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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 delivers a masterclass with last-lap pass for Truck Series victory at Nashville

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By Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service 
 
LEBANON, Tenn. – Layne Riggs set the pace early in Friday night’s rain-delayed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway then rallied to a dramatic final lap pass when it mattered most to claim the track’s iconic “Victory Guitar” trophy in the Allegiance 200.
Riggs, who started sixth on the race’s eighth and final restart with 16 laps to go, passed the defending race winner Rajah Caruth coming off Turn 4 on the next to last lap after getting a strong push forward from his Front Row Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith to hold the front position and take his second consecutive – and third – win of the season in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford. 
After leading all of the opening 90 laps and claiming victories in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the race, Riggs restarted the final stage from the fifth row losing positions after the competition’s varying pit strategies. His move forward afterward, however, was an exhilarating ending to a long night.
Ultimately the 23-year North Carolina native and second-generation NASCAR driver took the checkered flag by a slight .468-second over Caruth, who drove the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet originally intended to be raced by NASCAR champion driver Kyle Busch, who passed away at the age of 41 from sepsis last Thursday.
It was an emotional win for Riggs, who dedicated the victory to Busch and an equally as emotional outing for Caruth, who honored Busch with his own outstanding run toward the trophy too.
“Not till I passed him and cleared him,” Riggs said of feeling confident in his dramatic comeback and energized by his triumph at a track where his father Scott Riggs won the series’ inaugural truck race back in 2001 and two other NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races (2002-03).
“That’s how you win a NASCAR truck race there, boys and girls. I hope I put on a show for you. I didn’t want to fall back, but I don’t know what happened with that set of tires. It was literally undriveable. 
“[Crew chief] Dylan [Capello] made the right adjustments there, got me the tires, got me the motivation and drove to the front,” he said of a late race pit stop gamble for an adjustment and new tires with 32 laps remaining.
“So proud of the awesome finish there with the 38 truck (Smith), he gave me the push for the win and good racing there with Chandler tonight,’’ he added of his teammate, who finished third.
Caruth, who led 44 laps led was second only to Riggs’ effort, looked to become only the second driver in history to earn back-to-back wins on the 1.33-mile Nashville oval and certainly the talented and well-liked young driver had the emotional support of millions of NASCAR fans who would have loved to see Busch’s truck return to victory lane.
“I was trying to make this thing as wide as possible,’’ Caruth said of trying to hold off Riggs, whose car was on fresher tires. “But that was a great call by Brian. We were strong but starting at the back because of qualifying [being rained out] kind of impacted our night. We got the car really strong there and proably some things I could have done better.
“Glad to give these guys a good result. … really wanted to get that one obviously for everybody that was at KBM [Kyle Busch Motorsports] especially KB’s family. Close. I just didn’t close it out.’’
“Wanted to get a trophy tonight. So close. But proud of the effort and the team.’’
NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain finished fourth in the Niece Motorsports Chevrolet followed by Tyler Ankrum in the No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Chevy.
Stewart Friesen, Grant Enfinger, 2024 Nashville winner Christian Eckes, Gio Ruggiero and Daniel Dye rounded out the top 10.
With his victory and a rare laps-down finish for Tricon Garage’s Kaden Honeycutt, Riggs took over the championship lead, by 37 points over Honeycutt.
The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns to action next Saturday at the Michigan International Speedway two-mile oval with the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 (1:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Stewart Friesen is the defending race winner.
 
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - Allegiance 200
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville, Tennessee
Friday, May 29, 2026
 
                1. (1)  Layne Riggs, Ford, 150.
                2. (25)  Rajah Caruth(i), Chevrolet, 150.
                3. (22)  Chandler Smith, Ford, 150.
                4. (21)  Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 150.
                5. (17)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 150.
                6. (24)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 150.
                7. (16)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 150.
                8. (5)  Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 150.
                9. (4)  Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 150.
                10. (36)  Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 150.
                11. (18)  Parker Retzlaff(i), Toyota, 150.
                12. (27)  Ty Majeski, Ford, 150.
                13. (7)  Brandon Jones(i), Toyota, 150.
                14. (19)  Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 150.
                15. (10)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 150.
                16. (29)  Cole Butcher #, Ford, 150.
                17. (23)  Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 150.
                18. (13)  Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 150.
                19. (30)  Brenden Queen #, RAM, 150.
                20. (33)  Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 150.
                21. (31)  Derek Lemke, Ford, 150.
                22. (12)  Corey LaJoie, RAM, 149.
                23. (32)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 149.
                24. (26)  Frankie Muniz, Ford, 149.
                25. (35)  Caleb Costner, Chevrolet, 148.
                26. (28)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 148.
                27. (2)  Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, 147.
                28. (6)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, 145.
                29. (34)  Clayton Green, Ford, 141.
                30. (8)  William Sawalich(i), Toyota, 120.
                31. (15)  Justin Haley, RAM, Suspension, 108.
                32. (11)  Jake Garcia, Ford, Accident, 75.
                33. (9)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, Accident, 72.
                34. (3)  Jesse Love(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 70.
                35. (20)  Carson Ferguson, RAM, Accident, 59.
                36. (14)  Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, Accident, 55.
 
Average Speed of Race Winner:  99.958 mph.
Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 45 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.468 Seconds.
Caution Flags:  8 for 48 laps.
Lead Changes:  5 among 3 drivers.
Lap Leaders:   L. Riggs 1-98;R. Chastain(i) 99-104;R. Caruth(i) 105-133;R. Chastain(i) 134;R. Caruth(i) 135-149;L. Riggs 150.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Layne Riggs 2 times for 99 laps; Rajah Caruth(i) 2 times for 44 laps; Ross Chastain(i) 2 times for 7 laps.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 34,11,77,91,17,38,99,15,98,19
Stage #2 Top Ten: 34,11,38,91,9,99,20,88,19,45
 
 

 
 

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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.

 

 

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
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

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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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