Race Recap Elite Truck Series

Dover Motor Speedway

Wed, Apr 15, 2026Round 15

Gordon2 Dominates Dover Motor Speedway: Leads from Pole to Victory

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

24

🔄Laps

140

Avg Lap Time

27.130

🟡Cautions

2

⚠️Caution Laps

6

🔀Lead Changes

10

🛡️Clean Runners

10

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

11

Winner Spotlight

Jesse Gordon2 race image
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10

Jesse Gordon

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 6
🔀 10 Lead Changes🏎️ 11 Lead Lap Finishers
Jesse Gordon car
P1
10

Jesse Gordon

Started P1 • Inc 6

Dakota Reeder car
P2
85

Dakota Reeder

Started P2 • Inc 0

Tom Ringer car
P3
68

Tom Ringer

Started P9 • Inc 0

Jesse Gordon delivered a commanding wire-to-wire victory at Dover Motor Speedway, converting his pole position into his first win of the RFRL Truck Series season despite accumulating 6 incidents throughout the 140-lap affair. The #10 driver controlled the race from the drop of the green flag, holding off a clean-running Dakota Reeder in the #85 machine who matched Gordon's starting position by finishing second. Tom Ringer completed the podium in third place after surging forward 6 positions from his ninth-place starting spot, recording a spotless race with zero incidents.

The race's biggest story belonged to Brian Sousa, who authored a spectacular drive from 21st to sixth place to claim hard charger honors with a remarkable 15-position gain. Sousa's charge through the field stood out in a relatively clean race that featured just 2 cautions consuming only 6 laps of green flag competition. Todd Parent also impressed with an 8-position improvement from 13th to fifth, while Tommy Wynne (#71) and Anthony Hardin (#77) each advanced 9 spots to finish eighth and ninth respectively.

Several championship contenders struggled mightily on Dover's concrete surface, most notably Ryan Philbrick who suffered a devastating 17-position slide from third to 20th place after accumulating 6 incidents. David Burcicki's day ended even worse, plummeting 18 positions from fifth to 23rd, while Brandon Shuman fell 11 spots from 11th to 22nd. The misfortunes created opportunities for others, as 10 drivers managed to complete the race without recording a single incident.

With just one race remaining in the championship chase, Jordan Traas extended his points lead despite finishing 12th, adding 25 points to reach 499 total. Philbrick's disastrous result cost him crucial ground, gaining only 17 points while falling 40 points behind Traas with 459. The biggest winners were Tom Ringer and Todd Parent, who collected 34 and 32 points respectively to vault into serious title contention, now sitting 86 and 90 points behind the leader with maximum points still available in the season finale.

🔥Hard Charger: Brian Sousa (+15)
Cleanest Race: Dakota Reeder (0x)
Pole: Jesse Gordon
🔴Most Incidents: Brandon H Yates (14)

Top Movers

Brian Sousa60

+15

Tommy Wynne71

+9

Anthony Hardin77

+9

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
11010Jesse Gordon6x40
22085Dakota Reeder0x35
39+668Tom Ringer0x34
48+454Tiyler Walts10x33
513+869Todd Parent0x32
621+1560Brian Sousa4x31
77097Anthony Burleyson8x30
817+971Tommy Wynne4x29
918+977Anthony Hardin2x28
104-673John W Crosby6x27
116-51Jeffrey Goodpaster6x26
1216+479Jordan Traas0x25
1320+7#4Chuck Burley0x24
1423+990Gary Wright0x23
1510-509jonathan McIntosh0x22
1612-43Shaun Dionne0x21
1715-266Brandon H Yates14x20
1822+472Zachary Wynne8x19
1914-532Keith Vaughn4x18
203-1706Ryan Philbrick6x17
2119-202Zachary Tankersley8x16
2211-1152Brandon Shuman4x15
235-1892David Burcicki0x
2424021Justin Carey0x