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
CustomDakota Reeder
P1 Finish

Dakota Reeder
Started P2 • Inc 0

Jordan Traas
Started P6 • Inc 9

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.
Top Movers
John W Crosby73
▲ +20Cody Deak13
▲ +17Brian Sousa60
▲ +13Finishing Order
| Finish | Start | +/- | Car # | Driver | Inc | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | +1 | 85 | Dakota Reeder | 0x | 40 |
| 2 | 6 | +4 | 79 | Jordan Traas | 9x | 35 |
| 3 | 1 | -2 | 06 | Ryan Philbrick | 0x | 34 |
| 4 | 10 | +6 | 21 | Justin Carey | 4x | 33 |
| 5 | 25 | +20 | 73 | John W Crosby | 0x | 32 |
| 6 | 15 | +9 | 77 | Anthony Hardin | 8x | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | 36 | Brody Duescher | 4x | 30 |
| 8 | 19 | +11 | 71 | Thomas Wynne | 1x | 29 |
| 9 | 18 | +9 | 69 | Todd Parent | 0x | 28 |
| 10 | 27 | +17 | 13 | Cody Deak | 0x | 27 |
| 11 | 7 | -4 | 74 | David McConnell | 0x | 26 |
| 12 | 24 | +12 | 32 | Keith Vaughn | 4x | 25 |
| 13 | 26 | +13 | 60 | Brian Sousa | 0x | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | -2 | 09 | jonathan McIntosh | 0x | 23 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | 97 | Anthony Burleyson | 2x | 22 |
| 16 | 29 | +13 | 19 | Andy Bowman | 4x | 21 |
| 17 | 20 | +3 | 72 | Zachary Wynne | 1x | 20 |
| 18 | 16 | -2 | 02 | Zachary Tankersley | 14x | 19 |
| 19 | 3 | -16 | ![]() | Victor Etheridge | 7x | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | +1 | 66 | Brandon H Yates | 8x | 17 |
| 21 | 17 | -4 | 1 | Jeffrey Goodpaster | 12x | 16 |
| 22 | 13 | -9 | 92 | David Burcicki | 2x | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | -12 | 54 | Tiyler Walts | 8x | 14 |
| 24 | 9 | -15 | 45 | Brent Thompson | 8x | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | -3 | 3 | Shaun Dionne | 4x | 12 |
| 26 | 8 | -18 | 52 | Brandon Shuman | 9x | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | -4 | 68 | Tom Ringer | 4x | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | -24 | 62 | Tyler Jones | 10x | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | -1 | 90 | Gary Wright | 2x | 8 |
