Race Recap Elite O'Reilly Series
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Thu, Mar 12, 2026Round 6
Traas Dominates Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Leads from Pole to Victory
Race at a Glance
🏁Field Size
20
🔄Laps
115
⏱Avg Lap Time
35.655
🟡Cautions
2
⚠️Caution Laps
6
🔀Lead Changes
14
🛡️Clean Runners
13
🏎️Lead Lap Finishers
15
Winner Spotlight
Jordan Traas
P1 Finish
Jordan Traas
Started P1 • Inc 0
Zachary Lovelace
Started P3 • Inc 0
Judson Curtis
Started P7 • Inc 2
Jordan Traas delivered a commanding wire-to-wire victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading all 115 laps from pole position to claim his first win of the RFRL O'Reilly Series season opener. The #79 driver maintained his advantage through two caution periods that accounted for just 6 laps, keeping Zachary Lovelace's charging #00 machine at bay throughout the race. Lovelace advanced one position from his third-place starting spot to finish second, while Judson Curtis rounded out the podium in the #29 car after climbing four positions from his seventh-place grid position despite accumulating two incidents during the 20-car race.
The race's standout performance belonged to Daniel Mcconnell, who earned hard charger honors by advancing eight positions from 15th to finish seventh in the #81 Chevrolet. Mcconnell's clean drive helped him join 12 other incident-free competitors in a race that saw relatively few on-track incidents. Jonathan Burt also impressed with a six-position gain from 12th to sixth, while Brian Sousa matched Mcconnell's eight-position improvement by driving from 19th to 11th place.
Several pre-race contenders struggled to maintain their starting positions, most notably Thomas Wynne who plummeted 15 positions from fourth to 19th after encountering difficulties that resulted in two incidents. David McConnell suffered an eight-position drop from ninth to 17th with four incidents recorded against his #74 entry, while Scott Millikan fell five spots from eighth to 13th despite running incident-free.
Championship leader John Crosby extended his points advantage despite finishing fifth, adding 32 points to reach 213 total with nine races remaining. Tom Ringer maintained second place in the standings at 188 points after gaining 28 points with his ninth-place finish, though his four incidents and three-position drop from sixth suggest potential concerns. Zachary Lovelace's runner-up finish vaulted him from fourth to third in the championship with 169 points, while Tony Brent's fourth-place result moved him into a fifth-place tie with Scott Millikan at 161 points each.
Top Movers
Daniel Mcconnell81
▲ +8Brian Sousa60
▲ +8Jonathan Burt11
▲ +6Finishing Order
| Finish | Start | +/- | Car # | Driver | Inc | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | Jordan Traas | 0x | 40 |
| 2 | 3 | +1 | 00 | Zachary Lovelace | 0x | 35 |
| 3 | 7 | +4 | 29 | Judson Curtis | 2x | 34 |
| 4 | 2 | -2 | 82 | Tony Brent | 0x | 33 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 73 | John W Crosby | 0x | 32 |
| 6 | 12 | +6 | 11 | Jonathan Burt | 0x | 31 |
| 7 | 15 | +8 | 81 | Daniel Mcconnell | 0x | 30 |
| 8 | 10 | +2 | 69 | Todd Parent | 0x | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | -3 | 68 | Tom Ringer | 4x | 28 |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | 54 | Tiyler Walts | 0x | 27 |
| 11 | 19 | +8 | 60 | Brian Sousa | 0x | 26 |
| 12 | 14 | +2 | 5 | Brandon M Hinton | 0x | 25 |
| 13 | 8 | -5 | 03 | Scott Millikan | 0x | 24 |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | 92 | David Burcicki | 4x | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | +2 | ![]() | Victor Etheridge | 0x | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 | Jessica Bowman | 0x | 21 |
| 17 | 9 | -8 | 74 | David McConnell | 4x | 20 |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | 72 | Zachary Wynne | 10x | 19 |
| 19 | 4 | -15 | 71 | Thomas Wynne | 2x | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | -2 | 66 | Brandon H Yates | 4x | 17 |
