Race Recap ATC Truck Series

Lime Rock Park

Sat, May 30, 2026Round 3

Traas Dominates Lime Rock Park: Leads from Pole to Victory

Race at a Glance

🏁Field Size

30

🔄Laps

45

Avg Lap Time

54.507

🔀Lead Changes

2

🛡️Clean Runners

4

🏎️Lead Lap Finishers

8

Winner Spotlight

Jordan Traas race image
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79

Jordan Traas

P1 Finish

Started: P1Finished: P1Incidents: 2
🔀 2 Lead Changes🏎️ 8 Lead Lap Finishers
Jordan Traas car
P1
79

Jordan Traas

Started P1 • Inc 2

P2
20

Nate Lesko

Started P10 • Inc 1

Charles Van Schaick car
P3
23

Charles Van Schaick

Started P2 • Inc 0

Jordan Traas captured his second victory of the ATC Truck Series season at Lime Rock Park, converting his pole position into a commanding 35-lap performance over the 45-lap distance. Starting from the front row, Traas controlled the majority of the race despite two lead changes, ultimately holding off a charging Nate Lesko who advanced eight positions from his tenth-place starting spot to finish second. Charles Van Schaick rounded out the podium in third after leading 10 laps early in the race, though he slipped one position from his second-place grid slot.

The race ran caution-free across all 45 laps, allowing for uninterrupted green-flag racing that showcased both strategic positioning and raw speed. Lesko's drive to second place represented one of several impressive forward charges through the field, while Tyler Starcher also moved up seven spots from eleventh to fourth. Van Schaick's third-place finish marked his first podium appearance in the series, complementing a race where he demonstrated early pace by leading a significant portion of the opening stages.

Justin Frazier earned hard charger honors by advancing nine positions from fourteenth to fifth, a performance that proves crucial to his championship aspirations. His fifth-place finish elevates him to third in the standings with 87 points, just one point behind second-place Mitchell Williams who managed only an eleventh-place result after starting ninth. The race proved costly for several contenders, including Matthew Pponczocha who dropped eight positions from fourth to twelfth after accumulating 10 incidents.

Despite his victory, Traas remains fourth in the championship hunt with 84 points, trailing leader Trevor Brownlee by 12 points. Brownlee maintained his points advantage with a seventh-place finish, holding steady from his starting position to preserve his cushion at the top. With Frazier's strong performance moving him within nine points of the lead and Williams struggling, the championship battle tightens considerably heading into round four of the series.

🔥Hard Charger: Justin Frazier (+9)
Cleanest Race: Charles Van Schaick (0x)
Pole: Jordan Traas
🔴Most Incidents: Jason Nieto (22)

Top Movers

Justin Frazier27

+9

Nate Lesko20

+8

Tyler Starcher76

+7

Finishing Order

FinishStart+/-Car #DriverIncPoints
11079Jordan Traas2x40
210+820Nate Lesko1x35
32-123Charles Van Schaick0x34
411+776Tyler Starcher2x33
514+927Justin Frazier6x32
63-395Jason Nieto22x31
77075Trevor Brownlee1x30
85-397Tyler DeWeese1x29
96-374Ian Blanchard2x28
108-248Patrick Camburn8x27
119-254Mitchell Williams3x26
124-817Matthew Pponczocha10x25
1312-110Carter Menard17x24
1416+226Joe Spinelli7x23
1515051Dayton Wheeler11x22
1618+277Alex Forrest4x21
1717041Patrick Smith4x20
1822+443John Dement16x19
1925+669Todd Parent5x18
2026+622Abbrom Ghoston4x17
2120-149Zachary S Mullen12x16
2224+23Tony Mcdaniel2x15
2321-211Sean Timothy8x14
2427+398Raymond Bell6x13
2513-126Cameron Striblin8x12
2623-34Keith Shoemaker3x11
2719-882Zachary Martin0x10
282805Garrett Stone6x9
2929060Victor Etheridge0x
3030021Mark Brister0x