Eleven races into the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, Layne Riggs has emerged as the hottest driver at the level.
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As one of the top prospects to eventually make the jump to the Cup Series, the 23-year-old will be a part of the Silly Season rumor mill as he continues to visit Victory Lane.
Speaking to the media over Zoom on Tuesday, Riggs explained that his current success — as well as active Cup drivers who had Truck Series success — are giving him optimism that a call-up could be inevitable.
“It gives me confidence that I’m going to have an opportunity in the future,” Riggs said. “Not just from Corey (Heim), but you look at Zane (Smith), you look at (Carson) Hocevar, you look at a lot of other guys that went straight from Trucks to Cup, I feel like that’s a common path nowadays. It seems like when you do get to a national level, you either go straight to Trucks and then you go to Cup, or you go straight to the O’Reilly (Auto Parts) Series and then go to Cup. I have the confidence that I’m going to be there one day. I’m waiting for that right opportunity whenever it becomes available, but I do feel like that will be the inevitable if I keep staying on track at the performance that I have now.”
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“I think that our results recently just kind of speak for themselves of the performance we have,” he said. “I want to move up, but I want the opportunity to be right so just waiting for that, and trying to make sure I do all I can in this series that I’m in and focus on that, and hopefully the rest will take care of itself.”
— NASCAR.com —