Race Recap Elite NextGen Series

Auto Club Speedway

Fri, Dec 12, 2025Round 5

Wild Ride at Auto Club Speedway: Lesko Survives 7-Caution Thriller

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

27

🔄Laps

93

Avg Lap Time

54.108

🟡Cautions

7

⚠️Caution Laps

21

🔀Lead Changes

17

🛡️Clean Runners

2

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

19

Winner Spotlight

Nate Lesko race image
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20

Nate Lesko

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 4
🔀 17 Lead Changes🏎️ 19 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 7 Cautions
Nate Lesko car
P1
20

Nate Lesko

Started P1 • Inc 4

Tom Ringer car
P2
68

Tom Ringer

Started P21 • Inc 0

Ryan Philbrick car
P3
06

Ryan Philbrick

Started P2 • Inc 17

Race Story

Nate Lesko captured the victory at Auto Club Speedway in RFRL Elite NextGen Series action, navigating 17 lead changes across a competitive field of 27 cars to take the checkered flag from P1.

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

Tom Ringer secured second place, just behind Nate Lesko. Ryan Philbrick rounded out the podium in third.

The hard charger award goes to Tom Ringer, who gained 19 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.

The race saw 7 caution periods, covering 21 laps, while 2 of 27 drivers completed the event without a single incident.

The tight competition saw 19 of 27 cars finish on the lead lap, a testament to the quality of the field.

With the win, Nate Lesko adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.

🔥Hard Charger: Tom Ringer (+19)
Cleanest Race: Tom Ringer (0x)
Pole: Nate Lesko
🔴Most Incidents: Ryan Philbrick (17)

Top Movers

Tom Ringer68

+19

Brian Sousa60

+17

Brandon M Hinton5

+15

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
11020Nate Lesko4x40
221+1968Tom Ringer0x35
32-106Ryan Philbrick17x34
414+1069Todd Parent4x33
522+1760Brian Sousa4x32
64-273John W Crosby9x31
79+234Jeff Dynda8x30
816+821Joshua Gillen9x29
923+1499Christian Clark4x28
1025+155Brandon M Hinton12x27
1120+913Cody Deak4x26
1215+347Ron Milam11x25
1326+13#6Victor Etheridge10x24
1419+554Cody McCormick13x23
1517+292David Burcicki8x22
1618+248Max Dynda16x21
1711-631Christian Delgado16x20
188-1084Diego A Acuna9x19
193-1676Carter Kingsley4x18
2013-718Brandon Broadfoot6x17
2110-1144John Ross6x16
2224+23Shaun Dionne12x15
235-18#4Chuck Burley2x14
2412-1209jonathan McIntosh4x13
257-1872Thomas Wynne4x12
266-2011Brayden Craycraft2x11
2727070Chad J Thompson0x