In the seventh round of the World Series of Sprintcars (WSS) at Archerfield Speedway in Brisbane, Australia, Kerry Madsen started and ended first but not without a helluva race from Donny Schatz. The 20-lap feature was the preliminary Main for Saturday night’s Main Event.

Schatz started third but shot to the lead on the first lap. After falling victim to him Wednesday night, the native Australian Madsen was determined not to lose another race to the North Dakotan, Schatz. In round six of the series, Schatz became the first American to win Down Under in the 2017/2018 WSS campaign.

On lap three, Madsen rode the highline around Schatz and maintained the lead for the remainder of the race. Still, the Aussie native was never able to separate himself from the reigning World of Outlaws champion. As they crossed under the checkered flag, Madsen’s advantage was less than a second.

As thrilling as that was, the two were completely checked out from the field for the majority of the race.

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James McFadden started on the front row next to Madsen and fell back to third when Schatz took the lead. McFadden eventually lost third to California's Carson Macedo on the 10th trip around the track and that is where he settled at the end.

Logan Schuchart was the third American in the battle of nations—finishing fifth after starting sixth and making it by Lachlan McHugh on lap nine. McHugh finished sixth.

Macedo’s third-place finish came a lot easier Friday night than it did in round six. On Wednesday, he was forced to advance through the C and then the B-Main to make the Feature. Macedo all but locked himself into the Feature when he recorded Quick Time over Madsen in time trials.

Lucas Wolfe finished seventh ahead of Australian Dave Murcott, which equally balanced the two nations at the front of the field.  

 Top-10 Finishers
1. Kerry Madsen
2. Donny Schatz
3. Carson Macedo
4. James McFadden
5. Logan Schuchart
6. Lachlan McHugh
7. Lucas Wolfe
8. Dave Murcott
9. Jamie Veal
10. Shaun Dobson

Complete Results