Spoiler Layne Riggs wins second straight NASCAR Truck Playoff race: Layne Riggs relished his role as spoiler so much that he returned for an encore Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Riggs isn’t competing for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship, but that didn’t prevent him from winning the Playoff opener Aug. 25 at the Milwaukee Mile. On Thursday, Riggs passed runner-up Corey Heim for the lead on Lap 121 of 200 in the UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics and held it the rest of the way to score his second career victory and his fourth straight top five.(Read More)(9-18-2024)
#38-Layne Riggs won the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win was his second of the season, first at Bristol, and the second Truck Series win of his career.
Riggs took command following a restart on lap 120 and held on for the win through the final 80 laps.
#11-Corey Heim finished second. #71-Rajah Caruth, #19-Christian Eckes, #2-Nick Sanchez, #88-Matt Crafton, #77-Chase Purdy, #98-Ty Majeski, #52-Stewart Friesen and #18-Tyler Ankrum were the top-10.
With their runs, #11-Heim, #19-Eckes, and #2-Sanchez locked up spots in the next round of the playoffs, the Round of 8.
#7-Connor Zilisch started from the pole, led 41 laps, but was involved in a spin on lap 110 after contact from #2-Sanchez. He finished 19th.
#71-Caruth won stage one and #11-Heim won stage two.
There were eight lead changes among five drivers and four cautions for 39 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 79.552mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Bristol
Layne Riggs won the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics, his second victory in 24 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2024.
Rajah Caruth (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Christian Eckes leads the point standings by 15 points over Corey Heim.
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Truck Series Playoff Point Standings after Bristol:
Race 18 of 23 in the season
Race 2 of 3 in the Round of 8
1) #19-Christian Eckes, in on points
2) #11-Corey Heim, in on points
3) #2-Nick Sanchez, in on points
4) #98-Ty Majeski, 2103, +58
5) #71-Rajah Caruth, 2080, +35
6) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 2070, +25
7) #17-Taylor Gray, 2068, +23
8) #9-Grant Enfinger, 2052, +7
Would miss the Round of 8
9) #43-Daniel Dye, 2045, -7
10) #99-Ben Rhodes, -2040, -12
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings
Paint Schemes
Race Updates:
Lap 200: Riggs with the win. Heim, Caruth, Eckes, Sanchez, Crafton, Purdy, Majeski, Friesen and Ankrum the top-10. Heim and Eckes and Sanchez have locked in playoff spots and will advance to the round of 8.
Lap 190: Riggs leads with 10 to go. Heim, Caruth, Eckes, Sanchez follow.
Lap 182: CAUTION Wood spins. Riggs leads Heim, Eckes.
Lap 171: Back to green.
Lap 157: CAUTION Trouble for Honeycutt, with damage. Playoff driver Dye drops to pitroad. After the replay, looks like a cut tire caused the contact between the two. Riggs maintains the lead. Heim, Caruth, Eckes, Friesen the top-5.
Lap 121: Riggs goes around Heim for the lead following the restart. Riggs won the last time out in Milwaukee.
Lap 120: Back to green for stage 3. Heim leads Eckes.
Lap 115: Sanchez only Playoff driver to pit after the run-in with Zilisch.
Lap 110: CAUTION Zilisch gets turned by Sanchez. Heim goes on to win the stage.
Lap 103: Lapped truck allowed Eckes to move in and grab second. Heim maintains the lead.
Lap 100: The field hits halfway with the leaders side-by-side. Heim on the outside, Caruth inside behin a lapped truck.
Lap 82: Heim maintains the lead over Caruth, Eckes, Zilisch, Riggs, Sanchez, Friesen, Sawalich, Crafton, Thompson in the top-10.
Lap 66: Back to green for stage 2. Also 55 laps in length. Heim leads.
Lap 60: Under yellow, Caruth leads them down pitroad. Heim wins the race off over Sawalich, Caruth, Dye, Majeski.
Lap 55: Caruth with the stage win. Heim, Eckes, Zilisch follow.
Lap 41: Heim passes Zilisch for the lead.
Lap 53: Zilisch trying to catch the leader gets trapped by lapped trucks and Caruth gets by him. He than charges by Heim on the outside for the lead.
Lap 10: Pole-sitter Zilisch maintains the lead. Stage 1 is 55 laps. Heim, Sawalich, Caruth, Eckes follow.
8:20pm/et: Green flag as Zilisch leads the field.
Playoff drivers starting spots:
#11-Heim, 2nd
#71-Caruth, 3rd
#2-Sanchez, 6th
#43-Dye, 7th
#19-Eckes, 8th
#18-Ankrum, 14th
#9-Enfinger, 15th
#17-Gray, 16th
#98-Majeski, 19th
#99-Rhodes, 25th
Trucks to the rear: #98-Ty Majeski(unapproved adjustments)
Race Information:
UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics
Broadcast: FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 200 laps / 106.6 Miles
Stages: 55 / 110 / 200
Average time of race: 1:29:45
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 35 mph
Fuel window: 140 laps
Invocation: 8:01:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 8:02:00 p.m.
Command: 8:09:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 8:18:00 p.m.
Pitstall Selections
#7-Connor Zilisch won the pole for the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 125.207mph for his second pole of the season, first at Bristol, and the second pole of his career.
#11-Corey Heim will start second, followed by #71-Rajah Caruth, #1-William Sawalich, #52-Stewart Friesen, #2-Nick Sanchez, #43-Daniel Dye, #19-Christian Eckes, #77-Chase Purdy, and #15-Tanner Gray. in the top-10.
Playoff drivers outside of the top-10:
#18-Tyler Ankrum, 14th
#9-Grant Enfinger, 15th
#17-Taylor Gray, 16th
#98-Ty Majeski, 19th
#99-Ben Rhodes, 25th
Did not qualify: #04-Marco Andretti and #90-Justin Carroll.
See the complete UNOH 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Qualifying Fast Facts – Bristol:
Connor Zilisch(i) (P) won the Pole Award for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics with a lap of 15.325 seconds, 125.207 mph.
This is his second pole in three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second pole and second top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in one races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim (P) (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2024 and his second in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Rajah Caruth (P) (third) posted his third top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 10th in 18 races this season.
Layne Riggs (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
The entry list for the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway has been released. There are 38 drivers/teams for 36 spots. Since 38 teams are entered, two will miss the race. Some notes: #1-Sawalich, #02-Mondeik, #04-Andretti, #7-Zilisch, #21-Maggio, #41-Mosack, #44-Currey, #45-Honeycutt, #46-Tomassi, #66-Jones, #90-Carroll, #91-Wood. See the complete UNOH 200 Entry List page.
Goodyear Tire Notes
