Layne Riggs wins emotionally charged NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck race at Charlotte: Layne Riggs made clear what was on his mind as he took the checkered flag under caution to win Sunday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.“Did it for Kyle, man, did it for Kyle,” Riggs said in a dedication to two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who lost his life to a sudden illness Thursday at age 41.(Read More)(5-24-2026)
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#34-Layne Riggs won the postponed NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday. The win is his first at Charlotte, second of the season, and the seventh truck win of his career.
Following his win, Riggs climbed from his race truck, and in tribute of the late Kyle Busch, bowed to the crowd.
#11-Kaden Honeycutt second, followed by #77-Connor Zilisch, #99-Ben Rhodes, #17-Giovanni Ruggiero, stage one winner #91-Christian Eckes, #1-Brandon Jones, #15-Tanner Gray, #4-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and #5-William Sawalich in the top-10.
#7-Corey Day started in the pole after rain forced the cancellation of practice and qualifying. The field was set based on the rulebook. Kyle Busch, who passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, won in the #7 Chevrolet when the series raced last at Dover Motor Speedway. He was originally scheduled to drive the #7 at Charlotte. Day, who led only the opening lap, saw his day end early on lap 46. After slight contact from #17-Gio Ruggiero, Day’s #7 slid down track before going airborne and slamming the inside retaining wall. He was seen and released from the care center.
With the Coca Cola 600 scheduled for later today and the grandstands needing to be swept beforehand, NASCAR announced a race end time of noon. A caution flag waved on lap 107, 3 minutes from the finish, for an incident involving #38-Chandler Smith.
The race ended under yellow.
Riggs, who also won stage two, led 52 of the completed 110 laps.
There were 18 lead changes among nine drivers and 11 caution flags for 53 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 83.993mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Charlotte
Layne Riggs won the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, his seventh victory in 64 CRAFTSMANTruck Series races.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kaden Honeycutt (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2026.
Connor Zilisch(i) (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Cole Butcher (27th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kaden Honeycutt leads the point standings by 11 points over Layne Riggs.
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Charlotte:
Race 10 of 18 in the regular season:
1) #11-Kaden Honeycutt, 393, +170
2) #34-Layne Riggs, 382, +159
3) #91-Christian Eckes, 322, +99
4) #17-Gio Ruggiero, 318, +95
5) #38-Chandler Smith, 315, +92
6) #99-Ben Rhodes, 282, +59
7) #88-Ty Majeski, 281, +59
8) #98-Jake Garcia, 241, +49
9) #19-Daniel Hemric, 229, +6
10) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 224, +1
Outside of the top-10:
11) #52-Stewart Friesen, 223, -1
12)) #16-Justin Haley, 215, -9
14) #12-Brenden Queen, 201, -23
15) #15-Tanner Gray, 195, -29
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings
Pitstall Selections
Race Updates:
Lap 109: The white flag is displayed over the field as they run one more lap under caution. Riggs will get the win as the time clock winds down. Honeycutt, Zilisch, Rhodes, Ruggiero, Eckes, Jones, Gray, Stenhouse and Sawalich are the top-10.
Lap 106: CAUTION Smith with heavy damage after sliding down track and into the inside wall. Slight contact with Zilisch as he battled inside. Riggs leads Honeycutt, Zilisch, Rhodes and Ruggiero.
Lap 103: Restart with 3 minutes remaining. Riggs on the inside and Eckes outside. Riggs gets a good start as Eckes slides back.
Lap 101: The countdown clock is on. Less than 10 minutes remain. The race will not hit completion.
Lap 99: CAUTION Perez spins on track from 15th
Lap 97: Riggs, Eckes, Honeycut now a 3-way battle for the lead as Riggs prevails. Friesen spins and heads down pitroad.
Lap 93: Restart. Eckes to the inside of Riggs for the race lead.
Lap 88: CAUTION Wreck involving Wright and Queen. Heavy damage on the right side. Under yellow, Riggs leads on the low lane with Eckes outside.
Lap 84: 50 to go. Restart as Ankrum leads. Friesen
Lap 79: Pitstops under yellow. VanGisbergen and Rhodes are first off. Ankrum, Sutton, Riggs, Friesen stay out and now lead
Lap 78: CAUTION Honeyman spins – Ruggiero leads Eckes, Jones, Zilisch, Honeycutt
Lap 73: Restart with Ruggiero and Zilisch out front
Lap 68: CAUTION
Lap 67: Restart as Enfinger, Ruggiero, Zilisch lead them down
Lap 62: Pitstops as Riggs leads them down. Varies pit strategies mix up the order
Lap 60: Stage 2 complete. Riggs wins it over Eckes, Chastain, Hemric, Jones – Day cleared from the care center after his hard hits
Lap 55: Riggs drives off with a 2-3 truck length lead. 3-wide further back in the pack
Lap 54: Restart as Jones is on the outside with Riggs in the low lane.
