Layne Riggs Extends Truck Series Lead to 59 Points After Finishing Second at North Wilkesboro

Layne Riggs extended his lead in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings to 59 points over Kaden Honeycutt after finishing second in the FaithFest 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday. Chandler Smith won the race while Riggs often battled for the lead. Riggs has recorded four victories in 2026 at St.

Petersburg, Charlotte, Nashville and Naval Base Coronado. He also holds the most stage wins of any driver and has taken a pair of poles, the latest at North Wilkesboro. He has finished inside the top six in eight of 15 races.

Riggs, a native of Bahama, North Carolina, began racing in the zMAX CARS Tour at age 14, where he won six events and twice placed in the top five of the season standings. He made his Truck Series debut in 2022 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing seventh, and secured a full-time ride with Front Row Motorsports in 2024.

That year he won at Milwaukee and Bristol, earned Rookie of the Year honors and graduated from UNC-Charlotte with a degree in mechanical engineering.

In his four wins this season Riggs has finished ahead of several Cup Series drivers, including Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Riggs drives the No.

34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports. The team announced last week that Todd Gilliland will return next season and extended Zane Smith in October 2025. Noah Gragson, the team's third Cup driver, sits 30th in points with one top-10 finish and no wins in four full-time seasons.

Riggs has been asked about a possible move to the Cup Series in 2027. "I'm working hard every day to try to make sure that happens, but no new news yet," he told SiriusXM. He added that his immediate focus remains on the Truck Series.