Race Recap Elite NextGen Series

Nashville Superspeedway

Fri, Jan 30, 2026Round 11

Wild Ride at Nashville Superspeedway: Kaufman Survives 7-Caution Thriller

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

20

🔄Laps

130

Avg Lap Time

38.590

🟡Cautions

7

⚠️Caution Laps

21

🔀Lead Changes

5

🛡️Clean Runners

3

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

11

Winner Spotlight

24

Bennett Kaufman

P1 Finish

Started: P3Finished: P1Incidents: 0
🔀 5 Lead Changes🏎️ 11 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 7 Cautions
P1
24

Bennett Kaufman

Started P3 • Inc 0

Nate Lesko car
P2
20

Nate Lesko

Started P2 • Inc 1

P3
8

Brandon Finley

Started P5 • Inc 5

Race Story

Bennett Kaufman captured the victory at Nashville Superspeedway in RFRL Elite NextGen Series action, navigating 5 lead changes across a competitive field of 20 cars to take the checkered flag from P3.

After starting in the 3 position, Bennett Kaufman methodically worked through the field, making strategic passes and capitalizing on opportunities to reach victory lane.

Nate Lesko secured second place, just behind Bennett Kaufman. Brandon Finley rounded out the podium in third.

The hard charger award goes to Brian Sousa, who gained 11 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.

The race saw 7 caution periods, covering 21 laps, while 3 of 20 drivers completed the event without a single incident.

With the win, Bennett Kaufman adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.

🔥Hard Charger: Brian Sousa (+11)
Cleanest Race: Bennett Kaufman (0x)
Pole: Tyler Bowling
🔴Most Incidents: Cody Deak (17)

Top Movers

Brian Sousa60

+11

Tiyler Walts54

+9

Brandon M Hinton5

+7

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
13+224Bennett Kaufman0x40
22020Nate Lesko1x35
35+28Brandon Finley5x34
41-325Tyler Bowling3x33
512+75Brandon M Hinton0x32
64-2110Jesse Gordon8x31
718+1160Brian Sousa10x30
817+954Tiyler Walts15x29
98-168Tom Ringer8x28
1014+443Bryce Hedgecock10x27
119-269Todd Parent5x26
1219+713Cody Deak17x25
1311-271Thomas Wynne2x24
1413-199Christian Clark7x23
1510-509jonathan McIntosh8x22
16160#6Victor Etheridge8x21
1715-266Brandon H Yates5x20
187-1194Cole Morton11x19
196-1373John W Crosby6x18
2020070Chad J Thompson0x