Layne Riggs wins clock-shortened Charlotte truck race, honors Kyle

Layne Riggs won a chaotic, clock-shortened North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports. Rain delays pushed the race from Friday night to Sunday morning, and NASCAR officials shortened the event after a late caution moved it past the noon ET time cutoff, eliminating overtime and forcing aggressive strategy calls. The victory was Riggs' seventh career win and his second of the season.

The wreck-filled race produced a series-record 11 cautions and featured 12 lead changes among eight drivers through the opening 73 laps. Riggs moved from third to first early when he cleared Kaden Honeycutt and Corey Day in a bold pass. Christian Eckes won Stage 1 and Riggs took Stage 2. Dramatic incidents included Corey Day briefly becoming airborne after hitting the inside wall on Lap 47, Luke Baldwin’s truck catching fire in Stage 2, and Shane van Gisbergen recovering from an early spin.

Riggs climbed from his truck in tears after the finish and, over team radio, said, "Did it for Kyle, man," as he and the Front Row Motorsports crew bowed to honor the late Kyle Busch. He thanked his crew and teammate Chandler Smith for their help on the decisive restart. Riggs finished first ahead of Kaden Honeycutt and Connor Zilisch. Reports differed on whether Tanner Gray or Taylor Gray was credited with eighth place; confirm the official box score before publication. Other top finishers included Ben Rhodes, Giovanni Ruggiero, Christian Eckes, Brandon Jones, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and William Sawalich, all of whom scored Truck Series points.