Race Recap Elite NextGen Series

Dover Motor Speedway

Fri, May 8, 2026Round 13

Photo Finish at Dover Motor Speedway: Crosby Edges Tiyler Walts by +0.19s

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

20

🔄Laps

153

Avg Lap Time

29.874

🟡Cautions

5

⚠️Caution Laps

15

🔀Lead Changes

9

🛡️Clean Runners

5

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

8

📏Margin

+0.19s

Winner Spotlight

John W Crosby race image
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73

John W Crosby

P1 Finish

Started: P3Finished: P1Incidents: 4
🔀 9 Lead Changes🏎️ 8 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 5 Cautions
John W Crosby car
P1
73

John W Crosby

Started P3 • Inc 4

Tiyler Walts car
P2
54

Tiyler Walts

Started P1 • Inc 4

Brandon M Hinton car
P3
5

Brandon M Hinton

Started P15 • Inc 0

John Crosby delivered a commanding performance at Dover Motor Speedway, capturing his eighth victory of the Elite NextGen Series season after starting from the third position. The #73 driver led 111 of the 153-lap contest, controlling the race through nine lead changes and five caution periods that consumed 15 laps. Crosby's dominant run came despite accumulating four incidents during the rough-and-tumble affair at the Monster Mile.

Pole-sitter Tiyler Walts in the #54 car held his ground early, leading six laps before ultimately settling for the runner-up spot. The result marks a solid points day for Walts, though he was unable to convert his front-row starting position into victory lane. Tom Ringer's difficult day continued Dover's reputation for chaos, as the #68 driver plummeted from his second-place starting spot to finish 12th after collecting six incidents.

The race's most impressive drive belonged to Brandon Hinton, who charged from 15th on the grid to claim the final podium position in the #5 machine. Hinton's remarkable 12-position gain earned him hard charger honors while adding crucial championship points to his season total. The clean driver managed to lead 16 laps during his march forward and avoided incidents entirely, showcasing the patience required to navigate Dover's concrete surface.

With just one race remaining in the championship hunt, Crosby has extended his points lead to exactly 100 markers over second-place Hinton, putting the #73 team in prime position to clinch the Elite NextGen Series title. Hinton's podium finish keeps his mathematical hopes alive, while Tom Ringer sits third in the standings at 336 points, 112 behind the leader. Todd Parent and Cody Deak round out the top five in the championship chase, with Parent gaining four positions at Dover to finish fourth and Deak recovering from an 18th-place start to earn ninth despite accumulating eight incidents.

🔥Hard Charger: Brandon M Hinton (+12)
Cleanest Race: Brandon M Hinton (0x)
Pole: Tiyler Walts
🔴Most Incidents: Brandon H Yates (12)

Top Movers

Brandon M Hinton5

+12

Cameron Gulley76

+11

Cody Deak13

+9

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
13+273John W Crosby4x40
21-154Tiyler Walts4x35
315+125Brandon M Hinton0x34
48+469Todd Parent6x33
55092David Burcicki2x32
617+1176Cameron Gulley4x31
711+409jonathan McIntosh2x30
84-460Brian Sousa0x29
918+913Cody Deak8x28
1014+466Brandon H Yates12x27
117-437Chris Smith10x26
122-1068Tom Ringer6x25
1312-13Shaun Dionne2x24
146-871Tommy Wynne4x23
1516+17Tanner Honeycutt4x22
1613-389Allen Burgan0x21
179-8#6Victor Etheridge10x20
1810-894Cole Morton4x19
191904Chuck Burley0x
2020080Ronald Hall0x