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Gulf Today
a day 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
USA Today
3 days ago
- Automotive
- USA Today
NASCAR odds for the Truck Series race at Pocono in June 2025
NASCAR odds for the Truck Series race at Pocono in June 2025 The NASCAR Truck Series is ready to compete in the MillerTech Battery 200 at Pocono Raceway during the 19th race weekend of the 2025 season. It is NASCAR's only race track that features three turns, making it the venue with the least amount of corners on the entire schedule. Corey Heim entered victory lane in last year's race at Pocono, with Grant Enfinger and Christian Eckes rounding out the top three spots. Heim's win marked his fifth of six victories during the 2024 season. However, who are the favorites to win this weekend? Below, you can check out the NASCAR odds via BetMGM for the 2025 MillerTech Battery 200 at Pocono as of Wednesday, June 18! NASCAR odds for the Truck Series race at Pocono (June 2025) Corey Heim: +100 Carson Hocevar: +300 Layne Riggs: +625 Chandler Smith: +1000 Kaden Honeycutt: +1200 Grant Enfinger: +1700 Rajah Caruth: +2000 Ty Majeski: +2000 Daniel Hemric: +2500 Tyler Ankrum: +3000 Brandon Jones: +3000 Jake Garcia: +5000 Tanner Gray: +5000 Ben Rhodes: +5000 Stewart Friesen: +5000 Gio Ruggiero: +5000 Conner Jones: +10000 Patrick Emerling: +10000 Matt Crafton: +10000 Connor Mosack: +10000 Matt Mills: +10000 Andres Perez de Lara: +10000 Jack Wood: +25000 Dawson Sutton: +25000 Luke Baldwin: +25000 Toni Breidinger: +100000 Frankie Muniz: +100000 Nathan Bryd: +100000 Cody Dennison: +100000 Spencer Boyd: +100000 Clayton Green: +100000 Norm Benning: +100000 Bryant Dauzat: +100000 Tyler Tomassi: +100000 More: NASCAR qualifying order for Truck Series at Pocono in June 2025
