Race Recap Elite Truck Series

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Wed, Jun 10, 2026Round 6

Photo Finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Traas Edges Kyle Peacock by +0.437s

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

41

🔄Laps

71

Avg Lap Time

1:19.180

🟡Cautions

9

⚠️Caution Laps

27

🔀Lead Changes

6

🛡️Clean Runners

4

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

24

📏Margin

+0.437s

Winner Spotlight

Jordan Traas race image
Custom
79

Jordan Traas

P1 Finish

Started: P3Finished: P1Incidents: 5
🔀 6 Lead Changes🏎️ 24 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 9 Cautions
Jordan Traas car
P1
79

Jordan Traas

Started P3 • Inc 5

P2
83

Kyle Peacock

Started P16 • Inc 0

Brandon M Hinton car
P3
5

Brandon M Hinton

Started P13 • Inc 4

Jordan Traas captured his second win of the season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, advancing from his third-place starting position to victory lane in a chaotic 71-lap Elite Truck Series event that featured nine cautions and 27 caution laps. Despite recording five incidents during the race, the #79 driver managed to secure the checkered flag without leading a single lap during the contest, benefiting from the misfortunes that befell early race leaders. Pole sitter Thomas Aaron led 34 laps before falling to 29th place after accumulating eight incidents, while Paul White led 15 laps but dropped from eighth on the grid to 27th at the finish.

Kyle Peacock delivered a standout performance, charging from 16th place to finish second in the #83 truck while maintaining a clean incident-free record throughout the race. The runner-up result marks Peacock's first podium finish, as he masterfully navigated the carnage that eliminated several contenders. Brandon Hinton completed the podium in third place, advancing ten positions from his 13th-place start after leading two laps during the event, though he accumulated four incidents along the way.

Keith Vaughn earned hard charger honors with a remarkable 27-position climb, advancing from 32nd on the grid to fifth place at the checkered flag despite recording six incidents during his charge through the field. Will Weber also impressed with a 15-position gain from 19th to fourth, maintaining a clean record with zero incidents. The race proved costly for several championship contenders, with Dakota Reeder falling 25 positions from ninth to 34th after leading 13 laps early in the event, while Jesse Gordon dropped from sixth to 33rd despite leading two laps of his own.

The victory extends Traas' championship lead to six points over Jesse Gordon, who saw his title hopes take a significant hit with his 33rd-place finish. Paul White remains third in the standings, 31 points behind Traas, while Reeder has fallen to fourth, 51 points back with 14 races remaining in the season. The Indianapolis round highlighted the unpredictable nature of truck racing, as only four drivers managed to complete the event without recording any incidents in the 41-truck field.

🔥Hard Charger: Keith Vaughn (+27)
Cleanest Race: Kyle Peacock (0x)
Pole: Thomas S Aaron
🔴Most Incidents: Cameron Gulley (22)

Top Movers

Keith Vaughn32

+27

Cooper Brackins78

+24

Brian Sousa60

+22

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
13+279Jordan Traas5x35
216+1483Kyle Peacock0x34
313+105Brandon M Hinton4x33
419+1540Will Weber0x32
532+2732Keith Vaughn6x31
610+468Tom Ringer20x30
711+488Ryan Godfrey9x29
814+686Clover Shepard10x28
917+829Judson Curtis19x27
1024+1469Todd Parent5x26
1123+1297Anthony Burleyson9x25
1236+2478Cooper Brackins6x24
1335+2260Brian Sousa2x23
1434+207Tanner Honeycutt11x22
1515084Andrew Morse12x21
1625+966Brandon H Yates21x20
1737+2095Jim Jackson8x19
1829+1176Cameron Gulley22x18
1921+263Justin Clapper13x17
2038+1828Colton Jackson11x16
2127+655Derek Underwood16x15
2220-292David Burcicki13x14
235-181Jeffrey Goodpaster15x13
2433+971Tommy Wynne12x12
2539+1413Cody Deak18x11
2630+453David Lewis20x10
278-1925Paul White0x40
2841+1351Sam Boutwell9x9
291-2842Thomas S Aaron8x8
3026-427Jim Smith9x7
3128-305Steven Prosser9x6
3212-2077Anthony Hardin4x5
336-2710Jesse Gordon8x4
349-2585Dakota Reeder4x3
352-3393Colton Miller18x2
367-29#6Victor Etheridge4x1
374-3396Seth Cooper15x1
3822-169Tiyler Walts7x1
3918-2109jonathan McIntosh4x1
4031-94Chuck Burley2x1
4140-174David McConnell0x