thought, ‘Man, it’s going to be tough to get him.’

“And then we got to lap traffic really quick there. And then the lapped cars were kind of all over the place. I felt like I was in the cat-bird seat. When he (Randall) went the wrong way, I was there to see what the difference was. Sometimes it’s better to be running second in that situation. He was having a real hard time getting off (Turn) 4 even coming to the traffic. He really had a hard time there. One of the lappers kind of got beside him and took some of the air off his wing. He struggled off of (Turn) 4, and I was able to get just enough of a run and really didn’t know if I was going to clear him or not but kind of grabbed a little bit of that grip on the bottom, and it shot me across.”

While slightly disappointed to lose out on his first World of Outlaws win late, Randall kept his head high after the race with the runner-up finish. It was only his second night in the Krull No. 14, and he’s happy with the quick chemistry they’ve found especially with a six-figure payday on the line Sunday.

“I don’t know if I could’ve done a little too much,” Randall said about the closing laps. “I feel like anywhere I would’ve went he would’ve been the other way. It’s just how the cars fell tonight. I can’t say enough about this team. Just a short notice to come to this weekend. They’re great guys, awesome people and have my back 100-percent. We’re really excited with a good run. They deserve it.”

Rounding out the podium was Donny Schatz, completing a strong rebound after a crash on Friday night. The 10-time champion put together a complete event with the Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15 and slotted himself third in points for Sunday’s big finale.

“All in all the guys did a great job,” Schatz said. “A big positive over last night. The Carquest guys, everybody helped dig us out of a big hole to put us in a good spot for tomorrow. So, now we go back and discuss what we need to do for tomorrow and go from there.”

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and Bill Balog completed the top five.

Kofoid got to fourth from 17th to earn the KSE Racing Hard Charger.

Emerson Axsom grabbed his first career Simpson Quick Time in Sea Foam Qualifying.

NOS Energy Drink Heats One, Three, and Four belonged to Donny Schatz, Chase Randall, and Scott Bogucki. Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to Kaleb Johnson.

Scott Winters won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Scott Bogucki.

UP NEXT: All the focus for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars shifts to the $100,000-to-win finale of the BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards on Sunday, Sept. 1. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[8]; 2. 14H-Chase Randall[1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[4]; 4. 83-Michael Kofoid[17]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[16]; 6. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[10]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[19]; 8. 2-David Gravel[18]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[14]; 10. 55-Kerry Madsen[13]; 11. 5-Ryan Timms[15]; 12. 27-Emerson Axsom[6]; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding[24]; 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel[12]; 15. 22-Riley Goodno[20]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[7]; 17. 22K-Kaleb Johnson[9]; 18. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[11]; 19. 17GP-Justin Henderson[23]; 20. 16-Brooke Tatnell[22]; 21. 24T-Christopher Thram[5]; 22. 23W-Scott Winters[21]; 23. 2KS-Hunter Schuerenberg[2]; 24. 10-Scott Bogucki[3]

