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Race Recap Elite NextGen Series

World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)

Fri, Dec 5, 2025Round 4

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Wild Ride at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway): Lesko Survives 7-Caution Thriller

Race at a Glance

Field Size

19

Laps

110

Avg Lap Time

42.410

Cautions

7

Caution Laps

21

Lead Changes

5

Clean Runners

2

Lead Lap Finishers

14

Margin

+0.784s

World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway)

Winner Spotlight

Nate Lesko race image
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20

Nate Lesko

P1 Finish

Started: P3Finished: P1Incidents: 0
5 Lead Changes14 Lead Lap Finishers7 Cautions
Nate Lesko car
P1
20

Nate Lesko

Started P3 • Inc 0

John W Crosby car
P2
73

John W Crosby

Started P4 • Inc 6

Tom Ringer car
P3
68

Tom Ringer

Started P9 • Inc 2

Race Story

Nate Lesko captured the victory at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) in RFRL Elite NextGen Series action, navigating 5 lead changes across a competitive field of 19 cars to take the checkered flag from P3.

After starting in the 3 position, Nate Lesko methodically worked through the field, making strategic passes and capitalizing on opportunities to reach victory lane.

John W Crosby applied late pressure but came up just +0.784s short of catching Nate Lesko. Tom Ringer rounded out the podium in third.

The hard charger award goes to Brandon M Hinton, who gained 12 positions from the starting grid to the checkered flag.

The race saw 7 caution periods, covering 21 laps, while 2 of 19 drivers completed the event without a single incident.

The tight competition saw 14 of 19 cars finish on the lead lap, a testament to the quality of the field.

With the win, Nate Lesko adds another trophy to the cabinet. Full results below.

🔥Hard Charger: Brandon M Hinton (+12)
✨Cleanest Race: Nate Lesko (0x)
⚡Pole: Christian Delgado
🔴Most Incidents: John Ross (12)

Top Movers

Brandon M Hinton5

▲ +12

Tom Ringer68

▲ +6

jonathan McIntosh09

▲ +5

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverLaps LedIncPoints
13+220Nate Lesko430x40
24+273John W Crosby256x35
39+668Tom Ringer—2x34
41-331Christian Delgado3610x33
57+218Brandon Broadfoot—6x32
62-444John Ross512x31
719+125Brandon M Hinton—1x30
813+509jonathan McIntosh—6x29
95-499Christian Clark—8x28
108-23Shaun Dionne—4x27
1112+169Todd Parent12x26
1216+414Jacob L Williams—8x25
1315+292David Burcicki—6x24
146-813Cody Deak—7x23
1514-14Chuck Burley—4x22
1618+260Brian Sousa—2x21
1711-672Thomas Wynne—6x20
1810-821Joshua Gillen—9x19
1917-274David Cooke—0x18
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