Race Recap ARCA

Auto Club Speedway

Wed, Apr 15, 2026Round 9

Wild Ride at Auto Club Speedway: Hussain2 Survives 8-Caution Thriller

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

29

🔄Laps

64

Avg Lap Time

1:01.559

🟡Cautions

8

⚠️Caution Laps

24

🔀Lead Changes

13

🛡️Clean Runners

3

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

14

Winner Spotlight

36

Zain Hussain

P1 Finish

Started: P14Finished: P1Incidents: 9
🔀 13 Lead Changes🏎️ 14 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 8 Cautions
P1
36

Zain Hussain

Started P14 • Inc 9

P2
46

Mitchel Shaffer

Started P4 • Inc 13

P3
52

Charles Irwin

Started P3 • Inc 6

Race Story

Zain Hussain2 captured the victory at Auto Club Speedway in DES ARCA action, navigating 13 lead changes across a competitive field of 29 cars to take the checkered flag from P14.

After starting in the 14 position, Zain Hussain2 methodically worked through the field, making strategic passes and capitalizing on opportunities to reach victory lane.

Mitchel Shaffer secured second place, just behind Zain Hussain2. Charles Irwin rounded out the podium in third.

The hard charger award goes to Jamie Howell2, who gained 22 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.

The race saw 8 caution periods, covering 24 laps, while 3 of 29 drivers completed the event without a single incident.

With the win, Zain Hussain2 adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.

🔥Hard Charger: Jamie Howell (+22)
Cleanest Race: Max Dynda (0x)
Pole: Nickolas Lamb
🔴Most Incidents: Christian Clark (22)

Top Movers

Jamie Howell98

+22

Paul Mrzywka47

+16

Brandon M Hinton5

+15

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
114+1336Zain Hussain9x
24+246Mitchel Shaffer13x
33052Charles Irwin6x
426+2298Jamie Howell4x
515+1037Andrew Bryson18x
619+1379Michael Scimia16x
723+1647Paul Mrzywka8x
818+107Austin Knight13x
924+155Brandon M Hinton12x
1022+1280Scott Cain Jr12x
112-923Thomas Long12x
1210-215Noah Shouse16x
139-499Christian Clark22x
1425+1130Juan Cobbs Jr22x
158-769Todd Parent11x
165-1111Edwin Warren16x
177-1025Donald Ristau17x
1813-510Nicolas Deal20x
196-1345Tiyler Walts18x
2011-971Brandon Cotten18x
2120-182Jacob Akers21x
2216-632Jonathan Geist12x
231-2250Nickolas Lamb9x
2421-313Donald Bell12x
2527+268Ward Fisher12x
2612-1448Max Dynda0x
2717-1065Danny K Passmore4x
2828084Jeff Dynda0x
2929022David Hickey0x