EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Jordan Traas made the most of a 13th-place starting spot at EchoPark Speedway on Wednesday night, driving the #79 to victory in Round 6 of the RFRL Elite O'Reilly Series. Traas gained 12 positions across 120 green-flag laps — the race ran caution-free throughout — and led 33 of them to take the win over pole-sitter Judson Curtis and Zachary Lovelace. The victory is Traas's first of the 2026 season and adds to a career total of six wins in the series, a number that confirms he knows how to find victory lane when Atlanta sets up right.

Judson Curtis in the #29 was the class of the field in terms of raw pace, leading a race-high 50 laps from the pole position before ultimately settling for second. The result is Curtis's second top-two finish in as many relevant outings, but it is the runner-up that will sting — leading the most laps and starting from the front only to be beaten by a driver who started 12 spots behind him is a tough result to absorb. Zachary Lovelace completed the podium in the #00, picking up 34 points from third place despite carrying 2 incidents, while #9 Tiyler Walts led 15 laps from his P8 start before fading to 17th, one of the more notable stories among the lead-lap runners who couldn't sustain their early pace.

The hard charger award belonged to Traas, but #76 Cameron Gulley in the #76 matched that same +12 position gain, climbing from 20th to 8th without a single incident, and #60 Brian Sousa moved forward 9 spots from 18th to 9th, also with a clean sheet. #73 John Crosby was another notable mover, going from 16th to 7th for a gain of 9 positions. On the other side of the ledger, #66 Brandon Yates tumbled 10 spots from 3rd to 13th, and #9 Tiyler Walts dropped 9 from 8th to 17th, with four incidents contributing to the slide.

In the standings, Zachary Lovelace holds the points lead with 223, a 31-point cushion over #11 Jonathan Burt at 192. Tommy Wynne sits third at 189, just 3 points behind Burt after a clean fifth-place run on Wednesday. Judson Curtis's podium effort moved him to fourth at 172, while David Burcicki rounds out the top five at 167 despite a difficult night that ended in 19th with six incidents. With 18 rounds still remaining in the season, every result carries weight, and the gap between Lovelace and a closely-packed chase group ensures the points fight will stay tight well into the second half of the schedule.