Race Recap Elite O'Reilly Series

Texas Motor Speedway

Sat, Sep 20, 2025Round 11

Massie2 Dominates Texas Motor Speedway: Leads from Pole to Victory

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

6

🔄Laps

135

Avg Lap Time

32.225

🔀Lead Changes

6

🛡️Clean Runners

1

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

1

Winner Spotlight

9

Brandon Massie

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 1
🔀 6 Lead Changes🏎️ 1 Lead Lap Finishers
P1
9

Brandon Massie

Started P1 • Inc 1

P2
68

Tom Ringer

Started P2 • Inc 1

P3
3

Shaun Dionne

Started P5 • Inc 3

Brandon Massie converted his pole position into victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway, leading the field through all 135 laps of the O'Reilly Series season finale. The #9 driver maintained his starting spot throughout the caution-free race, collecting 40 points for the win ahead of Tom Ringer's #68 machine, who started second and finished second. Massie's perfect drive was marred only by a single incident, but his speed proved untouchable on the 1.5-mile oval.

Behind the front-runners, Shaun Dionne delivered the race's most impressive performance, wheeling his #3 Chevrolet from fifth on the grid to a podium finish in third place. Dionne earned hard charger honors with his two-position gain, though his charge came at a cost with three incidents recorded during his climb through the field. Chuck Burley held station in fourth after starting fourth in the #4 car, while jonathan McIntosh's #09 machine slipped from third to fifth, hampered by a race-high 14 incidents that derailed what could have been a strong points day.

The race proved pivotal in the championship battle, with Tom Ringer claiming his first O'Reilly Series title despite finishing second to Massie. Ringer's 35-point haul moved him from 126 points to 161 points, enough to edge Shaun Dionne by just four points in the final standings. Dionne's third-place finish earned him 34 points, bringing his season total to 157 points, leaving him to settle for the runner-up position in the championship chase.

With zero races remaining after Texas, Ringer's title represents a masterclass in consistency, as the #68 team managed to hold off Dionne's late-season surge. Chuck Burley's fourth-place run vaulted him to third in the final championship standings with 127 points, while notable championship contenders Todd Parent and Brent Thompson failed to compete in the finale, watching their title hopes slip away from the sidelines. Jordan Traas was the lone incident-free driver in the six-car field, though his #79 machine finished last and earned zero points.

🔥Hard Charger: Shaun Dionne (+2)
Cleanest Race: Jordan Traas (0x)
Pole: Brandon Massie
🔴Most Incidents: jonathan McIntosh (14)

Top Movers

Shaun Dionne3

+2

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
1109Brandon Massie1x40
22068Tom Ringer1x35
35+23Shaun Dionne3x34
440#4Chuck Burley6x33
53-209jonathan McIntosh14x32
66079Jordan Traas0x