Race Recap ATC Truck Series

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Sat, Mar 28, 2026Round 11

Traas Takes the Checkered Flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

26

🔄Laps

110

Avg Lap Time

36.548

🟡Cautions

2

⚠️Caution Laps

6

🔀Lead Changes

9

🛡️Clean Runners

11

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

15

Winner Spotlight

Jordan Traas race image
Custom
79

Jordan Traas

P1 Finish

Started: P2Finished: P1Incidents: 0
🔀 9 Lead Changes🏎️ 15 Lead Lap Finishers
Jordan Traas car
P1
79

Jordan Traas

Started P2 • Inc 0

Charles Van Schaick car
P2
23

Charles Van Schaick

Started P3 • Inc 0

P3
94

Joshua Aultice

Started P11 • Inc 0

Jordan Traas delivered a masterful performance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, capturing his second victory of the ATC Trucks Series season after starting from the outside of the front row. The #79 truck moved past pole-sitter Tyler Lester early and controlled the 110-lap affair, navigating through just two caution periods that consumed only six laps of green-flag racing. Charles Van Schaick in the #23 machine advanced one position from his third-place starting spot to finish as the runner-up, while Joshua Aultice wheeled the #94 truck from 11th on the grid to complete the podium in an impressive eight-position climb.

The race's most spectacular drive belonged to Joe Spinelli, who earned hard charger honors by rocketing from 21st to seventh place—a remarkable 14-position gain in the #86 entry. Despite accumulating eight incidents during his charge through the field, Spinelli collected crucial championship points that kept him within striking distance of the title fight. Frank Caruso also delivered a standout performance, advancing 11 positions from 19th to eighth in the #12 truck, while Abbrom Ghoston overcame four incidents to move from seventh to fourth place in the #22 machine.

The night proved disastrous for several championship contenders, most notably pole-sitter Tyler Lester, whose #01 truck plummeted 17 positions to finish 18th after accumulating 10 incidents. Tony Brent's championship hopes took a significant blow as the #5 truck dropped 19 positions from fifth to 24th, while Curtis Daffern fell 10 spots from 13th to 23rd. Mitchell Williams managed to limit the damage with a fifth-place finish despite falling one position from his fourth-place starting spot.

Traas's victory significantly strengthened his championship position, extending his points lead to 106 markers over Williams with just four races remaining in the season. The win added 42 points to Traas's tally, bringing his season total to 407 points, while Williams collected 33 points to reach 301. Spinelli's hard-charging performance netted 30 points, keeping him third in the standings at 280 points, though he now trails Traas by 127 points. With Abbrom Ghoston's strong fourth-place finish vaulting him into fifth place in the championship standings at 245 points, the title fight continues to take shape as the series heads toward its final quartet of races.

🔥Hard Charger: Joe Spinelli (+14)
Cleanest Race: Jordan Traas (0x)
Pole: Tyler Lester
🔴Most Incidents: Mark Syphers (12)

Top Movers

Joe Spinelli86

+14

Frank Caruso12

+11

Joshua Aultice94

+8

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
12+179Jordan Traas0x42
23+123Charles Van Schaick0x36
311+894Joshua Aultice0x35
47+322Abbrom Ghoston4x34
54-154Mitchell Williams0x33
69+329Judson Curtis0x32
721+1486Joe Spinelli8x30
819+1112Frank Caruso6x29
96-3046Jason Nieto0x28
108-259Michael Wegscheider0x27
1116+58Kyle Byrd4x26
1214+200Mark Syphers12x25
1315+269Todd Parent6x24
1420+642Tyler Deweese10x23
1517+214Jacob L Williams4x22
1623+749Zachary S Mullen0x21
1712-592David Burcicki4x20
181-1701Tyler Lester10x20
1910-965Larry Millard4x18
2018-299Tiyler Walts0x17
2125+411Sean Timothy0x16
2224+25Garrett Stone4x15
2313-1015Curtis Daffern2x14
245-1982Tony Brent2x13
2522-3111Gene Watkinson4x12
2626068Tom Ringer0x