Race Recap ATC Truck Series

Daytona International Speedway

Sat, May 16, 2026Round 1

Wild Ride at Daytona International Speedway: Peacock Survives 9-Caution Thriller

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

36

🔄Laps

64

Avg Lap Time

1:15.688

🟡Cautions

9

⚠️Caution Laps

24

🔀Lead Changes

7

🛡️Clean Runners

2

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

20

Winner Spotlight

83

Kyle Peacock

P1 Finish

Started: P24Finished: P1Incidents: 2
🔀 7 Lead Changes🏎️ 20 Lead Lap Finishers⚠️ 9 Cautions
P1
83

Kyle Peacock

Started P24 • Inc 2

P2
25

Bryce Shoemaker

Started P7 • Inc 0

P3
75

Trevor Brownlee

Started P3 • Inc 2

Kyle Peacock delivered a masterclass performance at Daytona International Speedway, charging from 24th on the grid to capture victory in the ATC Truck Series season finale and clinch the championship in dramatic fashion. The #83 driver's remarkable 23-position surge earned him hard charger honors while leading 27 of the 64 laps around the superspeedway. With 7 lead changes throughout the chaotic race that featured 9 cautions spanning 24 laps, Peacock timed his charge perfectly to secure his maiden series victory.

Pole sitter Eldon Stewart in the #1 truck appeared to have the dominant machine early, leading 21 laps before ultimately falling to eighth after accumulating 9 incidents during the frenetic superspeedway battle. Bryce Shoemaker's #25 entry capitalized on the late-race chaos to finish second after starting seventh, leading 5 laps and collecting crucial championship points. Trevor Brownlee rounded out the podium in third, maintaining his starting position of third despite the mayhem that unfolded around him.

The race proved to be a war of attrition with only 2 drivers managing to avoid incidents entirely - Shoemaker and Judson Curtis, who drove the #29 from 17th to fourth while leading 1 lap. Curtis's clean driving netted him a 13-position gain, while Jason Nieto also impressed with a 14-position climb from 20th to sixth in the #95 truck. The carnage was evident throughout the field, with some drivers accumulating double-digit incident counts as the superspeedway racing took its toll.

Peacock's victory not only marked his breakthrough win but also delivered the championship trophy, as he entered the finale tied for the points lead and emerged with a 5-point margin over Shoemaker in the final standings. The championship battle came down to the wire, with Peacock's 40 points from the win proving decisive over Shoemaker's 35-point runner-up effort. Brownlee finished third in both the race and championship standings with 9 points, while Curtis and Mikal Jones completed the top five in the final championship order.

🔥Hard Charger: Kyle Peacock (+23)
Cleanest Race: Bryce Shoemaker (0x)
Pole: Eldon Stewart
🔴Most Incidents: Richard Modrich (24)

Top Movers

Kyle Peacock83

+23

Shaun Dionne30

+23

Tom Ringer68

+17

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
124+2383Kyle Peacock2x40
27+525Bryce Shoemaker0x35
33075Trevor Brownlee2x34
417+1329Judson Curtis0x33
512+702Mikal Jones6x32
620+1495Jason Nieto2x31
710+374Ian Blanchard8x30
81-71Eldon Stewart9x29
918+927Justin Frazier4x28
1011+100Mark Syphers4x27
119-254Mitchell Williams4x26
1227+1565Larry Millard15x25
1336+2330Shaun Dionne4x24
1431+1768Tom Ringer10x23
154-1126Joe Spinelli8x22
166-1022Abbrom Ghoston9x21
175-1292David Burcicki16x20
1814-441Patrick Smith14x19
1916-397Tyler DeWeese14x18
208-1294Joshua Aultice17x17
2115-688Pierre Poussi12x16
2226+448Patrick Camburn18x15
232-2101Tyler Lester10x14
2425+171Richard Modrich24x13
2521-4520Michael Champlin10x12
2633+749Zachary S Mullen15x11
2719-88Kyle Byrd16x10
2829+134Bill Beltram16x9
2923-677Alex Forrest6x8
3034+458Matthew Taylor24x7
3113-1859Michael Wegscheider9x6
3232021Mark Brister4x5
3335+211Sean Timothy8x4
3428-615Curtis Daffern3x3
3530-5121Shane Harbin4x2
3622-1417Matthew Pponczocha4x1