Race Recap Contender Trucks

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Sat, May 2, 2026Round 9

Steele Dominates Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Leads from Pole to Victory

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

22

🔄Laps

66

Avg Lap Time

58.884

🟡Cautions

1

⚠️Caution Laps

3

🔀Lead Changes

8

🛡️Clean Runners

12

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

13

Winner Spotlight

91

Noah Steele

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 4
🔀 8 Lead Changes🏎️ 13 Lead Lap Finishers
P1
91

Noah Steele

Started P1 • Inc 4

P2
86

Justin Johnston

Started P7 • Inc 11

P3
71

Brandon Cotten

Started P3 • Inc 0

Race Story

Noah Steele captured the victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in DES Contender Trucks action, navigating 8 lead changes across a competitive field of 22 cars to take the checkered flag from P1.

Starting from the pole, Noah Steele led a dominant race, controlling the field throughout the event. The win saw Noah Steele leading the majority of the race laps.

Justin Johnston2 secured second place, just behind Noah Steele. Brandon Cotten rounded out the podium in third.

The hard charger award goes to Nicolas Deal, who gained 13 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.

The race saw 1 caution, covering 3 laps, while 12 of 22 drivers completed the event without a single incident.

With the win, Noah Steele adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.

🔥Hard Charger: Nicolas Deal (+13)
Cleanest Race: Brandon Cotten (0x)
Pole: Noah Steele
🔴Most Incidents: Justin Johnston (11)

Top Movers

Nicolas Deal10

+13

Aaron Underhill21

+6

Justin Johnston86

+5

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
11091Noah Steele4x
27+586Justin Johnston11x
33071Brandon Cotten0x
42-235Ben Pivott6x
518+1310Nicolas Deal4x
612+621Aaron Underhill4x
711+425Donald Ristau0x
88065Danny K Passmore0x
99072Kenneth Passmore1x
106-420Robert Sanders2x
1113+228Stephen Ouellette0x
125-784Jeff Dynda0x
134-985Lucas Alves0x
1415+183Eric Robinson0x
1510-57Austin Knight0x
1617+166Michael Kidd6x
1714-347Paul Mrzywka0x
1821+312Ryan Godfrey3x
1916-316Jonathan Medlin2x
2019-111Edwin Warren0x
2120-132Jonathan Geist0x
222203Shaun Dionne0x