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
18+741Carson Macedo 350.0002Running90$15,000
21-114HChase Randall 35-0.53429Running90$8,000
34+115Donny Schatz 35-1.397Running90$5,000
417+1383Michael Kofoid 35-1.855Running90$3,200
516+1117BBill Balog 35-2.641Running90$2,800
610+418Giovanni Scelzi 35-3.369Running90$2,600
719+121SLogan Schuchart 35-3.673Running90$2,400
818+102David Gravel 35-4.339Running90$2,300
914+523Garet Williamson 35-5.517Running90$2,200
1013+355Kerry Madsen 35-6.545Running90$2,000
1115+45Ryan Timms 35-7.010Running90$1,800
126-627Emerson Axsom 35-7.868Running90$1,600
1324+113Tim Kaeding 35-8.582Running90$1,400
1412-287Aaron Reutzel 35-9.703Running90$1,200
1520+522Riley Goodno 35-10.574Running90$1,200
167-917Sheldon Haudenschild 35-11.211Running90$1,200
179-822KKaleb Johnson 35-12.531Running90$1,200
1811-73ZBrock Zearfoss 34-1 LapsRunning90$1,200
1923+417GPJustin Henderson 34-1 LapsRunning90$1,200
2022+216Brooke Tatnell 34-1 LapsRunning90$1,200
215-1624TChristopher Thram 33-2 LapsRunning90$1,200
2221-123WScott Winters 33-2 LapsRunning90$1,200
232-212KSHunter Schuerenberg 26-9 Laps4DNF90$1,200
243-2110Scott Bogucki 12-23 LapsDNF90$1,200
KSE Hard Charger: Michael Kofoid
Last Chance Showdown 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11023WScott Winters 120.00012Running0$0
23+116Brooke Tatnell 12-0.840Running0$0
35+217GPJustin Henderson 12-1.732Running0$0
47+33Tim Kaeding 12-2.138Running0$0
56+183SSam Henderson 12-2.332Running90$800
69+37SLandon Crawley 12-3.437Running90$700
72-514TTim Estenson 12-5.823Running90$600
811+33JDusty Zomer 12-6.014Running90$500
98-144Chris Martin 12-6.257Running90$400
1010070Kraig Kinser 12-8.166Running90$300
1114+374NLuke Nellis 12-8.614Running90$300
124-8O9Matt Juhl 12-8.869Running90$300
1312-18Jacob Hughes 12-9.325Running90$300
1413-111MBrendan Mullen 7-5 LapsDNF90$300
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+111MBrendan Mullen 100.0004Running0$0
24+274NLuke Nellis 10-0.374Running0$0
35+280PJacob Peterson 10-1.244Running90$150
47+3G5Gage Pulkrabek 10-2.217Running90$150
58+317DRyan Bickett 10-3.201Running90$150
66010JJustin Jacobsma 10-3.876Running90$125
73-464Andy Pake 6-4 LapsDNF90$125
81-713Mark Dobmeier 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
99088Austin McCarl 0-10 LapsRunning90$125
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11015Donny Schatz 100.00010Running
22024TChristopher Thram 10-2.318Running
34+127Emerson Axsom 10-3.331Running
47+383Michael Kofoid 10-4.000Running
53-25Ryan Timms 10-4.636Running
65-11SLogan Schuchart 10-5.348Running
79+27SLandon Crawley 10-6.261Running
86-217GPJustin Henderson 10-8.335Running
911+2G5Gage Pulkrabek 10-9.784Running
108-264Andy Pake 10-10.115Running
1110-188Austin McCarl 10-10.770Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11022KKaleb Johnson 100.00010Running
2203ZBrock Zearfoss 10-1.275Running
34+141Carson Macedo 10-2.011Running
43-155Kerry Madsen 10-3.476Running
59+416Brooke Tatnell 10-4.287Running
65-123WScott Winters 10-4.975Running
7703Tim Kaeding 10-6.522Running
8803JDusty Zomer 10-6.985Running
910+180PJacob Peterson 10-8.245Running
106-413Mark Dobmeier 1-9 LapsDNF
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11014HChase Randall 100.00010Running
2202KSHunter Schuerenberg 0-10 LapsRunning
33018Giovanni Scelzi 10-2.599Running
44087Aaron Reutzel 10-3.581Running
5502David Gravel 10-4.940Running
68+283SSam Henderson 10-6.115Running
76-1O9Matt Juhl 10-7.780Running
87-170Kraig Kinser 10-11.804Running
99074NLuke Nellis 10-12.435Running
1010010JJustin Jacobsma 9-1 LapsRunning
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11010Scott Bogucki 100.00010Running
24+217Sheldon Haudenschild 10-1.145Running
32-123Garet Williamson 10-1.760Running
43-117BBill Balog 10-3.309Running
55022Riley Goodno 10-5.097Running
66014TTim Estenson 10-6.485Running
77044Chris Martin 10-10.718Running
89+18Jacob Hughes 10-11.187Running
98-111MBrendan Mullen 10-11.188Running
1010017DRyan Bickett 10-12.685Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1427Emerson Axsom Franklin, IN11.1030.000
2141Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA11.107-0.004
3175Ryan Timms Oklahoma City, OK11.108-0.005
41155Kerry Madsen Knoxville, IA11.130-0.027
5324TChristopher Thram Sanborn, MN11.180-0.077
6143ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA11.195-0.092
72015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND11.197-0.094
8922KKaleb Johnson Sioux Falls, SD11.208-0.105
9131SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA11.216-0.113
10823WScott Winters Butterfield, MN11.229-0.126
11617GPJustin Henderson Tea, SD11.251-0.148
121013Mark Dobmeier Grand Forks, ND11.259-0.156
132183Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA11.270-0.167
1453Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA11.284-0.181
15264Andy Pake Felton, MN11.314-0.211
16183JDusty Zomer Brandon, SD11.320-0.217
17127SLandon Crawley Benton, AR11.344-0.241
181616Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW11.355-0.252
191588Austin McCarl Altoona, IA11.388-0.285
20780PJacob Peterson Hartford, SD11.505-0.402
2119G5Gage Pulkrabek East Grand Forks, MN11.571-0.468
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1187Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX11.1630.000
21117Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH11.181-0.018
3318Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA11.222-0.059
4817BBill Balog North Pole, AK11.262-0.099
5142KSHunter Schuerenberg Sikeston, MO11.325-0.162
61523Garet Williamson Columbia, MO11.366-0.203
71314HChase Randall Waco, TX11.367-0.204
8410Scott Bogucki Mclaren Vale, SA11.395-0.232
9102David Gravel Watertown, CT11.405-0.242
101222Riley Goodno Knoxville, IA11.408-0.245
1120O9Matt Juhl Tea, SD11.482-0.319
12614TTim Estenson Fargo, ND11.563-0.400
131770Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN11.589-0.426
14944Chris Martin Ankeny, IA11.592-0.429
151683SSam Henderson Sioux Falls, SD11.646-0.483
161811MBrendan Mullen Grand Forks, ND11.647-0.484
17574NLuke Nellis Forest Lake, MN11.649-0.486
18198Jacob Hughes Hartford, SD11.675-0.512
19210JJustin Jacobsma Hull, IA11.728-0.565
20717DRyan Bickett Ramona, SD12.120-0.957
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1175Ryan Timms Oklahoma City, OK11.1660.000
22183Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA11.180-0.014
3127SLandon Crawley Benton, AR11.255-0.089
4141Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA11.275-0.109
51155Kerry Madsen Knoxville, IA11.292-0.126
6143ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA11.309-0.143
72015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND11.338-0.172
819G5Gage Pulkrabek East Grand Forks, MN11.354-0.188
9324TChristopher Thram Sanborn, MN11.363-0.197
10264Andy Pake Felton, MN11.383-0.217
1153Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA11.430-0.264
12183JDusty Zomer Brandon, SD11.467-0.301
13922KKaleb Johnson Sioux Falls, SD11.493-0.327
14131SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA11.495-0.329
151013Mark Dobmeier Grand Forks, ND11.509-0.343
161616Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW11.539-0.373
171588Austin McCarl Altoona, IA11.545-0.379
18617GPJustin Henderson Tea, SD11.583-0.417
19427Emerson Axsom Franklin, IN11.594-0.428
20823WScott Winters Butterfield, MN11.641-0.475
21780PJacob Peterson Hartford, SD11.735-0.569
Lock-In Hot Laps Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
111+1017Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running0$0
21-187Aaron Reutzel 0-0.127Running0$0
38+517BBill Balog 0-0.219Running0$0
413+914HChase Randall 0-0.227Running0$0
53-218Giovanni Scelzi 0-0.270Running0$0
615+923Garet Williamson 0-0.337Running0$0
79+244Chris Martin 0-0.380Running0$0
814+62KSHunter Schuerenberg 0-0.386Running0$0
910+12David Gravel 0-0.388Running0$0
1016+683SSam Henderson 0-0.425Running0$0
1120+9O9Matt Juhl 0-0.437Running0$0
126-614TTim Estenson 0-0.451Running0$0
134-910Scott Bogucki 0-0.492Running0$0
1418+411MBrendan Mullen 0-0.545Running0$0
1517+270Kraig Kinser 0-0.558Running0$0
1612-422Riley Goodno 0-0.617Running0$0
172-1510JJustin Jacobsma 0-0.723Running0$0
1819+18Jacob Hughes 0-0.733Running0$0
195-1474NLuke Nellis 0-0.809Running0$0
207-1317DRyan Bickett 0-1.302Running0$0
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards

