Layne Riggs secured a late‑night Nashville NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, turning a pole position into a dramatic white‑flag finish against Rajah Caruth.
Race began under lights after rain‑induced delay
Following a three‑hour postponement, the event went green just after 11 p.m. Eastern. Riggs, who started from pole, commanded the opening stage, posting lap times in the low‑20s and extending a multi‑second advantage over the field. No incidents disrupted the first run, allowing Riggs to claim Stage 1 ahead of drivers such as Caleb Honeycutt and Tyler Love.
Stage two produced a cascade of cautions
Pit road saw Riggs win the service queue while Bryce Rhodes incurred a speed penalty. Early on, a collision between Matt Retzlaff and Jack Tyrrell generated the first yellow, and a separate spin by Tyler Reif on the restart added a second. A flat‑tired Carson Ferguson then slammed into the outside wall, prompting another stoppage.
The ensuing chaos brought out a three‑truck pile‑up involving Jesse Love, Jake Garcia and Tanner Gray. Debris from Garcia’s damaged truck forced an additional caution, limiting the longest green run in the stage to three laps. Despite the turmoil, Riggs preserved the lead through every restart and took Stage 2, finishing ahead of Honeycutt and Christian Eckes.
Final segment: pit strategy reshapes the order
When the leaders entered pit road for the final stop, a quartet—including Ross Chastain—opted to stay out, dropping Riggs out of the top ten for the first time. Caruth, honoring Kyle Busch with a No. 8 hat, seized the lead on the restart, while Riggs worked his way forward on fresh right‑hand tires.
With roughly 30 laps remaining, Honeycutt’s truck lost power, triggering another caution. A subsequent yellow caused by a runaway wheel from Rhodes’s vehicle bunched the field again. In the ensuing sprint, Riggs climbed to third, overtaking Chastain and positioning himself behind Caruth.
Two laps from the finish, Riggs received a clear track, and Caruth attempted an aero block that resulted in contact at the white flag. Leveraging 40‑lap‑new tires, Riggs surged around the outside, crossing the line first and earning Front Row Motorsports a custom guitar and his eighth career Truck Series victory.
Top‑five finishers
- 1. Layne Riggs (Front Row Motorsports) – 1:59 44.995
- 2. Rajah Caruth (Spire Motorsports) – +0.468 seconds
- 3. Chandler Smith (Front Row Motorsports) – +0.495 seconds
- 4. Ross Chastain (Niece Motorsports) – +3.965 seconds
- 5. Tyler Ankrum (McAnally Hilgemann Racing) – +5.543 seconds
Looking ahead
Riggs’s back‑to‑back victories, each accompanied by a tribute to the late Kyle Busch, underscore Front Row Motorsports’ growing momentum as the Truck Series season heads toward its next showdown.
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