I had to get back into the seat and rip the top really hard. These big mufflers are so quiet that you kind of hear things and don’t know where they’re coming from really. “He was so good on the bottom, I was taken aback for a minute. “I didn’t expect that honestly,” Macedo said of Allen driving by him. From there, the 26-year-old star easily ran off into lap traffic and won Friday’s preliminary by 2.117-seconds. The Jason Johnson Racing, Albaugh #41 rebounded on the ensuing restart, however, and ripped command of the lead back from Allen as he throttled the tricky cushion. The Hanover, PA native, who had amassed a stunning average finish of 24th through his first 12 starts in Chico, drove by Macedo on the low-line and led laps 16-18. Macedo led the opening 15 laps from the pole position, but seventh-starting Jacob Allen quickly found himself in contention aboard the Shark Racing, Pells Tire Service, Low-E Insulation #1A. To secure Friday’s Feature win – unofficially his 12th with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2022 – Macedo was forced to fight off a resurgent Jacob Allen, who presented a career-best Silver Dollar Speedway effort. He’s won all three of his Gold Cup prelims with a different team – Tarlton Racing in 2014, Kyle Larson Racing in 2019, and Jason Johnson Racing in 2022. RIGHT AT HOME: Carson Macedo is a Gold Cup Preliminary Winner Once Again at Silver Dollar SpeedwayĪllen and Golobic Lock-In for Saturday’s $25,000/Win Finale at Silver DollarĬHICO, CA – Septem– The second night of the 68th Gold Cup Race of Champions saw the return of a familiar face to Victory Lane at Silver Dollar Speedway.Ĭompleting a California sweep of the split-field preliminary programs, Lemoore’s Carson Macedo stood on top at the Chico, CA 1/4-mile for the third time in his career.