Tommy Gossett turned in one of the most impressive drives of the night in Round 2 of the 2026
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Qualifying Series, charging from a third-place starting spot to a
hard-fought third-place finish in the 100-lap NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway.

The Tennessee driver, piloting the No. 88 Ryco Performance Toyota Tundra, stayed inside the
top 10 for all 100 laps and expertly avoided a massive 12-truck pileup that erased several
contenders midway through the race. In the closing stages, Gossett waged an intense
side-by-side duel with real-world NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar for the victory
before settling for the final step of the podium. “It was one of those nights where the truck was
just fast from the drop of the green,” Gossett said after the race. “We qualified well, stayed
patient through the chaos, and then had a shot at the win. Carson’s a tough competitor—clean,
aggressive racing the whole way. Third feels good, but we were so close to stealing one.”

The race, contested across 23 splits with more than 800 entries, featured the familiar 1.5-mile
D-shaped oval’s progressive banking and long straights that encouraged three- and four-wide
racing. Gossett rolled off third on the grid behind pole-sitter and eventual split winner in his
group. He quickly settled into a comfortable top-five rhythm, methodically working the high and
middle lanes while managing his three sets of tires over the long run.

The defining moment came on Lap 47 when a chain-reaction incident erupted in Turns 3 and 4.
A loose truck on the inside triggered a multi-car melee that collected at least a dozen entries,
bringing out the caution and scrambling the field. Gossett, running sixth at the time, threaded
the needle on the high side and emerged unscathed with the lead pack. “I saw it stacking up
and just lifted early and went high,” he recalled. “We dodged a bullet there. A lot of good trucks
went home early because of that one.” The race restarted with 45 laps remaining, and the field
quickly strung out into a high-speed freight train. Gossett methodically advanced, cracking the
top three by Lap 65. With 15 laps to go, the battle for the win ignited between Gossett and
Hocevar, who had worked his way forward in a strong Spire Motorsports-backed entry. The two
traded the lead four times in the final 10 laps, running door-to-door through the tri-oval and
battling side-by-side down the backstretch.

Hocevar ultimately edged ahead on the final restart with superior short-run speed, holding on for
the split victory. Gossett crossed the line third, just 0.214 seconds behind second place after a
last-lap pass attempt came up half a truck length short. The result marks another strong
showing for Gossett in the reconfigured Qualifying Series, which uses the Craftsman Truck for
the opening four rounds before transitioning to Xfinity and Cup machinery. With one drop race
allowed in the standings, consistent top-10 finishes like this will be critical as the field narrows
toward advancement opportunities later in the season.

Gossett and the Ryco Performance sponsored entry will now turn their attention to the next stop
on the Qualifying Series schedule as they continue chasing a path to the premier eNASCAR
Coca-Cola iRacing Series.

Official results, full split standings, and broadcast replay are available on eNASCAR.com.