WARRNAMBOOL, Australia – The finale to Saturday’s 79th running of the Dutton Garage Australian Speedcar Championship presented by Dream Multimedia didn’t disappoint.
Right from the opening lap of the opening heat of the night, the racing intensity was at a fever pitch.
At the end of it all, American Carson Macedo added his name to the illustrious list of Australian Speedcar champions after wheeling the Dyson Motorsport No. N99 to victory lane.
The 40-lap feature was punctuated by stoppages, after it looked like Macedo would have to earn his keep thanks to early attacks from Michael Pickens and Kaidon Brown.
However, Brown retired to the infield and Pickens tagged the turn two concrete, inverting the once-pristine No. NZ1 entry and preventing him from being able to challenge late.
From then on, Macedo had his hands full with the likes of Alex Bright and Nathan Smee, who continually peppered away at the Californian’s lead.
A lengthy red flag situation for South Australia’s Troy Ware, and then another soon after for Michael Stewart delayed the proceedings, but once Macedo nailed the final restart it was his Australian Championship to lose.
Macedo led home countryman Alex Bright, New Zealand’s Caleb Currie and Tom Payet, who put on a barnstorming run from the B-Main to run fourth in a drive for the ages.
Adam Wallis completed the top five, followed by Rusty Whittaker, Justin McMinn, Troy Jenkins, Jay Waugh and Robert Heard.
The finish:
Carson Macedo, Alex Bright, Caleb Currie, Tom Payet, Adam Wallis, Rusty Whittaker, Justin McMinn, Troy Jenkins, Jay Waugh, Robert Heard, Nick Parker, Brett Ireland, Dillon Ghent, Taylor Gore, Nathan Smee, Michael Stewart, Joe Lostitch, Clint Leibhardt, Troy Ware, Matt Jackson, Michael Pickens, Brock Webster, Kaidon Brown, Domain Ramsay.