Layne Riggs rallies to win NASCAR Truck race at Bristol, advances in Playoffs
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BRISTOL, Tenn.—Layne Riggs recovered from a first-lap spin at Bristol Motor Speedway and rallied to win Thursday night’s UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics, the second race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs.
Grabbing the lead after a restart on Lap 142 of 250, Riggs held off a determined charge by two-time series champion Ben Rhodes to win this third race of the season, second at Bristol and fifth of his career.
“You don’t get two mulligans in the Playoffs, and I got two,” said Riggs, who salvaged a 17th-place finish after slamming the outside wall in the first Playoff race Aug. 30 at Darlington. “The first lap of the race to spin out, it’s a blow to your confidence, for sure, but I’ve got faith in this team, and I’ve got faith in everybody here…”
With the victory, Riggs earned a berth in the Round of 8 of the Playoffs and won’t have to worry about the Sept. 20 Round of 10 elimination race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
“I think this shows that we’re right there, we’re in contention, we can do it,” said Riggs, who ran the final 109 green-flag laps with scuffed qualifying tires on his No. 34 Ford, having used a set of stickers after the spin on Lap 1. “That’s three in a row at Bristol for Front Row Motorsports. It’s a big testament to all these guys. We’ve got a really good package here.
“Man, I’m excited for New Hampshire. I’ve never even been there, and I already love that race track.”
Riggs’ victory ended a three-race winning streak for series leader Corey Heim and kept the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota from equaling Greg Biffle’s series record of nine wins in a single season.
Heim won Stage 2 but lost three spots on pit road under caution during the break and lined up third for the Lap 142 restart behind Cole Butcher, who stayed out on old tires. Butcher backed up the bottom lane on the restart and Heim fell to seventh in the running order.
All the winner of the first Playoff race could do was claw his way back to a distant third at the finish.
“It was a debatable choose on that last restart, lining up behind the truck that stayed out—I think it was the 62 (Butcher),” said Heim, who led a race-high 122 laps to Riggs’ 110. “He spun the tires really bad, and we fell back to seventh or eighth, and it was just a super track-position-dependent race.
“I thought our truck was good. I think the best team won for sure. Those guys were lights-out.”
Playoff drivers Ty Majeski and Daniel Hemric ran fourth and fifth, respectively, and take comfortable points positions into the elimination race at New Hampshire.
Riggs’ teammate, Chandler Smith, winner of the spring race at Bristol, wasn’t as fortunate. Smith fell off the pace with what he described as a power steering issue on Lap 32 and lost 12 laps on pit road during repairs.
Smith finished the night 10th in the standings, 24 points below the current elimination line for the next round.
Similarly, pole winner Jake Garcia, who captured the first stage win of his career in Stage 1, lost power on Lap 84, took his No.13 Ford to the garage for repairs and finished 33rd—three spots behind Smith and 31 laps down.
Garcia is 14 points below the cut line entering the Round of 10 elimination race.
