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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.


Layne Riggs tightens NASCAR Truck Series Chase with win at Charlotte

 

David Jensen | Getty Images

October 9, 2026

 

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

 

CONCORD, N.C.—In the opening laps of Friday’s Ecosave 200, as he was slicing his way forward from the 13th starting position, Layne Riggs declared on his team radio “They’re in trouble”—meaning the competition.

 

Riggs’ seventh victory of the season wasn’t quite as easy as that assessment might have implied. In fact, the driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford had to pass Chase leader Kaden Honeycutt on Lap 128 of 134 to secure his second NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of the season at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the 12th win of his career.

 

The victory had enormous implications for the series championship. In taking the checkered flag, Riggs narrowed his Chase deficit to 17 points behind Honeycutt, who finished third after losing the runner-up spot to Christian Eckes one lap after Riggs made the winning pass.

 

“That was a hell of a battle there at the end with me and the 11 (Honeycutt),” said Riggs, who got past Honeycutt when the No. 11 Toyota broke loose in the top lane and tagged the outside wall with the right rear. “That was a lot of fun.

 

“I think I had to pass the 11 three or four times (after losing spots in the pits). We’ve got to still work on pit road. That was our weakness still, but I kept driving to the front.”

 

For Riggs, the victory was redemption for the second Chase race Sept. 26 at Kansas, where Riggs hit the outside wall while running second late in the race and finished 19th.

 

“At Kansas, I was up there, and internally I pressured myself that I needed to go win. Today, I didn’t have any pressure. I just went out and wheeled it.”

 

Honeycutt repeatedly beat Riggs off pit road but couldn’t hold off the No. 34 Ford on the race track.

 

“I don’t know how the heck I saved that,” Honeycutt said of his near-spin near the wall while trying to defend the lead with seven laps left. “Just seeing the replay, I wish I hadn’t been air-blocking him as much as I did. It just took away what I was trying to do.

 

“I just focused on him too much. I should have run my own race.”

 

Riggs and Honeycutt split the first two stages, with Riggs winning his 12th of the season in Stage 1 and finishing second to Honeycutt in Stage 2.

 

Eckes finished second for the second straight race but remains fourth in the standings, 88 points behind Honeycutt with four Chase races left. Chandler Smith came home fifth behind non-Chase driver Bayley Currey and trails Honeycutt by 77 points.

 

“Our Chevrolet was really solid all day,” Eckes said. “We just kind of slow down the straightaway and struggled with a couple balance items. It’s still good to finish second in back-to-back weeks.

 

“Obviously, we want to win, and I feel like we’re right on the cusp of doing that.”

 

The race featured five cautions for 28 laps and one 12-minute, 58-second red-flag period for an eight-car accident on Lap 118. That wreck took out two of the five Kyle Busch tribute cars entered in the race, which preceded a celebration of the life of the late NASCAR Cup Series champion.

 

Both the No. 7 of pole winner Connor Mosack (honoring the 100th Truck Series victory of Kyle Busch Motorsports) and the No. 77 of Rajah Caruth (commemorating KBM’s first win) exited the race at that point.

 

Daniel Hemric, Landen Lewis, Andres Perez De Lara, Tyler Ankrum and Justin Haley completed the top 10.

 

The Truck Series Chase continues next Friday at Phoenix Raceway (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

 

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - Ecosave 200

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, North Carolina

Friday, October 9, 2026

 

                  1. (13)  Layne Riggs (C), Ford, 134.

                  2. (8)  Christian Eckes (C), Chevrolet, 134.

                  3. (3)  Kaden Honeycutt (C), Toyota, 134.

                  4. (6)  Bayley Currey, Toyota, 134.

                  5. (10)  Chandler Smith (C), Ford, 134.

                  6. (16)  Daniel Hemric (C), Chevrolet, 134.

                  7. (5)  Landen Lewis (C), Chevrolet, 134.

                  8. (9)  Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 134.

                  9. (25)  Tyler Ankrum (C), Chevrolet, 134.

                  10. (14)  Justin Haley, RAM, 134.

                  11. (17)  Ty Majeski (C), Ford, 134.

                  12. (7)  Grant Enfinger (C), Chevrolet, 134.

                  13. (27)  Brenden Queen #, RAM, 134.

                  14. (20)  Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 134.

                  15. (29)  Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 134.

                  16. (22)  Corey LaJoie, RAM, 134.

                  17. (30)  Regan Smith, RAM, 134.

                  18. (23)  Cole Butcher #, Ford, 134.

                  19. (2)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, 134.

                  20. (15)  Brent Crews(i) (C), Toyota, 134.

                  21. (12)  Ben Rhodes (C), Ford, 134.

                  22. (32)  Luke Baldwin, Ford, 134.

