Race Recap Elite Truck Series

Nashville Superspeedway

Wed, Apr 1, 2026Round 13

Reeder Takes the Checkered Flag at Nashville Superspeedway

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

29

🔄Laps

110

Avg Lap Time

35.763

🟡Cautions

3

⚠️Caution Laps

9

🔀Lead Changes

3

🛡️Clean Runners

8

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

14

Winner Spotlight

Dakota Reeder race image
Custom
85

Dakota Reeder

P1 Finish

Started: P2Finished: P1Incidents: 0
🔀 3 Lead Changes🏎️ 14 Lead Lap Finishers
Dakota Reeder car
P1
85

Dakota Reeder

Started P2 • Inc 0

Jordan Traas car
P2
79

Jordan Traas

Started P6 • Inc 9

Ryan Philbrick car
P3
06

Ryan Philbrick

Started P1 • Inc 0

Dakota Reeder delivered a masterful performance at Nashville Superspeedway, converting his front-row starting position into his first victory of the season after 110 laps of intense Truck Series action. Starting alongside pole-sitter Ryan Philbrick in the #06, Reeder managed the race through three cautions spanning nine yellow-flag laps to claim the checkered flag with a clean incident-free run. The #85 driver's triumph came as championship leader Jordan Traas mounted a impressive charge from sixth to second place, gaining four positions despite accumulating nine incidents throughout the night.

The race belonged to John Crosby in the #73 truck, who authored the most spectacular drive of the evening with a remarkable 20-position climb from 25th to fifth place. Crosby's hard-charging performance moved him from the back of the field into the top five without recording a single incident, earning him maximum hard charger honors and crucial championship points. His flawless drive netted 32 points and solidified his third-place standing in the title race, now sitting 54 points behind leader Traas with just three rounds remaining.

Chaos struck several championship contenders as the night unfolded at the 1.33-mile concrete oval. Tyler Jones suffered the race's most dramatic collapse, plummeting 24 positions from fourth to 28th after recording 10 incidents, while Tom Ringer's championship hopes took a significant hit with a disappointing 27th-place finish that dropped him from fourth to fifth in points. Brandon Shuman's night went equally wrong, falling 18 positions from eighth to 26th after nine incidents derailed what started as a promising run.

With Traas extending his championship lead to 26 points over Philbrick following their second and third-place finishes respectively, the title fight remains wide open heading into the final three races. Traas gained 35 points to Philbrick's 34, while Crosby's stellar recovery drive keeps him mathematically alive at 54 points back. Todd Parent climbed to fourth in the standings after a solid ninth-place finish from 18th, as only eight of the 29 drivers managed to complete the race without incident in what proved to be a challenging night of league racing competition.

🔥Hard Charger: John W Crosby (+20)
Cleanest Race: Dakota Reeder (0x)
Pole: Ryan Philbrick
🔴Most Incidents: Zachary Tankersley (14)

Top Movers

John W Crosby73

+20

Cody Deak13

+17

Brian Sousa60

+13

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
12+185Dakota Reeder0x40
26+479Jordan Traas9x35
31-206Ryan Philbrick0x34
410+621Justin Carey4x33
525+2073John W Crosby0x32
615+977Anthony Hardin8x31
75-236Brody Duescher4x30
819+1171Thomas Wynne1x29
918+969Todd Parent0x28
1027+1713Cody Deak0x27
117-474David McConnell0x26
1224+1232Keith Vaughn4x25
1326+1360Brian Sousa0x24
1412-209jonathan McIntosh0x23
1514-197Anthony Burleyson2x22
1629+1319Andy Bowman4x21
1720+372Zachary Wynne1x20
1816-202Zachary Tankersley14x19
193-16#6Victor Etheridge7x18
2021+166Brandon H Yates8x17
2117-41Jeffrey Goodpaster12x16
2213-992David Burcicki2x15
2311-1254Tiyler Walts8x14
249-1545Brent Thompson8x13
2522-33Shaun Dionne4x12
268-1852Brandon Shuman9x11
2723-468Tom Ringer4x10
284-2462Tyler Jones10x9
2928-190Gary Wright2x8