Non-Playoff drivers Tanner Gray, Connor Mosack, Andres Perez de Lara, Corey LaJoie and Matt Crafton completed the top 10.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 20
Race Results for the UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics - Thursday, September 11, 2025
Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - 0.533 - Mile Concrete
Total Race Length - 250 Laps - 133.25 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thursday, 9/11/2025 @ 10:05 PM Eastern
Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 7 34 Layne Riggs (P) Love's RV STOP Ford 250 9 2 51 Running 1 110 5
2 19 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford 250 5 41 Running
3 2 11 Corey Heim (P) Yahoo! Toyota 250 2 1 53 Running 2 122 1
4 6 98 Ty Majeski (P) Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford 250 5 3 47 Running
5 11 19 Daniel Hemric (P) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 250 8 35 Running
6 17 15 Tanner Gray Place of Hope Toyota 250 31 Running
7 23 81 Connor Mosack # Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet 250 7 34 Running
8 16 44 Andres Perez De Lara # Telcel Chevrolet 250 10 30 Running
9 18 77 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 250 28 Running
10 20 88 Matt Crafton Planters/Menards Ford 250 27 Running
11 5 7 Corey Day(i) (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 7 9 0 Running
12 4 52 Kaden Honeycutt (P) Halmar International Toyota 250 3 4 40 Running
13 14 17 Giovanni Ruggiero # First Auto Group Toyota 250 8 6 32 Running
14 25 75 Parker Kligerman FMS Solutions Chevrolet 249 23 Running
15 10 71 Rajah Caruth (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 249 6 27 Running
16 24 42 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 249 21 Running
17 12 26 Dawson Sutton # Tennessee Vols Chevrolet 249 20 Running
18 27 41 Conner Jones Crowe Equipment Inc Chevrolet 249 19 Running
19 13 45 Bayley Currey Sparco Chevrolet 249 10 19 Running
20 3 18 Tyler Ankrum (P) LiUNA! Chevrolet 249 4 24 Running
21 9 9 Grant Enfinger (P) Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 249 16 Running
22 22 91 Jack Wood Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet 249 15 Running
23 21 62 Cole Butcher Atlantic Tiltload Toyota 248 14 Running 1 4
24 15 1 Brent Crews JBL Toyota 247 13 Running
25 26 20 Stefan Parsons Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 245 12 Running
26 31 5 Toni Breidinger # Celsius Toyota 243 11 Running
27 33 76 Spencer Boyd ShiftStickUSA.com Chevrolet 242 10 Running
28 32 22 Josh Reaume Aerial Titans Ford 241 9 Running
29 30 35 Greg Van Alst Phil's Heating & Air Toyota 239 8 Running
30 8 38 Chandler Smith (P) QuickTie Ford 236 7 Running
31 29 33 Mason Maggio(i) Denssi Energy Pouches Ford 232 0 Running
32 28 02 Treyten Lapcevich Bare Knucle Fighting Championship Chevrolet 227 5 PowerSteering
33 1 13 Jake Garcia (P) Quanta Services Ford 219 1 15 Running 1 14 1
34 34 6 Norm Benning MDIA Inc Chevrolet 21 3 Too Slow
35 36 74 Caleb Costner Ironside Forestry Toyota 19 2 Too Slow
36 35 2 Clayton Green Aerial Titans Ford 9 1 Transmission
Fastest Lap Bonus: # 13 lap 13 / 15.658
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Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 27 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 91.163 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.759 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 13, 11, 52, 18, 98, 71, 7, 17, 34, 45
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 34, 98, 52, 99, 17, 81, 19, 7, 44
Race Comments: Layne Riggs has won the UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway, his fifth victory in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 1 (unapproved adjustments).
Failed to Qualify: (1) 95 Clay Greenfield.
Caution Flags: 4 for 31 laps; Laps: 2-6 (#7, 34 Incident Turn 4 [None]); 67-76 (Stage 1 Conclusion [75]); 91-96 (#18 Spin Turn 2 [62]); 132-141 (Stage 2
Conclusion [02]).
Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers; C. Heim (P) 1-56; J. Garcia (P) 57-70; C. Heim (P) 71-136; C. Butcher 137-140; L. Riggs (P) 141-250.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 20, 2025 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES PLAYOFF STANDINGS
POS NO. DRIVER MFR +/-
1 11 Corey Heim Toyota 1 PLAYOFF WIN
2 34 Layne Riggs Ford 1 PLAYOFF WIN
3 19 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet +51
4 98 TyMajeski Ford +46
5 9 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet +29
6 18 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet +29
7 52 Kaden Honeycutt Toyota +18
8 71 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet +14
CUTOFF LINE - 2 DRIVERS ELIMINATED AFTER NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY (SEP. 20)
9 13 Jake Garcia Ford -14
10 38 Chandler Smith Ford -24
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