Layne Riggs fights back from spin to win Bristol NASCAR Truck race
Riggs is going to the Round of 8 after a roller coaster night at Bristol
Not even an early spin could deny Layne Riggs as he charged to the win in Thursday night's NASCAR Truck race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This is Riggs' fifth career win and his third of the 2025 season.
“You don't get two mulligans in the playoffs and I've had two," said Riggs, who is now locked into the Round of 8 as he hunts the 2025 title with Front Row Motorsports. "I'm not sure what happened on the start with the 7 [Corey Day]. I felt like I was there pretty good, and just the first lap of the race -- to spin out, it's a blow to your confidence for sure but I have faith in this team."
Ben Rhodes finished second, followed by Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Daniel Hemric, Tanner Gray, Connor Mosack, Andrés Pérez, Bayley Currey, and Corey Lajoie.
Leaving Bristol, Jake Garcia (-14pts) and Chandler Smith (-24pts) are below the cutline in the playoff standings. Rajah Caruth is the driver on the hot seat.
Stages 1 and 2
Jake Garcia started the race from pole position, and earned several critical playoff points as he won Stage 1.
However, the opening stage did not go nearly as smoothly for other title contenders. Riggs triggered the first caution of the race with a surprising Lap 1 spin, but he managed to avoid sustaining any damage.
Watch: Layne Riggs spins on opening lap after getting loose under Corey Day
Another playoff driver, Chandler Smith, faced mechanical gremlins and had to replace the ECU.
At the end of the stage, Parker Kligerman tagged the wall directly in front of Garcia, but the leader managed to avoid any drama.
Unfortunately, misfortune would soon find him as Garcia reported that he lost power steering between the stages. He went several laps down as a result, and fell out of contention.
In Stage 2, Kaden Honeycutt and Tyler Ankrum collided while battle for second on track. Honeycutt had a big run around the top, and sent Ankrum spinning after bumping him from behind. He apologized on the radio following the incident.
Heim went on to win the second stage, but not without having to fight for it. He and Riggs battled back-and-forth, moving all over the track as Riggs tried to find a way by. He ended up snatching the lead at the start of Stage 3, and with no further cautions, he drove off with the win.
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| 1 |
L. RiggsFront Row Motorsports
|
34 | Ford | 250 |
1:27'41.511 |
7 | 51 | ||
| 2 | B. RhodesThorSport Racing | 99 | Ford | 250 |
1:27'42.270 |
8 | 41 | ||
| 3 |
C. HeimTRICON Garage
|
11 | Toyota | 250 |
1:27'46.727 |
7 | 53 | ||
| 4 | T. MajeskiThorSport Racing | 98 | Ford | 250 |
1:27'47.118 |
7 | 47 | ||
| 5 | D. HemricMcAnally Hilgemann Racing | 19 | Chevrolet | 250 |
1:27'49.373 |
10 | 35 | ||
| 6 | T. GrayTRICON Garage | 15 | Toyota | 250 |
1:27'50.924 |
5 | 31 | ||
| 7 |
C. MosackMcAnally Hilgemann Racing
|
81 | Chevrolet | 250 |
1:27'51.441 |
4 | 34 | ||
| 8 |
A. Pérez de LaraNiece Motorsports
|
44 | Chevrolet | 250 |
1:27'52.287 |
7 | 30 | ||
| 9 | C. LajoieSpire Motorsports | 77 | Chevrolet | 250 |
1:27'55.112 |
5 | 28 | ||
| 10 | M. CraftonThorSport Racing | 88 | Ford | 250 |
1:27'55.586 |
5 | 27 | ||
| 11 |
C. DaySpire Motorsports
|
7 | Chevrolet | 250 |
1:27'55.964 |
4 | |||
| 12 |
K. HoneycuttHalmar Friesen Racing
|
52 | Toyota | 250 |
1:27'56.577 |
9 | 40 | ||
| 13 |
G. RuggieroTRICON Garage
|
17 | Toyota | 250 |
1:27'57.094 |
4 | 32 | ||
| 14 | P. KligermanHenderson Motorsports | 75 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'42.522 |
5 | 23 | ||
| 15 |
R. CaruthSpire Motorsports
|
71 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'44.723 |
8 | 27 | ||
| 16 | M. MillsNiece Motorsports | 42 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'45.903 |
6 | 21 | ||
| 17 |
D. SuttonRackley W.A.R.
|
26 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'46.144 |
5 | |||
| 18 |
C. JonesNiece Motorsports
|
41 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'46.384 |
5 | 19 | ||
| 19 | B. CurreyNiece Motorsports | 45 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'49.968 |
7 | 19 | ||
| 20 | T. AnkrumMcAnally Hilgemann Racing | 18 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'50.133 |
10 | 24 | ||
| 21 | G. EnfingerCR7 Motorsports | 9 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'50.339 |
10 | 16 | ||
| 22 |
J. WoodMcAnally Hilgemann Racing
|
91 | Chevrolet | 249 |
1:27'53.092 |
5 | 15 | ||
| 23 |
C. ButcherHalmar Friesen Racing
|
62 | Toyota | 248 |
1:27'50.070 |
6 | 14 | ||
| 24 |
B. CrewsTRICON Garage
|
1 | Toyota | 247 |
1:27'43.418 |
6 | 13 | ||
| 25 |
S. ParsonsYoung's Motorsports
|
20 | Chevrolet | 245 |
1:27'43.719 |
7 | 12 | ||
| 26 |
T. BreidingerTRICON Garage
|
5 | Toyota | 243 |
1:27'53.099 |
6 | 11 | ||
| 27 | S. BoydFreedom Racing Enterprises | 76 | Chevrolet | 242 |
1:27'43.258 |
8 | 10 | ||
| 28 | J. ReaumeReaume Brothers Racing | 22 | Ford | 241 |
1:27'54.468 |
5 | 9 | ||
| 29 |
G. Van AlstVan Alst Motorsports
|
35 | Chevrolet | 239 |
1:27'47.554 |
10 | 8 | ||
| 30 |
C. SmithFront Row Motorsports
|
38 | Ford | 236 |
1:27'47.369 |
13 | 7 | ||
| 31 |
M. MaggioReaume Brothers Racing
|
33 | Ford | 232 |
1:27'45.683 |
9 | |||
| 32 |
T. LapcevichYoung's Motorsports
|
02 | Chevrolet | 227 |
1:22'00.820 |
5 | 5 | ||
| 33 |
J. GarciaThorSport Racing
|
13 | Ford | 219 |
1:27'56.304 |
10 | 15 | ||
| 34 | N. BenningNorm Benning Racing | 6 | Chevrolet | 21 |
12'30.373 |
7 | 3 | ||
| 35 |
C. CostnerMike Harmon Racing
|
74 | Chevrolet | 19 |
10'09.450 |
5 | 2 | ||
| 36 |
C. GreenReaume Brothers Racing
|
2 | Ford | 9 |
5'36.559 |
10 | 1 |
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