Race Recap Elite O'Reilly Series

EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Tue, Oct 21, 2025Round 5

Sousa Takes the Checkered Flag at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

7

🛡️Clean Runners

7

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

7

Winner Spotlight

60

Brian Sousa

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 0
🏎️ 7 Lead Lap Finishers
P1
60

Brian Sousa

Started P1 • Inc 0

P2
3

Shaun Dionne

Started P2 • Inc 0

P3
68

Tom Ringer

Started P3 • Inc 0

Brian Sousa delivered a flawless wire-to-wire performance at EchoPark Speedway to claim victory in the RFRL O'Reilly Series season finale, leading all seven cars home in an unprecedented display of precision racing. The #60 machine held off second-place finisher Shaun Dionne in the #3 car and third-place Tom Ringer in the #68, with all three drivers maintaining their exact starting positions throughout the entire race distance. The remarkable feat extended through the entire field, as Todd Parent (#69), Chuck Burley (#4), Brayden Drewery (#2), and Brent Thompson (#45) all finished exactly where they started in positions four through seven respectively.

The race unfolded as a masterclass in clean driving, with all seven competitors recording zero incidents and producing zero cautions across the entire event. Despite starting from the pole position, Sousa faced constant pressure from championship contender Dionne, who needed a victory and help from others to steal the title from points leader Tom Ringer. The Atlanta facility's high-speed configuration typically produces dramatic late-race shuffles, making the static finishing order all the more remarkable in league racing competition.

While Sousa celebrated his season-ending triumph, the real story emerged in the championship battle where Tom Ringer secured his first O'Reilly Series title despite finishing third. Ringer entered the finale with a four-point advantage over Dionne and needed only to finish ahead of his rival to clinch the crown. With both drivers maintaining their starting positions throughout the race, Ringer's third-place finish behind Dionne's runner-up result was sufficient to preserve his championship margin and claim the season-long title.

The championship standings remained completely unchanged after the finale, with Ringer finishing the season at 161 points compared to Dionne's 157-point total. Chuck Burley secured third in the final standings with 127 points, while Todd Parent (121 points) and Brent Thompson (110 points) rounded out the top five. The zero-incident performance from all seven drivers provided a clean conclusion to what proved to be a tightly contested championship campaign that went down to the final checkered flag.

Cleanest Race: Brian Sousa (0x)
Pole: Brian Sousa

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
11060Brian Sousa0x
2203Shaun Dionne0x
33068Tom Ringer0x
44069Todd Parent0x
550#4Chuck Burley0x
6602Brayden C Drewery0x
77045Brent Thompson0x