{"id":219816,"date":"2025-09-12T03:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T03:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/219816\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T03:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T03:14:15","slug":"layne-riggs-fights-back-from-spin-to-win-bristol-nascar-truck-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/219816\/","title":{"rendered":"Layne Riggs fights back from spin to win Bristol NASCAR Truck race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not even an early spin could deny Layne Riggs<\/a> as he charged to the win in Thursday night’s NASCAR Truck race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This is Riggs’ fifth career win and his third of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don’t get two mulligans in the playoffs and I’ve had two,” said Riggs, who is now locked into the Round of 8 as he hunts the 2025 title with Front Row Motorsports<\/a>. “I’m not sure what happened on the start with the 7 [Corey Day]. I felt like I was there pretty good, and just the first lap of the race — to spin out, it’s a blow to your confidence for sure but I have faith in this team.”<\/p>\n

Ben Rhodes<\/a> finished second, followed by Corey Heim<\/a>, Ty Majeski<\/a>, Daniel Hemric<\/a>, Tanner Gray<\/a>, Connor Mosack<\/a>, Andr\u00e9s P\u00e9rez<\/a>, Bayley Currey<\/a>, and Corey Lajoie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leaving Bristol, Jake Garcia<\/a> (-14pts) and Chandler Smith<\/a> (-24pts) are below the cutline in the playoff standings. Rajah Caruth<\/a> is the driver on the hot seat.<\/p>\n

Stages 1 and 2<\/p>\n

Jake Garcia<\/a> started the race from pole position, and earned several critical playoff points as he won Stage 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the opening stage did not go nearly as smoothly for other title contenders. Riggs triggered the first caution of the race with a surprising Lap 1 spin, but he managed to avoid sustaining any damage.<\/p>\n

Another playoff driver, Chandler Smith, faced mechanical gremlins and had to replace the ECU.<\/p>\n

At the end of the stage, Parker Kligerman<\/a> tagged the wall directly in front of Garcia, but the leader managed to avoid any drama.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, misfortune would soon find him as Garcia reported that he lost power steering between the stages. He went several laps down as a result, and fell out of contention.<\/p>\n

In Stage 2, Kaden Honeycutt<\/a> and Tyler Ankrum<\/a> collided while battle for second on track. Honeycutt had a big run around the top, and sent Ankrum spinning after bumping him from behind. He apologized on the radio following the incident.<\/p>\n

Heim went on to win the second stage, but not without having to fight for it. He and Riggs battled back-and-forth, moving all over the track as Riggs tried to find a way by. He ended up snatching the lead at the start of Stage 3, and with no further cautions, he drove off with the win.<\/p>\n

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