                  23. (19)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 133.

                  24. (33)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 133.

                  25. (24)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 130.

                  26. (36)  Giovanni Ruggiero (C), Toyota, 129.

                  27. (34)  Josh Reaume, Ford, 126.

                  28. (21)  Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, Accident, 125.

                  29. (18)  Jake Garcia, Ford, 120.

                  30. (28)  Leland Honeyman Jr, Toyota, Accident, 117.

                  31. (4)  Rajah Caruth(i) (C), Chevrolet, Accident, 117.

                  32. (31)  Timmy Hill, Toyota, Accident, 117.

                  33. (1)  Connor Mosack (C), Chevrolet, Accident, 117.

                  34. (11)  Conner Jones, Chevrolet, Handling, 115.

                  35. (26)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, Accident, 98.

                  36. (35)  Clayton Green, Ford, Overheating, 57.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  116.804 mph.

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 15 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.596 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  5 for 28 laps.

Lead Changes:  8 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   K. Honeycutt (C) 1;C. Mosack (C) 2-3;K. Honeycutt (C) 4-14;L. Riggs (C) 15-32;K. Honeycutt (C) 33-79;L. Riggs (C) 80-101;K. Honeycutt (C) 102-127;L. Riggs (C) 128-134.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Kaden Honeycutt (C) 4 times for 85 laps; Layne Riggs (C) 3 times for 47 laps; Connor Mosack (C) 1 time for 2 laps.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 34,11,38,91,7,9,77,15,1,5

Stage #2 Top Ten: 11,34,38,77,91,1,5,15,9,19

 

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 WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.


 


National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

www.nascar.com

 

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.

 


NASCAR EXPANDS ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH NEXT LEAGUE
Long-Standing Partnership Focuses on AI-Accelerated Development


NEW YORK, NY
AND CHARLOTTE, NC - October 8, 2026 - Next League, which designs, deploys and operates intelligent systems for leagues, teams and federations, today formally announced the next phase of its expanded, multi-year strategic partnership with NASCAR at Leaders in Sport’s flagship event in London. The organizations have worked together for well over a decade, with Next League supporting areas of NASCAR’s digital platform and technology initiatives since 2012.

 

Today’s news expands on an announcement made in Fall 2025 as it reflects the continued momentum of Next League and NASCAR’s work together to modernize its digital platform operations and improve how fan-facing digital experiences are built, supported and optimized. As part of this partnership expansion, Next League is also supporting digital efforts around NASCAR’s teams and IMSA for the first time.

 

Recently, work has focused on establishing a continuous operating model for platform delivery, incorporating AI-accelerated development workflows to scale engineering and delivery capacity across NASCAR’s digital and platform ecosystem, building automated content workflows to drive real-time fan engagement, and driving operational efficiencies to support the evolution of digital platforms required by modern AI capabilities. Work is currently underway for improved fan experience on all fan-facing NASCAR platforms.

 

“Next League has been a long-standing partner in supporting our digital platform evolution, and together we’re continuing to modernize the way we build, operate and improve fan-facing digital experiences,” said Tim Clark, NASCAR’s Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer. “As AI becomes an increasingly valuable tool across technology and platform development, there are meaningful opportunities to move faster, work smarter and create better experiences for our fans. At the same time, our content, storytelling and editorial voice will remain human-led and human-created. We see AI as a tool to strengthen how we work, not a replacement for the creativity and judgment behind the stories we tell.”

 

“Our long-standing partnership with NASCAR has been built on a shared commitment to innovation,” said Next League CEO David Nugent. “As AI transforms how sports organizations operate and connect with fans, we’re excited to continue to help NASCAR harness emerging technologies to create more personalized and dynamic fan experiences. With our deep understanding of how these systems power fan engagement, revenue growth, and operational performance coupled with our expertise of the sport and its diverse fan base, we’re proud to help shape the next generation of engagement for NASCAR fans everywhere.”

 

Since the partnership began, Next League’s role has evolved from strategic advisor to platform developer to now part of the embedded team that optimizes NASCAR’s digital platforms and  manages its live race operations.

 

Since 2012, Next League has delivered:

 

  • Strategic advisory: Strategic and technical counsel including research, prototyping, and recommendations related to the evolving technology landscape.
  • Platform strategy and monetization design: Plans for growing app subscriptions, sponsorship, and advertising while deepening engagement across legacy and emerging audiences.
  • Multi-platform product build: Responsive web plus native iOS, Android, and Windows applications, delivered as one connected consumer platform.
  • AI-ready platform architecture: Modular system design and automated content workflows built to support continuous platform evolution, enabling seamless integration of emerging AI-driven fan experiences.
  • Automated Content Creation and Segmented Offers: Contextual and segmented promotional placements yielding higher conversions.
  • Live Operations Automations: Leveraging AI to manage the operations, including proactive monitoring.

