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Gulf Today
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Gulf Today
Layne Riggs claims first Truck Series win
Layne Riggs capped one of the best race weekends of his young career, claiming his first ever pole position then leading the final 20 laps of Friday's MillerTech Battery 200 to take his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of the season in the opening race of a NASCAR tripleheader weekend at Pocono Raceway. Riggs' No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford beat Tricon Garage driver Tanner Gray to the checkered flag by a healthy 3.64 seconds, delivering the young star his third career series win. Riggs had been fast all day and was running second to championship leader Corey Heim coming to a restart with 19 laps to go only to have Heim's No. 11 Toyota suffer a flat tire just as the field was about to take the green flag. Just after Heim pulled off the track for a quick tire change, NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar moved his No. 7 Spire Motorsports truck forward and into the lead on the restart -- but was handed a penalty for the move. Layne Riggs celebrates in victory lane. Riggs, as the second-place car, was the "control" car when Heim pit -- not Hocevar -- and Riggs assumed the lead for good when Hocevar pit with 18 laps remaining to serve the stop-and-go penalty for his restart violation. "That's just a testament to this team, that thing was bad fast especially that last run right there," said Riggs, the 23-year-old son of former NASCAR Cup Series standout Scott Riggs. "I really hate the 11 (Heim) fell out and not sure what the seven (Hocevar) was doing on the restart there, but made sure to take advantage of it. "But, hey, I'm a happy man right now. ... this is not what I had circled. Last year we wrecked in practice, didn't qualify and ran dead last all day. And today we were the best. It's amazing." For much of the early race -- before the tire problem -- it appeared the season's four-race winner Heim would essentially turn in a repeat performance of his work a year ago at the 2.5-mile Pocono track when he swept both stages and won the race. Heim did lead a race-best 48 of the 90 laps and set an all-time series record claiming his 12th stage win. But to his credit, Riggs -- who also took a stage win -- kept Heim honest all day. And that's what put him in position to capitalize. Layne Riggs and crew celebrate in victory lane. Photos: AFP Kaden Honeycutt, who started on the front row alongside Riggs, finished third in the No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet. Brandon Jones in the No. 1 Tricon Garage Toyota and Daniel Hemric in the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet rounded out the top five. Rookie Connor Mosack, Riggs' teammate Chandler Smith, Stewart Friesen, reigning series champion Ty Majeski and Rajah Caruth completed the top 10. Heim rallied to a 23rd-place finish and leads Smith by 124 points in the championship standings. With the victory, Riggs claims the seventh playoff position based on race wins. Only four more regular-season races remain to decide which 10 drivers will compete for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. The series heads to the historic Lime Rock Park road course in Connecticut for next Saturday's inaugural LIUNA 150 (1 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Associated Press
Newsweek
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Front Row Motorsports Reveals Layne Riggs Disqualification Appeal Decision
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Front Row Motorsports has confirmed that it will not appeal Layne Riggs's disqualification from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. The 22-year-old's No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford was found to have violated Section 14.4.9.A after he crossed the line in second behind Carson Hocevar. FOX Sports NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass has now shared that, "Front Row Motorsports will not appeal the Layne Riggs DQ from Kansas. The truck was released back to the team Sunday." Front Row Motorsports will not appeal the Layne Riggs DQ from Kansas. The truck was released back to the team Sunday. — Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) May 12, 2025 Riggs is yet to comment on the disqualification. However, he said to the media directly after the race, prior to losing his second-place finish: Layne Riggs, driver of the #34 Love's RV STOP Ford, pits during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. Layne Riggs, driver of the #34 Love's RV STOP Ford, pits during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas."How can you not be happy with second place, strong performance and winning speed? You can't not be happy about it when you have a last-lap scuffle for the win." He also discussed his battle with race-winner Hocevar, stating: "He won the race, and you know, I think he was mad at me. I think he flipped me off all the way down the frontstretch coming to the checkered, but how can you be mad when you win the race, right? But it's all good. It's great to race with them Cup guys, and I think that just proves that I'm going to be there one day." NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Kansas Speedway results
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR Texas results: Joey Logano is winner, plus full leaderboard
The checkered flag is out for the NASCAR Cup Series Texas race. Joey Logano won the WURTH 400 on May 4 at Texas Motor Speedway after starting 27th following his disqualification penalty in the last race at Talladega. This is the 37th win of Logano's NASCAR Cup Series career. Advertisement Austin Cindric won the opening stage of the race for his first career stage win at Texas. Kyle Larson won the second stage. The race had 12 cautions and 20 lead changes. Here are the results from the NASCAR Texas race. LEGEND OF L.W. WRIGHT PART 2: The long Talladega con: Could L.W. Wright drive as fast as he could talk? L.W. WRIGHT PART 1: The long Talladega con: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track Who won NASCAR Texas race? Winner, race results for WURTH 400 Cup Series race The unofficial full running order, results from NASCAR Cup Series WURTH 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Advertisement Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Ford Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford Michael McDowell, No. 71 Front Row Motorsports Ford Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Jesse Love, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Texas results: Joey Logano is winner Sunday
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Daytona hydration packs from Nos. 34, 51 on display in post-penalty demonstration at COTA
AUSTIN, Texas — NASCAR's show-and-tell took center stage Friday afternoon at Circuit of The Americas, revealing more details about the penalties that led to crew chief ejections for the Nos. 34 and 51 teams at the 2025 Daytona 500 and a loss of 10 driver and owner points. In pre-race inspection, NASCAR officials found that lead weights were added to the hydration packs and in various cord covers that were not secured in both vehicles, which is a safety infraction. Per the NASCAR Rule Book, both teams violated Section 14.11.2.1, A, which notes that 'any and all ballast added to the vehicle must be secured in a ballast container(s).' 'They probably weren't planning on racing with this, but what they were doing is having this on for right side weight in the inspection,' Cup Series director Brad Moran said during the demonstration Friday. 'The ballast was to the right side where the driver hydration is, which we take seriously. Our drivers, we want to make sure they get proper hydration. So this was on the right side of the car. That (part) would have been exchanged during the approved adjustments prior to racing.' RELATED: | There also were parts of the driver cooling system and a power cord with additional lead weight that was not hooked up and sitting on the driver's side during the inspection. 'You add that up and we could be anywhere from 10 to 14 pounds [heavier] … we don't need to get that technical, but we know a power cord doesn't weigh what this weighs,' Moran said. 'Most teams don't go in this direction because the price is too big — again, 10 points doesn't sound like much, but it is if you're trying to win a championship.' Both crew chiefs — Chris Lawson (No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford) and Billy Plourde (No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford) — returned for the Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Drivers Todd Gilliland (No. 34) and Cody Ware (No. 51) are both outside the top 20 in the points standings entering this weekend's race at Circuit of The Americas.
