Race Recap ATC Truck Series

Kentucky Speedway

Sat, Apr 18, 2026Round 14

Williams6 Takes the Checkered Flag at Kentucky Speedway

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

22

🔄Laps

115

Avg Lap Time

35.320

🟡Cautions

1

⚠️Caution Laps

3

🔀Lead Changes

9

🛡️Clean Runners

11

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

9

📏Margin

+102.448s

Winner Spotlight

Mitchell Williams6 race image
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54

Mitchell Williams

P1 Finish

Started: P5Finished: P1Incidents: 0
🔀 9 Lead Changes🏎️ 9 Lead Lap Finishers
Mitchell Williams car
P1
54

Mitchell Williams

Started P5 • Inc 0

Jordan Traas car
P2
79

Jordan Traas

Started P9 • Inc 0

P3
19

Nate Lesko

Started P19 • Inc 0

Mitchell Williams captured his first ATC Trucks Series victory of the season at Kentucky Speedway, surging from his fifth-place starting position to take the checkered flag in Round 14 action. The #54 truck maintained a clean sheet with zero incidents throughout the 115-lap contest, earning maximum points with 42 for the victory. Championship leader Jordan Traas delivered a stellar performance of his own, wheeling the #79 truck from ninth to second place while also keeping his record spotless, collecting 36 crucial points in the process.

The story of the night belonged to hard charger Nate Lesko, who produced the most remarkable drive in the 22-truck field by advancing an incredible 16 positions from his 19th-place starting spot to claim the final podium position in third. Lesko's #19 machine avoided trouble throughout the relatively clean race that featured just one caution period spanning three laps, with 11 drivers managing to complete the event without any incidents. The podium finish netted Lesko 35 valuable championship points and marked one of the most impressive comeback drives of the season.

While Williams celebrated his breakthrough victory, the race proved costly for several championship contenders. Pole-sitter Todd Parent endured a disappointing night, falling from the top starting position all the way back to 11th place after accumulating two incidents with his #69 truck. Joshua Aultice, who entered fourth in points, managed to salvage fourth place despite recording four incidents, while Frank Caruso's championship hopes took a severe blow as the #12 truck tumbled from 14th to 21st with four incidents of his own.

With just one race remaining in the season, Traas has extended his championship lead to 112 points over Williams, putting the #79 driver in prime position to clinch his first ATC Trucks Series title. Williams' victory moved him up to 414 points but still leaves him needing a mathematical miracle in the finale, while Parent maintains third at 349 points. The dramatic shuffling also saw Joshua Aultice leap into fifth place with 313 points, bumping Caruso out of the top five entirely as the season heads toward its thrilling conclusion.

🔥Hard Charger: Nate Lesko (+16)
Cleanest Race: Mitchell Williams (0x)
Pole: Todd Parent
🔴Most Incidents: Joshua Aultice (4)

Top Movers

Nate Lesko19

+16

Jordan Traas79

+7

Tyler DeWeese42

+5

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
15+454Mitchell Williams0x42
29+779Jordan Traas0x36
319+1619Nate Lesko0x35
43-194Joshua Aultice4x34
52-323Charles Van Schaick0x33
64-286Joe Spinelli0x31
77022Abbrom Ghoston0x30
813+542Tyler DeWeese0x29
98-101Tyler Lester4x28
106-424Joshua Gillen0x28
111-1069Todd Parent2x27
121208Kyle Byrd2x25
1311-297Matthew Pponczocha0x24
1415+156Seth Jackson4x23
1510-592David Burcicki4x22
1618+230Shaun Dionne0x21
1722+511Sean Timothy4x20
1820+249Zachary S Mullen0x19
1921+25Garrett Stone4x18
2016-402Rick Dewees4x17
2114-712Frank Caruso4x16
2217-505Cameron Striblin4x15