Macedo Claims Wild Brad Doty Classic

ATTICA, Ohio — You name it, and it likely happened at the 2025 Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic presented by dac Vitamins and Minerals.

Tuesday night at Attica Raceway Park will be one fans are talking about for a long time.

Four different leaders, charges through the field, intense battles for the top spot and leaders spinning were all part of the plot.

Once the green flag flew, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action was endless.

Early on Michael “Buddy” Kofoid took command. Traffic allowed polesitter Kyle Larson to snatch the lead for two laps before Kofoid reclaimed it. Sheldon Haudenschild then surged into contention, and he and Kofoid nearly made contact as Kofoid tripped on the Turn 4 cushion and did a 360.

That allowed Haudenschild to take the lead, but heartbreak hit the Wooster, Ohio, native with four laps remaining as the cushion also bit him and he spun after looking destined to win.

After all that calamity, it was Carson Macedo inheriting the lead. The Lemoore, Calif., native started eighth and made his way forward with some daring moves that included a three-wide pass to steal third.

After getting to the runner-up spot, Haudenschild gave Macedo a gift, and he had no plans of giving it back.

Macedo ripped ahead on the restart. Kofoid gave him one brief challenge in an effort at redemption, but he couldn’t find enough speed. The Jason Johnson Racing pilot held on and added his name to the history books as a Brad Doty Classic winner.

“I really felt like I was running pretty hard on the top, about as hard as I could and maybe even overdriving it,” Macedo said. “But Sheldon was driving like four times harder than me, so I actually backed it down thinking maybe something would happen. He almost got over the edge one time in (Turns) 1 and 2. Then he ended up getting over the curb. I mean, it was no fault of his own. He was doing a great job, just really tricky and treacherous and easy to get over it. It was kind of marbly really, and that’s why guys were able to slide and almost clear you.

“Hats off to Philip Dietz, Adam Zimmerman, and Robby McQuinn. We changed a few things tonight that we thought might be a little bit better, and I think it definitely seemed to be really good there. I was able to get my wing back and get squeezed back in the track late in the race. Hats off to them. Just a cool race to win.”

The victory is the sixth of the campaign for Macedo and his second in the last three races. The 29-year-old became the 26th different winner of “The Doty” since the event first began in 1989.

The runner-up spot went to Kofoid after he led the most laps aboard the Roth Motorsports No. 83. The Penngrove, Calif., native will no doubt be left thinking what could’ve been after having such a strong car and spinning while fighting for the lead with Haudenschild.

Even with looping it, Kofoid still salvaged his ninth consecutive podium as he continues to build momentum.

“I kind of saw him (Haudenschild) and figured if I stayed where I was, he was going to get into me,” Kofoid said. “And I didn’t want to lift for him, so I figured if I could get around him, I could be okay. Then we were just a little tight, and it just grabbed me wrong and pulled me over but glad to keep going. Once I got behind those guys I feel like I could do the opposite of what they were doing, and my car got actually even better. I still feel like we had the car to beat, just the cards didn’t fall our way.”

The final position on the podium went to Donny Schatz after a remarkable charge toward the front. The 10-time series champion took the Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15 from 16th to third.

“I think a lot of guys made mistakes,” Schatz observed. “These Carquest/Advance guys had the car really good here. Obviously the longer the race went the better we got. I think the cushion was pretty treacherous with several people leading it, and it bit them. If things would’ve fallen our way a little bit, I don’t know if the yellow would’ve come out if we’d have been better or not. That’s part of this race. Forty laps here is pretty grueling. The guys did a great job. We salvaged a pretty good night, and hopefully it turns into a pretty good week.”

Logan Schuchart and Kyle Larson completed the top five.

A scary incident during the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown resulted in Kalib Henry being transported via helicopter to a Toledo Hospital.

The finish:

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[8]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[16]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[6]; 5. 57-Kyle Larson[1]; 6. 2-David Gravel[7]; 7. 18T-Tanner Holmes[14]; 8. 2C-Cole Macedo[4]; 9. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[10]; 10. 7S-Chris Windom[13]; 11. 4-Zane DeVault[5]; 12. 19H-Joel Myers Jr[20]; 13. 32-Bryce Lucius[18]; 14. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[3]; 15. 7N-Darin Naida[12]; 16. 88-Tanner Thorson[23]; 17. 28M-Conner Morrell[25]; 18. 6-Zach Hampton[22]; 19. O9-Craig Mintz[24]; 20. 23-Garet Williamson[19]; 21. 21-James McFadden[21]; 22. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[17]; 23. 33W-Cap Henry[15]; 24. 17B-Bill Balog[11]; 25. 29-Zeth Sabo[9]