Lap 47: CAUTION Hard hit for Day after contact from Ruggiero. Day slid down track, nearly goes airborne and hits the inside wall hard, flush on the driver’s side. Tyrrell also gets caught up and plows into Day after he drifts back up track.
Lap 45: Restart. Honeycutt tries to make it 3-wide. Riggs prevails with the lead.
Lap 44: Eckes and Honeycutt will line up on the inside for the restart. Riggs and Jones are on the outside.
Lap 40: CAUTION Baldwin loses an engine, fire erupts under his truck, but he is able to slow and get out. Track needs some speedy dry- Eckes still leads over Riggs, Honeycutt
Lap 37: Eckes back to the lead as Riggs follows over Jones and Honeycutt
Lap 35: Green flag on stage 2 as Jones and Eckes lead
Lap 30: Stage 1 complete as Eckes get the stage win. Jones, Riggs, Enfinger, Honeycutt follow
Lap 29: Restart as some stayed out and mixed up the field. Haley leads at the jump. Eckes quickly moves back into the lead.
Lap 25: Eckes leads the field down pitroad for the first round of stops. Enfinger leads them off with no tires. Riggs, Eckes, CHastain, Honeycutt – all no tires. 5 to go in the opening stage.
Lap 22: CAUTION for the slowed truck of Majeski.
Lap 21: Majeski slows on track, radios his throttle seemed to stop engaging.
Lap 15: Coming to the line, Eckes drives to the lead as Riggs drifts up, drops a few spots. Eckes leads Honeycutt, Jones
Lap 12: Restart as Riggs leads
Lap 9: Some teams opt to pit under the yellow; Pastrana, Sutton, Baldwin
Lap 8: CAUTION VanGiusbergen spins, no contact
Lap 3: Baldwin slows after getting loose and slapping the wall. He heads to pitroad.
Lap 2: Coming off of 4 Riggs drives by as Day rides the high lane to take the lead
Lap 1: Pole-sitter Corey Day leads them down
10:06am/et: Green flag at Charlotte
* Adverse conditions time for today’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race will be NOON/12 p.m. ET. (Note: Once the Race leader has crossed the start/finish line after this time has expired, the next lap will be the white flag, followed by the black and white checkered flag, with no overtime.)
10:00am/et: Trucks are fired and roll off of pitroad
The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race has been postponed until Sunday at 10 a.m. ET (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Team owner/driver Josh Reaume has posted on X that Truck teams were sent home. No word from NASCAR on the new start time.
The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race remains postponed as the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race is also delayed. Trucks are on deck following the completion of NOAPS.
Due to inclement weather, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race has been postponed until 9 p.m. ET (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The NC Education Lottery 200 from Charlotte Motor Speedway is postponed until Saturday, May 23 at 8:00am/et.
7:15pm/et: Drivers climbing from their trucks and trucks are being covered. Green flag had not yet dropped.
7:05pm/et: Trucks are rolling. But it has started to rain. NASCAR will park the trucks on pitroad, but drivers to stay strapped in.
#7-Corey Day will start from the pole for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday evening, in the truck originally scheduled to be driven by Kyle Busch.
Rain set in just before the scheduled practice time, forcing NASCAR to set the field per the rulebook.
#34-Layne Riggs will start alongside in row one, followed by #11-Kaden Honeycutt, #88-Ty Majeski, #1-Brandon Jones, #62-Leland Honeyman, Jr., #91-Christian Eckes, #38-Chandler Smith, #98-Jake Garcia, and #10-Corey LaJoie in the top-10.
Will not start: #93-Caleb Costner.
More rain is in the forecast throughout the evening. NASCAR has moved the start of the race up from a 7:52pm/et green flag to 7:00pmet.
See the complete NC Education Lottery 200 Starting Lineup.
Pre-race inspection: Pre-race inspection in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series garage is complete.
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Goodyear Tire Notes: Teams in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will run a new right-side tire this weekend featuring an updated construction, paired with the same left-side tire used in recent weeks at Las Vegas, Kansas and Texas. As is standard on tracks one mile and longer, the 15-inch tires will also feature inner liners.
The entry list for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been released. There are 38 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Brandon Jones, #4-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #7-Kyle Busch, #25-Travis Pastrana, #45-Ross Chastain, #71-Shane Van Gisbergen, #77-Carson Hocevar.
See the complete NC Education Lottery 200 entry list page.
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Race rules and information:
