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World of Outlaws Dennis Roth Classic
Thunderbowl Raceway | Tulare, California
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Race Recap  

STEAK DINNER: Carson Macedo Tops Dennis Roth Classic for Biggest Win of Career

The Californian sweeps the night in his home state’s biggest World of Outlaws race ever

Only a few short weeks ago Carson Macedo saw the potential biggest win of his career fall from his grasp.

The white flag waved at Huset’s Speedway, and he threw everything he had at Michael “Buddy” Kofoid with a final corner slider. Macedo cleared him but couldn’t stop Kofoid’s crossover as he watched $100,000 and Huset’s High Bank Nationals glory slip away.

But he refused to suffer the same fate at the Dennis Roth Classic.

It was a special event for several reasons for Macedo. First, the host track – Thunderbowl Raceway – is only about 30 miles from his hometown of Lemoore, CA. Secondly, the event boasted the largest winner’s share in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car history with $83,000 going to the champion. And the event saluted perhaps his home state’s most impactful car owner in Sprint Car racing.

There was plenty of motivation. He and the Jason Johnson Racing simply needed to execute, and that’s exactly what they did to perfection.

Macedo pieced together a full sweep of the night. It started off with his second straight Simpson Quick Time. He then went on to top both his Heat Race and the Toyota Racing Dash. And he finalized the special evening by leading every circuit of the 35-lap finale to collect the massive payday.

“What a night to have a perfect night,” Macedo said. “Philip (Dietz) just delivered tonight. It was, from start to finish, an absolutely excellent performance by this JJR 41 team. Adam Zimmerman and Robby McQuinn, they worked their tails off. They did a great job. They just made phenomenal adjustments. I wasn’t that comfortable in Hot Laps. Phil just knocked it out of the park for Qualifying really. We just never faded from that point on. It was just unbelievable to drive from start to finish.”

The sweep of the night not only netted Macedo the massive check, it also came with some tasty rewards. With 20 pounds of choice New York steaks, 20 pounds of choice Tri-Tip, and 30 pounds of ribeye steaks collected courtesy of Roth Motorsports, Macedo walked away with 70 pounds of meat.

Macedo’s ninth win of the year was his 44th overall with The Greatest Show on Dirt. He became the 20th different competitor to top a Series race at the Thunderbowl. The Tulare, CA 1/3 mile is the 26th different track where Macedo has won with the World of Outlaws and fourth in his home state.

Macedo started on the pole for the main event and drove ahead to an early advantage. The 28-year-old may have gapped the field early on, but the action behind him was plentiful. Sixth-starting David Gravel charged by Buddy Kofoid to grab third, but Kofoid returned the favor by ripping the top in Turns 3 and 4 to take it right back.

A little further behind them Sheldon Haudenschild was giving the fans a show all on his own aboard the NOS Energy Drink No. 17. He glued his right rear tire to the cushion and beat down the boards. After starting 12th, the Wooster, OH native had cracked the top five by Lap 7. A lap later he took fourth from Gravel. Up ahead of them Kofoid started to battle with Shane Golobic for the runner-up spot.

Carson Macedo drives the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 at Thunderbowl Raceway
There was no stopping Carson Macedo on his way to a perfect night for $83,000 at the Dennis Roth Classic (Trent Gower Photo)

A Lap 9 restart proved to be pivotal as Kofoid, Gravel, and Haudenschild all rocketed ahead of Golobic for spots second, third, and fourth.

Kofoid looked to run down Macedo to deliver a storybook win for his Roth Motorsports crew, but it wasn’t in the cards on Saturday night. He did everything he could to keep up with Macedo through traffic, but he never managed to close in.

Macedo maintained a healthy advantage throughout the race’s second half on his way to $83,000 and a mountain of meat to feed him and the Jason Johnson Racing cast for weeks.

“Man, what a night,” Macedo said. “Obviously, we were racing for the Dennis Roth Classic. Dennis and Teresa Roth, they’ve given a lot to the sport of Sprint Car Racing. It feels special to win this race. I’ve been competing against the Roth 83 for a while. Obviously, out here in California driving the Tarlton Motorsports 21 and through the transition of my career.”

Kofoid collected his sixth straight podium and $40,000 with a runner-up finish. The Penngrove, CA native had high hopes of bringing the Dennis Roth Classic trophy back to Roth’s Fresno, CA shop, but he didn’t hang his head over yet another strong run as he and the No. 83 team continue to click as the season winds down.

“I feel like I could pace Carson,” Kofoid said. “And I felt like I was just as good as him, but clean air is huge, and when you’re behind him and he kicks up dust, it’s hard to see the wall sometimes when you’ve got to ride the wall. It was a really fun track. I’m just super happy that this event was able to happen for Dennis and Teresa. I feel like they deserve a race like this. I just feel very honored to be the guy to drive this car and be close to getting it done.”

The final spot of the podium belonged to Haudenschild as his charge from 12th led him all the way to third. Combine that with his Friday run, and Haudenschild passed a total of 23 cars in two nights at the Thunderbowl. Time simply ran out for him to have an opportunity at potentially moving by Kofoid and Macedo for victory.

“I had a beautiful race car honestly,” Haudenschild said. “I had confidence right from the drop of the green. I just knew I had to clear a few of those guys that would give a little bit of trouble. Once I got to the guys I knew I could race with like David (Gravel) and a couple other ones, I feel like we had the pace with them for sure. Just too little too late.”

Carson Macedo holds the Dennis Roth Classic trophy
The Dennis Roth Classic triumph came with an impressive piece of hardware for Carson Macedo (Trent Gower Photo)

David Gravel and Shane Golobic rounded out the top five.

A 23rd to 10th run earned Tim Kaeding the KSE Racing Hard Charger.

Carson Macedo completed a weekend sweep of Simpson Quick Time Awards by claiming his 12th of the season and 45th of his career in Sea Foam Qualifying.

NOS Energy Drink Heats One, Three, and Four belonged to Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart, and Landon Brooks. Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to Kaleb Montgomery.

Carson Macedo topped the Toyota Racing Dash.

Bill Balog won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Break Systems Brake of the Race went to Bill Balog.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head east for an Ohio doubleheader beginning with Wayne County Speedway’s (Orrville, OH) Buckeye Brawl presented by NOS Energy Drink on Friday, Sept. 27. Then it’s off to Hartford, OH’s Sharon Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 28 for the Federated Auto Parts Showdown. 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[1]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[12]; 4. 2-David Gravel[6]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart[5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[19]; 8. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[4]; 9. 23-Garet Williamson[11]; 10. 0-Tim Kaeding[23]; 11. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[7]; 12. 45-Landon Brooks[8]; 13. 41S-Dominic Scelzi[22]; 14. 17B-Bill Balog[21]; 15. 21-Cole Macedo[15]; 16. 29-Bud Kaeding[18]; 17. 88N-DJ Netto[9]; 18. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[20]; 19. 88-Austin McCarl[17]; 20. 2K-Gauge Garcia[16]; 21. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[24]; 22. 83T-Tanner Carrick[14]; 23. 2X-Justin Sanders[13]; 24. 57W-Jock Goodyer[10]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11041Carson Macedo 350.00035Running150$83,000
23+183Michael Kofoid 35-1.515Running146$40,000
312+917Sheldon Haudenschild 35-3.035Running144$15,000
46+22David Gravel 35-4.283Running142$6,000
52-317WShane Golobic 35-8.043Running140$4,000
65-11SLogan Schuchart 35-8.643Running138$3,500
719+1215Donny Schatz 35-8.731Running136$3,200
84-418Giovanni Scelzi 35-9.599Running134$3,000
911+223Garet Williamson 35-10.005Running132$2,700
1023+130Tim Kaeding 35-10.482Running130$2,600
117-43Kaleb Montgomery 35-11.078Running128$2,500
128-445Landon Brooks 35-12.677Running126$1,950
1322+941SDominic Scelzi 35-13.061Running124$1,850
1421+717BBill Balog 35-13.587Running122$1,500
1515021Cole Macedo 35-14.230Running120$1,400
1618+229Bud Kaeding 35-15.453Running118$1,350
179-888ND.J. Netto 35-16.145Running116$1,300
1820+283VDylan Bloomfield 34-1 LapsRunning114$1,300
1917-288Austin McCarl 34-1 LapsRunning112$1,300
2016-42KGauge Garcia 34-1 LapsRunning110$1,300
2124+33ZBrock Zearfoss 34-1 LapsRunning108$1,300
2214-883TTanner Carrick 34-1 LapsRunning106$1,300
2313-102XJustin Sanders 8-27 LapsRunning104$1,300
2410-1457WJock Goodyer 1-34 LapsRunning102$1,300
KSE Hard Charger: Tim Kaeding
Last Chance Showdown 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11017BBill Balog 00.000Running0$0
25+341SDominic Scelzi 0-1.182Running0$0
38+50Tim Kaeding 0-2.533Running0$0
47+33ZBrock Zearfoss 0-3.140Running0$0
511+65VColby Copeland 0-3.151Running0$500
610+410Dominic Gorden 0-5.185Running0$400
72-56Lachy McDonough 0-5.303Running0$350
813+518TTanner Holmes 0-5.572Running0$300
99017AUJamie Veal 0-6.274Running0$300
106-412BDawson Faria 0-7.767Running0$300
1115+45DConnor Danell 0-8.577Running0$200
124-87SLandon Crawley 0-10.456Running0$200
133-10121Caeden Steele 0288.358Running0$200
1414070Kraig Kinser 0287.084Running0$200
1512-388AJoey Ancona 0444.374Running0$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+141Carson Macedo 00.000Running0$0
21-117WShane Golobic 0-2.294Running0$0
36+383Michael Kofoid 0-2.862Running0$0
43-118Giovanni Scelzi 0-3.807Running0$0
54-11SLogan Schuchart 0-4.534Running0$0
68+22David Gravel 0-4.835Running0$0
7703Kaleb Montgomery 0-5.589Running0$0
85-345Landon Brooks 0-6.129Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11041Carson Macedo 00.000Running
22018Giovanni Scelzi 0-1.911Running
33088ND.J. Netto 0-4.280Running
46+22XJustin Sanders 0-5.750Running
54-188Austin McCarl 0-6.712Running
65-1121Caeden Steele 0-9.236Running
78+13ZBrock Zearfoss 0-9.387Running
89+110Dominic Gorden 0-9.886Running
97-218TTanner Holmes 0-11.502Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1103Kaleb Montgomery 00.000Running
2202David Gravel 0-2.739Running
34+157WJock Goodyer 0-3.606Running
43-183TTanner Carrick 0-6.701Running
57+229Bud Kaeding 0-8.678Running
6607SLandon Crawley 0-9.965Running
78+10Tim Kaeding 0-11.298Running
85-35VColby Copeland 0-11.550Running
99070Kraig Kinser 0-14.687Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1101SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
24+217WShane Golobic 0-1.744Running
32-123Garet Williamson 0-5.446Running
46+221Cole Macedo 0-6.429Running
53-215Donny Schatz 0-7.340Running
65-141SDominic Scelzi 0-8.113Running
78+117AUJamie Veal 0-8.922Running
87-188AJoey Ancona 0-9.921Running
9905DConnor Danell 0-15.147Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+145Landon Brooks 00.000Running
24+283Michael Kofoid 0-1.400Running
35+217Sheldon Haudenschild 0-2.068Running
48+42KGauge Garcia 0-8.468Running
57+283VDylan Bloomfield 0-8.622Running
66012BDawson Faria 0-10.338Running
73-46Lachy McDonough 0-15.739Running
81-717BBill Balog 0250.138Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
12941Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA13.5560.000
263Kaleb Montgomery Templeton, CA13.580-0.024
3171SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA13.597-0.041
4517BBill Balog North Pole, AK13.601-0.045
51918Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA13.611-0.055
672David Gravel Watertown, CT13.612-0.056
71023Garet Williamson Columbia, MO13.622-0.066
81445Landon Brooks Yuba City, CA13.660-0.104
92588ND.J. Netto Hanford, CA13.712-0.156
10483TTanner Carrick Lincoln, CA13.756-0.200
113015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND13.795-0.239
1286Lachy McDonough Greenacres, SA13.808-0.252
131888Austin McCarl Altoona, IA13.817-0.261
143357WJock Goodyer Riverside, TAS13.823-0.267
151317WShane Golobic Fremont, CA13.843-0.287
16983Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA13.844-0.288
1715121Caeden Steele Fresno, CA13.849-0.293
18275VColby Copeland Roseville, CA13.860-0.304
191141SDominic Scelzi Fresno, CA13.863-0.307
202217Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.867-0.311
21352XJustin Sanders Aromas, CA13.870-0.314
22167SLandon Crawley Benton, AR13.874-0.318
233421Cole Macedo Lemoore, CA13.884-0.328
24112BDawson Faria Tipton, CA13.940-0.384
252818TTanner Holmes Jacksonville, OR13.957-0.401
263129Bud Kaeding San Jose, CA13.979-0.423
273288AJoey Ancona Concord, CA13.998-0.442
28283VDylan Bloomfield Oakley, CA14.004-0.448
29123ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA14.013-0.457
30240Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA14.114-0.558
312317AUJamie Veal Warrnambool, VIC14.121-0.565
3232KGauge Garcia Lemoore, CA14.223-0.667
332010Dominic Gorden Clovis, CA14.236-0.680
342670Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN14.428-0.872
35215DConnor Danell Visalia, CA14.509-0.953
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
172David Gravel Watertown, CT13.5070.000
21023Garet Williamson Columbia, MO13.559-0.052
33421Cole Macedo Lemoore, CA13.578-0.071
41918Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA13.595-0.088
5171SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA13.604-0.097
61141SDominic Scelzi Fresno, CA13.699-0.192
72588ND.J. Netto Hanford, CA13.710-0.203
8983Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA13.722-0.215
92941Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA13.744-0.237
102217Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.753-0.246
11167SLandon Crawley Benton, AR13.755-0.248
12352XJustin Sanders Aromas, CA13.782-0.275
133357WJock Goodyer Riverside, TAS13.801-0.294
143015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND13.804-0.297
151888Austin McCarl Altoona, IA13.810-0.303
162818TTanner Holmes Jacksonville, OR13.834-0.327
171445Landon Brooks Yuba City, CA13.851-0.344
18240Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA13.867-0.360
19275VColby Copeland Roseville, CA13.874-0.367
20517BBill Balog North Pole, AK13.888-0.381
2163Kaleb Montgomery Templeton, CA13.915-0.408
2215121Caeden Steele Fresno, CA13.992-0.485
233129Bud Kaeding San Jose, CA14.007-0.500
242317AUJamie Veal Warrnambool, VIC14.023-0.516
25215DConnor Danell Visalia, CA14.024-0.517
261317WShane Golobic Fremont, CA14.029-0.522
27123ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA14.032-0.525
283288AJoey Ancona Concord, CA14.068-0.561
292670Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN14.074-0.567
302010Dominic Gorden Clovis, CA14.101-0.594
31483TTanner Carrick Lincoln, CA14.127-0.620
3286Lachy McDonough Greenacres, SA14.170-0.663
33283VDylan Bloomfield Oakley, CA14.255-0.748
3432KGauge Garcia Lemoore, CA14.543-1.036
35112BDawson Faria Tipton, CA14.590-1.083
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Event Info  

World of Outlaws Dennis Roth Classic
Friday, September 20th to Saturday, September 21st
Thunderbowl Raceway
Bardsley & K Street
Tulare, California 93274 

Event Description
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are coming back to Tulare and ready to bang the boards at The Thunderbowl!
The Dennis Roth Classic brings The Greatest Show on Dirt to Tulare for two nights in September. As a nod to Roth's dedication to the sport and his famed #83, the winner of the finale is going home with $83,000.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$83,000.00

Event Schedule

Gates Open: 4:00 PM
Hot Laps/Time Trials: 6:00 PM


*All times Pacific

Ticket Options  
Ticket Phone
(559) 688-0909

Options And Prices


Adult Grandstand: $55/ Bleacher: $50
Seniors Grandstand: $53/ Bleacher: $48
Kids Grandstand (6-12): $28/ Bleacher: $23
Kids 5 & Under: Free



Grandstand Type
http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com/fan-info/seating-chart/

Handicapped Seating Location
Section F. Reserved seats are required. Companion seating is available.

Pit Pass Price

Adult Pit Pass: $60



Pit Age Requirement
16 or older

Camping Availability
onsite

Camping Cost
call 559-686-4707 for information.

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$83,000.00

Type of Grandstand
http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com/fan-info/seating-chart/

Stadium Seating

Stadium seating chairs are allowed as long as they don't impede seats around you.



Handicapped Seating
Section F. Reserved seats are required. Companion seating is available.

Pit Age Limit
16 or older

Personal Coolers
No personal coolers are allowed.

Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is available for purchase at the track

Smoking Policy
No smoking allowed in the grandstands

Camping Availability
onsite

Camping Cost
call 559-686-4707 for information.

Track Info  

Thunderbowl Raceway
Bardsley & K Street
Tulare, California 93274 

Track Phone
(559) 688-0909

Ticket Phone
(559) 688-0909

Track Size
0.333

Track Map
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