Riggs beats Hocevar by 0.016 seconds for Truck pole

Layne Riggs won the pole for the Faith Fest 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, turning an 18.502-second lap at 121.608 mph in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150. He edged Carson Hocevar by 0.016 seconds and said crew chief Dylan Cappello’s changes improved the truck’s handling after the team struggled with a tight setup in practice. The pole was Riggs’ second of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season and the sixth of his career in his 69th Truck Series start.

Christopher Bell qualified third and Corey Heim was fourth. Giovanni Ruggiero qualified fifth, with Chase Elliott set to start sixth and Kaden Honeycutt seventh. After qualifying, Riggs also led Honeycutt in the standings.

The Truck Series field was at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for practice and qualifying ahead of Saturday’s race. Shane van Gisbergen qualified 19th in the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado on his Truck Series return, posting an 18.859-second lap. Landon Huffman and Timmy Hill failed to qualify from the 38-truck entry list.