Layne Riggs rallies to win NASCAR Truck race at Bristol, advances in Playoffs: 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.(Read More)(9-11-2025)
#34-Layne Riggs recovered from a spin on lap one to win the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Thursday night. The win was his third of the season, second at Bristol, and the fifth of his career.
Riggs, along with third place finisher, #11-Corey Heim, is now locked into the Round of 8 with the win.
#99-Ben Rhodes finished second, the only driver to not make the playoffs to finish within the top-5.
With Heim finishing third, #98-Ty Majeski, #19-Daniel Hemric followed.
#15-Tanner Gray, #81-Connor Mosack, #44-Andres Perez, #77-Corey LaJoie, and #88-Matt Crafton closed out the top-10.
#13-Jake Garcia started from the pole and won stage 1, but a power-steering issue left him 33rd in the rundown, the lowest finish for a playoff driver.
#38-Chandler Smith also had mechanical issues and finished 30th.
Heim won stage 2 and led the most laps of the night at 122. Riggs led 110, taking the lead on lap 141 through the finish.
There were five lead changes among four drivers and four cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 91.163mph.
The trucks will head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway next weekend to close out the Round of 10 in the playoffs.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Bristol
Layne Riggs (P) won the UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics, his fifth victory in 49 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Ben Rhodes (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 13 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2025.
Corey Heim (P) (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Connor Mosack (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
Corey Heim (P) leads the point standings by 61 points over Layne Riggs (P).
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Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Bristol:
Race 2 of 3 in the Round of 10:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 1 win in the Round of 10
2) #34, Layne Riggs, 1 win in the Round of 10
3) #19-Daniel Hemric, 2095, +51
4) 98-Ty Majeski, 2090, +46
5) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 2073, +29
6) #9-Grant Enfinger, 2073, +29
7) #52-Kaden Honeycutt, 2062, +18
8) #71-Rajah Caruth, 2058, +14
Would miss the Round of 8
9) #13-Jake Garcia, 2044, -14
10) #38-Chandler Smith, 2034, -24
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings
Paint Schemes – in progress
Race Updates:
Lap 250: Riggs with the win after the big comeback from spinning on lap 1. Rhodes, Heim, Majeski, Hemric, Gray, Mosack, Perez, LaJoie and Crafton the top-10. The remainder of the playoff drivers: Honeycutt, 12th. Caruth, 15th. Ankrum, 20th. Smith, 30th. Garcia, 13th.
Lap 240: Nothing changing near the front. Riggs on his own pace, unchallenged. Majeski currently holding off Heim for third.
Lap 230/250: Riggs continues to lead. Rhodes, Majeski, Heim follow as he gets around Gray and brings Hemric with him.
Lap 210: 40 laps to go. Riggs just logging laps out front with over a 1-second lead over Rhodes. Majeski, Gray, Heim and Hemric follow.
Lap 141: Mix-up up front with some trucks not pitting under the yellow. Riggs will restart alongside Butcher. Riggs quickly jumps ahead and brings Gray with him.
Lap 136: Pitstops. Heim leads them downbut Riggs, Gray fastest off. Majeski and Heim follow on exit.
Lap 130: Heim leads the duration of the stage to win. Riggs, Majeski, Honeycutt, RHodes follow. Other playoff drivers: Hemric, 8th. Caruth, 14th. Enfinger, 22nd. Ankrum, 25th. Smith, 32nd and Garcia, 33rd.
Lap 98: Back to green as Heim leads the outside lane. Honeycutt inside with a slow start. Majeski and Riggs take position. Riggs clawed his way back from the lap 1 incident.
Lap 91: CAUTION Ankrum spins from the second spot after contact with Honeycutt.
Lap 86: Garcia led 14 laps, but drops to pitroad. Power steering issue. Heim continues to lead Ankrum, Honeycutt and Majeski.
Lap 78: Back to green for stage 2. Heim, Ankrum, Honeycutt lead after many, including stage 1 winner Garcia, make stops.
Lap 65: Garcia wins the stage after Heim dominated it. He’s second over Honeycutt, Ankrum, Majeski
Lap 57: Lapped traffic allows Garcia to get by Heim.
Lap 55: 10 to go in the stage. Troubles continue for Smith as he’s on pitroad trying to diagnose the issue, 10 laps down in 33rd. Heim leads by .37-seconds.
Lap 33: Smith slows, drops down to pitroad with the hood going up. Reports fuel pickup issue.
Lap 28: Potential issues for Smith. Says engine skipping.
Lap 23: Garcia on the rear of Heim, less than .2 behind. Fellow playoff drivers Honeycutt, Smith, Ankrum, Majeski, Caruth the top-7. Enginfer, Hemric 14,15th and Riggs 23rd.
Lap 7: Restart following Riggs spin. Heim leads from the outside. Garcia, Honeycutt follow.
Lap 1: CAUTION as Riggs spins. Doesn’t hit anything. Was 3-wide with Day and Caruth.
8:22pm/et: Green flag. Garcia on the inside from the pole, Heim on the outside.
Trucks to the rear: #1-Brent Crews (unapproved adjustments)
Race Information:
Broadcast: FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 250 laps / 133.25 Miles
Stages: 65 / 130 / 250
Average time of race: 1:49:00 est.
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution car speed: 35 mph
Fuel window: 140 laps
Invocation: 8:03:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 8:04:00 p.m.
Command: 8:11:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 8:20:00 p.m.
Pitstall Selections
#13-Jake Garcia won the pole for the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 125.931-mph for his third pole of the season, first at Bristol, and the third pole of his career.
#11-Corey Heim will start second, followed by #18-Tyler Ankrum, #52-Kaden Honeycutt, #7-Corey Day, #98-Ty Majeski, #34-Layne Riggs, #38-Chandler Smith, #9-Grant Enfinger, and #71-Rajah Caruth complete the top-10.
#19-Daniel Hemric is the only playoff driver starting outside of the top-10, but he doesn’t have far to go, as he will roll off of the grid from 11th.
See the complete UNOH 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Qualifying Fast Facts – Fall Bristol:
Jake Garcia (P) won the Pole Award for the UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics with a lap of 15.249 seconds, 125.831 mph.
This is his third pole in 70 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his third pole and 14th top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in six races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim (P) (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2025 and his fourth in six races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Tyler Ankrum (P) (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 10th in 20 races this season.
Dawson Sutton (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Practice for the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#34-Layne Riggs 122.961
#91-Jack Wood 122.772
#88-Matt Crafton 122.678
#9-Grant Enfinger 122.466
#13-Jake Garcia 122.404
Slowest: #74-Caleb Costner 105.324
Most laps run: 81, #38-Chandler Smith
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Goodyear Tire Notes : The NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will race on Friday and Thursday evenings respectively, with both series using the same Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup as in April at the Tennessee track. In fact, this setup includes the same left- and right-side combinations that teams have run on Bristol’s concrete since September 2022. The left-side tires have also been run by teams in both series at a handful of other tracks this year.
The entry list for the UNOH 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway has been released. There are 37 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Brent Crews, #02-Treyten Lapcevich, #7-Corey Day, #20-Stefan Parsons, #33-Mason Maggio, #35-Greg Van Alst, #62-Cole Butcher, #74-Caleb Costner, #75-Parker Kligerman, #77-Corey LaJoie, #95-Clay Greenfield.
See the complete UNOH 200 entry list page.
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Race rules and information:
