Race Recap Elite O'Reilly Series

Nashville Superspeedway

Thu, May 7, 2026Round 13

Crosby Dominates Nashville Superspeedway: Leads from Pole to Victory

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

12

🔄Laps

125

Avg Lap Time

33.026

🔀Lead Changes

8

🛡️Clean Runners

9

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

6

Winner Spotlight

73

John W Crosby

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 4
🔀 8 Lead Changes🏎️ 6 Lead Lap Finishers
P1
73

John W Crosby

Started P1 • Inc 4

P2
00

Zachary Lovelace

Started P2 • Inc 4

P3
29

Judson Curtis

Started P11 • Inc 0

John Crosby extended his championship lead with a commanding victory at Nashville Superspeedway, taking the checkered flag from the pole position after leading 102 of 125 laps in the caution-free affair. The #73 driver's fifth win of the season came despite accumulating four incidents during the race, matching the incident count of runner-up Zachary Lovelace in the #00 machine. Lovelace, who started second and finished second, led 12 laps during a race that featured eight lead changes among six different drivers.

The story of the day belonged to hard charger Judson Curtis in the #29 car, who delivered a masterful drive from 11th on the grid to claim his first podium finish of the season. Curtis gained eight positions while running a clean race with zero incidents, leading three laps during his charge through the field. His breakthrough performance came at the expense of several drivers who struggled to maintain their starting positions, including Jonathan Burt who slipped from third to sixth and Brandon Yates who fell from sixth to 11th.

Tom Ringer in the #68 car held his starting position to finish fourth, leading four laps during the race while maintaining a spotless record with zero incidents. Jonathan McIntosh rounded out the top five in the #09, also keeping pace with his fifth-place starting spot and contributing one lap to the lead change tally. Brian Sousa provided another strong performance, advancing five positions from 12th to seventh while keeping his nose clean throughout the race.

With just one race remaining in the Elite O'Reilly Series season, Crosby holds a narrow three-point advantage over Lovelace at 416 to 413 points, setting up a dramatic championship finale. Tom Ringer sits third with 367 points, while Tony Brent and Jonathan Burt complete the top five at 350 and 348 points respectively. The title fight will come down to the wire between the two drivers who dominated the Nashville event from the front row.

🔥Hard Charger: Judson Curtis (+8)
Cleanest Race: Judson Curtis (0x)
Pole: John W Crosby
🔴Most Incidents: John W Crosby (4)

Top Movers

Judson Curtis29

+8

Brian Sousa60

+5

Cameron Gulley76

+2

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
11073John W Crosby4x40
22000Zachary Lovelace4x35
311+829Judson Curtis0x34
44068Tom Ringer0x33
55009jonathan McIntosh0x32
63-311Jonathan Burt0x31
712+560Brian Sousa0x30
810+276Cameron Gulley0x29
99082Tony Brent0x28
107-381Daniel Mcconnell0x27
116-566Brandon H Yates0x26
128-469Todd Parent4x25