Layne Riggs Wins the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series St. Petersburg Race

Historic First NASCAR Truck Street Race

 

Layne Riggs held off Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski to win the OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Feb. 28 in the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.

 

Riggs' big lead eroded in lap traffic in the final 15 laps, allowing Rhodes and Majeski to close to within car lengths.

 

But Riggs withstood the two Thorsport Racing Fords in the final intense laps, especially as the teammates battled for second coming to the white flag.

 

"First thing I'm going to say, thank you to Joey Hand," said Riggs in Victory Lane. "I know he's watching at home. A road course guy -- he's the man. He helped me so much. We've been working on this racetrack in the simulator at Ford Racing since December. I really, really wanted to get my first win on a road course.

 

“The short track guy from Bahama, North Carolina, won at St. Pete, can you believe it? I've really been trying to perfect my craft. I feel like I've been close in the road courses. Just a big shout out to everybody at Front Row Motorsports ... I literally said, ‘I just want to win a road course, just to show I'm not just that short track guy’.”

 

Unofficial NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Results

1. Layne Riggs, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
2. Ty Majeski, No. 88 Thorsport Racing Ford
3. Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Thorsport Racing Ford
4. Chandler Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
5. Kaden Honeycutt, No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota
6. Landen Lewis, No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
7. Andres Perez de Lara, No. 44 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Daniel Hemric, No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
9. Colin Braun, No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram
10. James Hinchcliffe, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11. Ben Maier, No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
12. Justin Haley, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Ram
13. Connor Mosack, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Cole Butcher, No. 13 Thorsport Racing Ford
15. Christian Eckes, No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
16. Tyler Reif, No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
17. Daniel Dye, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Ram
18. Jake Garcia, No. 98 Thorsport Racing Ford
19. Kris Wright, No. 81 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
20. Tanner Gray, No. 15 TRICON Garage Toyota
21. Carter Fartuch, No. 2 Team Reaume Ford
22. Grant Enfinger, No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
23. Butterbean Queen, No. 12 Kaulig Racing Ram
24. Adam Andretti, No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota
25. Giovanni Ruggiero, No. 17 TRICON Garage Toyota (-1 lap down)
26. Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota (-2)
27. Dario Franchitti, No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota (-2)
28. Mini Tyrrell, No. 14 Kaulig Racing Dodge (-3)
29. Jackson Lee, No. 22 Team Reaume Ford (-5)
30. Frankie Muniz, No. 33 Team Reaume Ford (-6)
31. Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet (-10)
32. Timmy Hill, No. 56 Hill Motorsports Toyota (-17)
33. Dawson Sutton, No. 26 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet (OUT)
34. Nathan Nicholson, No. 76 Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet (OUT)
35. Derek White, No. 69 MBM Ford (OUT)
36. Wesley Slimp, No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota (OUT)

Hard work pays off, @LayneRiggs99. 👏 pic.twitter.com/vUDCbY6li2

— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) February 28, 2026

 

source: The Tennessean Media