Outlaws in town
Jackson will host final Minnesota stop for 2025
Jackson Motorplex will host the second stop of a two-night trip into Minnesota by the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on Saturday.
On the docket is the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars presented by FENDT. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow.
First, the series will be at Ogilvie Raceway on Friday.
It will be the second stop in Jackson for the Outlaws this season.
Carson Macedo topped a field of more than 40 other competitors to win at the track on June 4.
It was his fifth career win at Jackson, the most for any competitor at the track in series history.
Jackson wins
Number of feature wins in Jackson for World of Outlaws drivers:
5: Carson Macedo
4: Donny Schatz
4: Brad Sweet
3: Kerry Madsen
3: Steve Kinser
3: Logan Schuchart
2: Jason Johnson
2: James McFadden
2: Daryn Pittman
1: Bobby Davis Jr.
1: Ian Madsen
1: Joey Saldana
1: Sammy Swindell
Racing notes
Some tidbits courtesy of the World of Outlaws
CLOSE, BUT….: It’s hard to get much closer to victory at Jackson than David Gravel over the years.
Gravel, a native of Watertown, Connecticut, drives the Big Game Motorsports/Huset’s Speedway No. 2 for Tod Quiring.
He’s done well fairly at the track.
Gravel has made 26 World of Outlaws appearances in Jackson and has been in the top five of half of them, including eight trips to the podium.
Somehow though, the top step of the podium has eluded the defending World of Outlaws champion and 2025 points leader.
The closest of his near misses were second-place finishes in 2019 with Jason Johnson Racing and in 2021 with his current Big Game Motorsports crew.
Jackson is the only track where he has competed in at least 20 World of Outlaws races without notching a win. He’s finished third in the last three visits.
MINNE-CEDO: There’s been one man to beat as of late when the World of Outlaws invade the Minnesota, and his name is Carson Macedo.
He’s made two starts at Ogilvie, debuting with a win in 2023 and following that with a runner-up last year. The Lemoore, Calif. driver looked destined to go back-to-back in 2024, leading every lap but the last one when he was passed on the final circuit.
His Jackson résumé is even more remarkable with five victories, including three in the last four races.
Through 34 visits, he’s the track’s winningest driver. He’s also only missed the top five once in his last 11 trips to Jackson.
Macedo is fresh off equaling his best run at the Knoxville Nationals with a fourth-place outing in “The Granddaddy of ‘Em All” aboard the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41.
SHARK STRENGTH: Jackson has been one of Logan Schuchart’s strongest tracks since he and Shark Racing embarked on their World of Outlaws journey in 2014.
The Hanover, Penn. native has visited Jackson’s Victory Lane four times, and all four came over a span of six races when he dominated the track from 2020-2022.
That stretch had drawn him even for the most wins in Jackson until being eclipsed by Macedo in June.
Schuchart enters Minnesota on the heels of a Knoxville Nationals top five, oddly enough finishing one spot behind Macedo. He’s fourth in the series standings, and the driver he trails? That would also be Macedo.
MADMAN REUNITES WITH TSR: Shockwaves were sent through the Sprint Car world when Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing announced that they had parted ways with Donny Schatz after a remarkable 18-year run together that featured more than 200 World of Outlaws wins and eight championships.
The second winningest team in Series history also let fans know who’d be filling the seat of the No. 15, Kerry Madsen.
The “Madman” is already familiar with “Smoke’s” organization. The two sides partnered in 2021 as Madsen climbed aboard the TSR No. 14. They won together six times that year including a trio of World of Outlaws competition.
Two of those victories came at none other than the track on the schedule for Saturday, Jackson. The Sydney, NSW, Australia driver swept the Jackson Nationals prelims, highlighted by a drive from 14th on night one.
A prior commitment will keep Madsen out of the seat next weekend in West Fargo, but the team still plans to complete the 2025 World of Outlaws campaign, starting with the Huset’s Shootout Aug. 30-31.
NATIONALS HANGOVER: Age may prevent 18-year-old Ryan Timms from a literal Knoxville Nationals hangover, but will he have the metaphorical one on track?
After shocking the world by winning the sport’s most prestigious race for the teenager’s first-ever World of Outlaws victory, the next item on Timms’ agenda is this Saturday at Jackson with The Greatest Show on Dirt.
He and the Liebig Motorsports team will make the haul on I-90 from their Rapid City shop.
History says the Oklahoma City, OK native will be in the running for another triumph this weekend.
He’s topped a trio of 410 sprint car races at Jackson in his career, most recently claiming last month’s Merle Johnson Memorial in the Liebig No. 10.
Point standings
Through 50 of 77 races
Top 10
1. David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. 6288
2. Michael Kofoid, Penngrove, Calif. 6116
3. Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. 6052
4. Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Penn. 5944
5. Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Oho 5872
6. Donny Schatz, Fargo 5782
7. Bill Balog, North Pole, Alaska 5516
8. Garet Williamson, Columbia, Mo. 5458
9. Chris Windom, Canton, Ill. 5456
10. Cole Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. 5284
Feature winners
There have been 14 feature winners on the World of Outlaws circuit so far in 2025.
Here’s the list with number of wins and driver(s):
11: David Gravel
8: Michael Kofoid
7: Carson Macedo
4: Kyle Larson
3: Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri
2: Logan Schuchart, Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog
1: Christopher Bell, Giovanni Scelzi, Brad Sweet, Corey Day, Ryan Timms
Laps led
There have been 25 drivers who have led at least one lap of a World of Outlaws feature race this season.
Here are the top five:
257: David Gravel
245: Michael Kofoid
212: Carson Macedo
105: Sheldon Haudenschild
98: Kyle Larson