Layne Riggs wins at Naval Base Coronado in wild NASCAR debut race: Short on fuel and long on perseverance and good fortune, Layne Riggs won Friday’s inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at San Diego Street Course at Naval Base Coronado.(Read More)(6-19-2026)
#34-Layne Riggs played the fuel mileage game and won the Inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at San Diego Naval Base Coronado. The win is his fourth of the season, and the ninth truck win of his career.
Riggs, who made his last pitstop of the day on lap 27, was cutting it close on fuel and had to endure a red flag period and overtime restart.
His teammate, #38-Chandler Smith, led at the final restart on lap 51 but he and #11-Kaden Honeycutt made contact and Smith spun out of the lead.
#19-Daniel Hemric and #42-Tyler Reif then battled with the two making contact as they fought for the win. With smoke billowing from fender rub on his race truck, Reif held the lead on the last lap. But a trick move from #34-Riggs in his mirror forced Reif to block which caused him to miss the finale chicane. He had to stop to serve an on-track penalty.
Riggs drove off to the win.
#19-Hemric was second. #62-Kaz Grala, #45-Landen Lewis, #88-Ty Majeski, #16-Justin Haley, #12-Brenden Queen, #99-Ben Rhodes, #91-Christian Eckes, and #17-Gio Rugggiero were the remainder of the top-10.
There were 16 lead changes among six drivers and seven caution flags for 13 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 64.274mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – San Diego
Layne Riggs won the Navy 250, his ninth victory in 67 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his fourth victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at San Diego Street Course.
Daniel Hemric (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at San Diego Street Course. It is his
fifth top-10 finish in 2026.
Kaz Grala (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at San Diego Street Course.
Brenden Queen (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
Layne Riggs leads the point standings by 65 points over Kaden Honeycutt
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after San Diego:
Race 13 of 18 in the regular season:
1) #34-Layne Riggs, 562, +284
2) #11-Kaden Honeycutt, 497, +219
3) #38-Chandler Smith, 434, +156
4) #17-Gio Ruggiero, 410, +132
5) #91-Christian Eckes, 408, +130
6) #88-Ty Majeski, 353, +75
7) #99-Ben Rhodes, 349, +71
8) #19-Daniel Hemric, 313, +35
9) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 303, +23
10) #13-Jake Garcia, 283, +5
Outside of the top-10:
11) #9-Grant Enfinger, 278, -5
12) #52-Stewart Friesen, 273, -10
13) #12-Brenden Queen, 272, -11
14) #16-Justin Haley, 261, -22
15) #44-Andres Perez de Lara, 250, -33
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings
Race Updates:
Reif cuts the chicane and has to stop on track before getting back up to speed. Riggs gets the win.
Reif leads as his truck smokes. Hemric loses position as Riggs now trying to lure in Reif who leads by a truck length on the final lap. Smoke still billowing from his truck. The question is if his tire holds up after the contact and heavy fender rub. Riggs also low on fuel.
Riggs drops to third. Reif and Hemric door to door and sideways as Reif pulls ahead but he is smoking from the damage.
Riggs to the point with Hemric othere as Reif on their bumpers in third.
Restart: Smith and Honeycutt get together. Smith spins into the barrier. Honeycutt drops back. Hemric and Riggs now battle side by side for the lead.
OVERTIME
Lap 49: CAUTION Wreck following the restart with Nicholson stalled on track. Gets a push and its back under fire. He suffered damage on an incident that also saw Rhodes, Kligerman, Perez getting together.
Lap 48: Red is lifted and there are 2 to go. Smith maintains on the start as Honeycutt grabs second. Riggs slips to fourth as Reif takes third.
RED FLAG
Lap 46: CAUTION hard hit for Ankrum as he hits the wall off of 16. Damage to the wall/barrier as well.
Lap 45: 5 to go in San Diego as teammates continue to battle for the lead. Smith leads Riggs. Riggs pitted on lap 27. Smith on lap 34, if fuel comes into play.
Lap 44: Smith around Riggs on the inside for the lead after a slight slip through the corner. Honeycutt a second behind in 3rd.
Lap 43: Restart and Riggs lead over Majeski and Smith as the field shakes out the usual 3 wide behind them. Slow restart for Majeski. He drops and Smith now second. Later in the lap, Honeycutt gets into Majeski to take position. Gray spins but regroups and track stays green. Johnson also goes for another spin.
Lap 40: Johnson spins after contact from Nicholson. He continues and field stays green. Dops from 7th to 15th
Lap 35: Sutton stalled again on track under this yellow now.
Lap 32: CAUTION for debris
Lap 32: Honeycutt pits as Smith now leads with Riggs running second. He just made a move on Johnson with the fresher tires.
Lap 30: 20 laps to go in the race. Honeycutt now leads over Smith by a truck length. Johnson, Hemric, Riggs, Haley, Grala follow.
Lap 25: Under yellow, many pit but Smith now leads as he and Honeycutt stayed out, along with Johnson and some trucks that had started in the read with practice crashes; Hemric and Andretti
Lap 24: Stage 2 complete and Kligerman gets the win over Majeski, Enfinger, Ankrum, Perez. Majeski challened but Kligerman blocked from the inside.
Lap 20: Johnson pits from the lead. Other stops cycle through under green.
Lap 15: 7-time champ Johnson to the lead in the truck race.
Lap 14: Riggs pits as Honeycutt inherits the lead after staying out. Johnson in second.
Lap 12: Riggs wins stage 1. Honeycutt trails by 4 seconds over Johnson, Smith, Enfingr, Ankrum, Rhodes, Perez, Lewis and Reif.
Lap 7: Riggs leads for the restart as he chooses the inside lane
Lap 4: CAUTION Sutton and Nicholson get together. Sutton is stalled in turn 13.
Lap 1: Pole-sitter Honeycutt leads lap 1
7:25pm/et: Green flag is out
Trucks to the rear: #5 -Adam Andretti, #12-Brenden Queen, #19-Daniel Hemric, #20-Brendan Gaughgan, #17-Gio Ruggiero, #45-Landen Lewis, #25-Jamie McMurray, #99-Ben Rhodes (unapproved adjustments) and #15-Tanner Gray, #77-Justin Marks, #52-Stewart Friesen, #91-Christian Eckes (backup trucks)
Race Information:
Broadcast: FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 50 laps / 170 miles
Stages: 12 / 24 / 50
Average time of race: 2:06:00
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution car speed: 45 mph
Fuel window: 24 laps
Invocation: 4:03:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 4:04:00 p.m.
Command: 4:11:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 4:23:00 p.m.
Pitstall Selections
#11-Kaden Honeycutt won the pole for the Inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at San Diego Naval Base Coronado. It is his third pole of the year and the third of his career.
#34-Layne Riggs will start alongside in row one, followed by #38-Chandler Smith, #1-Jimmie Johnson, #9-Grant Enfinger, #17-Gio Ruggiero, #44-Andres Perez de Lara, #88-Ty Majeski, #45-Landen Lewis, and #75-Parkr Kligerman in the top-10.
Did not qualify: none.
Five trucks failed to complete a qualifying lap after an accident and sustained damage in either an earlier practice session or qualifying forced a missed attempt.
See the complete Naval Base Coronado Starting Lineup and Qualifying Results.
Qualifying Fast Facts – San Diego:
Kaden Honeycutt won the Pole Award for the Navy 250 with a lap of 134.782 seconds, 90.813 mph.
This is his third pole in 72 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his third pole and 10th top-10 start in 2026.
This is his first pole in one races at San Diego Street Course.
Layne Riggs (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2026 and his first in one race at San Diego
Street Course.
Chandler Smith (third) posted his first top-10 start at San Diego Street Course. It is his sixth in 13 races
this season.
Mini Tyrrell (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Final practice for the Navy 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race from San Diego Naval Base Coronado; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#11-Kaden Honeycutt 89.787
#38-Chandler Smith 88.822
#75-Parker Kligerman 88.355
#62-KazGrala 88.211
#10-Corey LaJoie 87.997
Notes: The session was halted for water on track. Once back underway, it was cut short after #77-Justin Marks had a crash that left his #77 Chevrolet on fire.
#15-Tanner Gray and #62-Kas Grala also had separate run-ins with the wall.
See the complete Final Practice Speeds page.
Practice for the Navy 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race from San Diego Naval Base Coronado; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#34-Layne Riggs 89.200
#11-Kaden Honeycutt 89.099
#38-Chandler Smith 88.353
#1-Jimmie Johnson 87.989
#75-Parker Kligerman 87.965
Slowest: #5-Adam Andretti 154.419
Most laps run: 12, #17-Gio Ruggiero
Notes: Numerous trucks made contact with the wall, with #5-Andretti suffering the most damage on his lap.
See the complete Practice Speeds page.
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Goodyear Tire Notes:NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams are also familiar with their tire setup. Introduced at Sonoma Raceway last summer, both series have run it twice this season.
The entry list for the Navy 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at San Diego Naval Base Coronado has been released. There are 35 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Jimmie Johnson, #5-Adam Andretti, #20-Brenden Gaughan, #22-Austin Varco, #25-Jamie McMurray, #62-Kaz Grala, #77-Justin Marks.
See the complete San Diego Naval Base Coronado entry list page.
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Race rules and information:
