Race Recap Elite Truck Series

Texas Motor Speedway

Wed, May 13, 2026Round 2

Wild Ride at Texas Motor Speedway: Crosby Survives 7-Caution Thriller

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

43

🔄Laps

120

Avg Lap Time

41.935

🟡Cautions

7

⚠️Caution Laps

21

🔀Lead Changes

15

🛡️Clean Runners

2

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

25

📏Margin

+2.303s

Winner Spotlight

John W Crosby race image
Custom
73

John W Crosby

P1 Finish

Started: P17Finished: P1Incidents: 6
🔀 15 Lead Changes🏎️ 25 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 7 Cautions
John W Crosby car
P1
73

John W Crosby

Started P17 • Inc 6

Brandon Shuman car
P2
52

Brandon Shuman

Started P29 • Inc 2

Jesse Gordon car
P3
10

Jesse Gordon

Started P1 • Inc 7

John Crosby delivered a masterful drive from 17th on the grid to capture victory at Texas Motor Speedway, overcoming a challenging start position to claim his first win of the Elite Truck Series season. The #73 truck navigated through multiple incidents throughout the 120-lap contest, accumulating 6 incidents himself while leading 27 laps during a race that featured 15 lead changes and 7 cautions consuming 21 laps. Crosby's triumph came at the expense of pole-sitter Jesse Gordon in the #10 truck, who led 28 laps but settled for third place after starting from the front row.

The race's standout performance belonged to hard charger Daniel Mcconnell, who piloted his #38 truck from 41st starting position to a remarkable 9th-place finish, gaining an extraordinary 32 positions despite 5 incidents along the way. Brandon Shuman in the #52 also mounted an impressive charge from 29th to second place, advancing 27 spots while leading 2 laps and keeping his incident count to just 2. The dramatic nature of the event was exemplified by Dakota Reeder's misfortune, as the #85 truck plummeted from second on the grid to 29th at the checkered flag despite leading 34 laps.

Texas Motor Speedway proved particularly treacherous for several front-runners, with multiple drivers suffering significant position losses. Will Weber's #40 truck dropped 17 positions from 6th to 23rd while accumulating a race-high 21 incidents, while Tiyler Walts fell 30 spots from 4th to 34th in the #9. Only two drivers managed to avoid incidents entirely: Brian Sousa (#60) and jonathan McIntosh (#09), who finished 12th and 13th respectively.

Crosby's victory vaults him to third in the championship standings with 10 points, trailing leader Jordan Traas by just 5 points after only two rounds. Despite his disappointing finish, Gordon maintains second place with 12 points, while Traas retains the points lead with 15 despite falling three positions from his third-place starting spot to sixth. With 18 races remaining in the season, the championship battle remains wide open as the top five drivers are separated by only 9 points.

🔥Hard Charger: Daniel Mcconnell (+32)
Cleanest Race: Brian Sousa (0x)
Pole: Jesse Gordon
🔴Most Incidents: Izmael Lopez (23)

Top Movers

Daniel Mcconnell38

+32

Brandon Shuman52

+27

Zachary Wynne72

+24

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
117+1673John W Crosby6x40
229+2752Brandon Shuman2x35
31-210Jesse Gordon7x34
415+1193Colton Miller8x33
57+200Zachary Lovelace6x32
63-379Jordan Traas4x31
718+1171Tommy Wynne2x30
830+2277Anthony Hardin4x29
941+3238Daniel Mcconnell5x28
1010074David McConnell1x27
115-621Justin Carey1x26
1226+1460Brian Sousa0x25
1336+2309jonathan McIntosh0x24
1413-17Tanner Honeycutt3x23
1519+45Brandon M Hinton1x22
1638+2225Paul White2x21
1728+1169Todd Parent10x20
1834+1676Cameron Gulley10x19
1943+2472Zachary Wynne6x18
2022+292David Burcicki4x17
2123+266Brandon H Yates12x16
2221-162Tyler Jones6x15
236-1740Will Weber21x14
2427+305Steven Prosser10x13
2532+753David Lewis10x12
2625-195Jim Jackson7x11
2716-1128Colton Jackson3x10
2842+1413Cody Deak15x9
292-2785Dakota Reeder4x8
3033+355Derek Underwood14x7
319-2268Tom Ringer4x6
328-2488Ryan Godfrey6x5
3314-1997Anthony Burleyson8x4
344-309Tiyler Walts6x3
3531-416Izmael Lopez23x2
3624-1227Jim Smith6x1
3712-251Jeffrey Goodpaster4x1
3840+23Shaun Dionne6x1
3911-2811Jonathan Burt4x1
4020-2080Ronald Hall2x1
4137-44Chuck Burley6x
4235-732Keith Vaughn4x
4339-445Brent Thompson4x