     

Next League’s mission includes partnering with sports organizations, like NASCAR, in making investments that have a lasting social impact. As part of this expanded partnership, Next League recently made a significant commitment to The NASCAR Foundation, a national charity dedicated to enhancing the delivery of health and wellness programs and services to children across NASCAR’s racing communities, in recognition of its 20th Anniversary last month.

 

 

CRAFTSMAN truck series Whelen Modified Tour


 Fri. Feb. 13 Fresh From Florida 250 7:30PM FS1
Sat. Feb. 21 FR8 208 1:30PM FS1
Sat. Feb. 28 Series Race at St. Petersburg 12:00PM FOX
Fri. March 20 Sober or Slammer 200 7:30PM FS1
Fri. April 3 Black’s Tire 200 4:30PM FS1
Fri. April 10 Tennessee Army National Guard 250 7:30PM FS1
Fri. May 1 SpeedyCash.com 250 8:00PM FS1
Fri. May. 8 Mission 176 at The Glen 4:30PM FS1
Sat. May 15 ECOSAVE 200 5:00PM FS1
Fri. May 22 NC Education Lottery 200 7:30PM FS1
Fri. May 29 Flote 200 8:00PM FS1
Sat. June 6 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 1:30PM FS1
Fri. June 19 Series Race at San Diego 7:00PM FS1
Sat. July 11 LiUNA 150 1:00PM FS1
Sat. July 18 Window World 250 12:30PM FS1
Fri. July 24 TSport 200 8:00PM FS1
Fri, Aug. 14 eero 250 7:30PM FS1
Sat. Aug. 22 Team EJP 175 1:30PM FS1
Thurs. Sep. 17 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics 8:00PM FS1
Sat. Sep. 26 Heart of Healthcare 200 1:00PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 9 Series Race at Charlotte 5:00PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 16 Series Race at Phoenix 7:30PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 23 Love’s RV Stop 225 4:00PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 30 Zip Buy Now Pay Later 200 6:00PM FS1
Fri. Nov. 6 Championship race 7:30PM FS1

 

2027 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

Date

Event / Racetrack

Friday, February 19

Daytona International Speedway

Saturday, February 27

EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Saturday, March 6

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Friday, April 2

Darlington Raceway

Friday, April 9

Bristol Motor Speedway

Friday, April 30

Texas Motor Speedway

Saturday, May 8

Kansas Speedway

Friday, May 21

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Friday, May 28

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Friday, June 4

Nashville Superspeedway

Friday, June 11

Pocono Raceway

Saturday, June 19

Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 10

Lime Rock Park

Saturday, July 17

EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Friday, July 23

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

Thursday, August 12

Bristol Motor Speedway

Friday, August 20

Bowman Gray Stadium

Sunday, September 5

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Saturday, September 25

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Friday, October 1

Kansas Speedway

Friday, October 15

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Friday, October 22

Phoenix Raceway

Friday, October 29

Talladega Superspeedway

Friday, November 5

Martinsville Speedway

Friday, November 12

NASCAR Championship (Homestead-Miami Speedway)

New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 New Smyrna Speedway Saturday, Feb. 7

7:30 p.m. ET

     
Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 Martinsville Speedway Saturday, March 28

7:30 p.m. ET

     
Icebreaker 150 ^ Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Sunday, April 12

4:30 p.m. ET

Matt Hirschman Stephen Kopcik  
J&R Precast 150 Seekonk Speedway Saturday, May 16

8 p.m. ET

     
Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 Riverhead Raceway Saturday, May 30

8 p.m. ET

     
All States Materials Group 150 Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday, June 6

TBA

     
Thunder in the Mountains 200 White Mountain Motorsports Park Saturday, June 20

8 p.m. ET

     
Firecracker 150 presented by the Bethesda Leadership Group * Seekonk Speedway Wednesday, July 1

8 p.m. ET

     
2nd Annual Clash at Claremont * Claremont Motorsports Park Friday, July 10

8:30 p.m. ET

     
5th Annual Duel at the Dog 200 powered by USNE * Monadnock Speedway Saturday, July 25

7:30 p.m. ET

     
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park ^ Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Wednesday, Aug. 5

8 p.m. ET

     
Mohegan Sun 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday, Aug. 22

4:30 p.m. ET

     
GAF 150 ^ Stafford Speedway Friday, Aug. 28

8 p.m. ET

     
Oswego Speedway Oswego Speedway Saturday, Sept. 5

8 p.m. ET

     
Eddie Partridge 206 Riverhead Raceway Saturday, Sept. 19

8 p.m. ET

     
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park ^ Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Sunday, Oct. 11

4:30 p.m. ET

   

 

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