Friday, August 30th to Sunday, September 1st

Huset's Speedway

2012 S Splitrock Blvd

Brandon, SD, 57005

Event Description

The Huset's Hustle finale and Huset's High Bank Nationals find a new home on Labor Day Weekend when the World of Outlaws will compete for a $25,000 payday in the Hustle finale on Friday, August 30 before the High Bank Nationals offers up a $100,000 paycheck on Sunday, September 1.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Event Schedule

3PM Pit Gates open
5PM Grandstand Gates open
6:30PM Hot Laps/Qualifying
7:30PM Opening Ceremonies

*All times Central

Ticket Options  
Options And Prices

Adult Package: $155
Youth Package (12 & Under): $75
General Admission Package: $140
Friday:
Adult Reserved: $55
Youth Reserved (12 & Under): $28
General Admission: $50
Saturday:
Adult Reserved: $50
Youth Reserved (12 & Under): $28
General Admission: $45
Sunday:
Adult Reserved: $55
Youth Reserved (12 & Under): $28
General Admission: $50

Grandstand Type

Bleacher and stadium style flip-down seating is available.

Reserved Seating

Yes

Handicapped Seating Location

Huset's Speedway offers ADA seating located on the Midway in both Turn 1 and Turn 4. These seats can be reserved online

Parking Cost

Camping Availability

Please visit track website for details

Camping Cost

Frequently Asked Questions  
Reserved Seating

Yes

Type of Grandstand

Bleacher and stadium style flip-down seating is available.

Stadium Seating

Seat cushions and stadium seats are allowed

Handicapped Seating

Huset's Speedway offers ADA seating located on the Midway in both Turn 1 and Turn 4. These seats can be reserved online

Personal Coolers
No coolers
ATMs
1
Alcohol Sales

No outside beverages are allowed in

Smoking Policy

Huset's Speedway prohibits smoking in the grandstands. Patrons may only smoke/vape in designated locations

Parking Cost

Camping Availability

Please visit track website for details

Camping Cost

Track Info  

Huset's Speedway

2012 S Splitrock Blvd

Brandon, SD, 57005

Track Size
0.333
Track Type
High-banked bullring
Track Map
Competitor Info  

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