Layne Riggs | |||||||
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Born | Layne Griffin Riggs June 11, 2002 Bahama, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Champion 2019, 2022 Rodney Cook Classic Winner | ||||||
Awards | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2023 position | 44th | ||||||
Best finish | 44th (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Andy's Frozen Custard 300 (Texas) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Dead On Tools 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
24 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 38 (Front Row Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 90th | ||||||
Best finish | 38th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2022 TSport 200 (IRP) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
First win | 2024 LiUNA! 175 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last win | 2024 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of September 19, 2024. |
Layne Griffin Riggs (born June 11, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving for No. 38 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports. He is the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national champion and is the son of former NASCAR driver Scott Riggs.
Growing up in a racing family, Riggs began driving at the age of 10, racing in Limited Sportsman events at Orange County Speedway. He raced there for several seasons, eventually earning the track championship. [1]
On June 11, 2016, his 14th birthday, Riggs made his debut in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving for his family team, Riggs Racing. In his first start at Tri-County Motor Speedway, he would qualify an impressive 2nd. He would finish in 20th after being involved in a wreck on lap 59. [1] He would run the final five races of the season, recording his best finish of 2nd at Southern National Motorsports Park. [2] That same year, he would race in the Thanksgiving All-Star Classic, recording a finish of 8th. [3]
He would run the full schedule in 2017, earning two wins at Dominion Raceway and Orange County Speedway. [4] [5] He ended the season with two wins, five top 5's, and ten top 10's, finishing 3rd in the final standings. [6]
Riggs started the 2018 season on a low note, finishing outside the top 10 in the first two races. He rebounded with a ninth place finish at Hickory Motor Speedway, along with a streak of top three finishes in the next three races. He would earn his first win of the season at Kingsport Speedway. [7]
In October 2019, Riggs would win the Rodney Cook Classic at Ace Speedway, after the leaders wrecked on lap 114. [8]
2020 would be a breakout season for Riggs, finishing inside the top ten in all but two races, and capturing two wins at Langley Speedway and Carteret Motor Speedway. [9] [10] At the end of the season, he finished a career-high 2nd in the final point standings. [11]
Riggs had a struggling season in 2021, finishing outside the top 15 in most of the races. He scored one win, [12] five top fives, and five top tens, ranking him 10th in the final point standings. [13]
For 2022, Riggs would scale to a part-time schedule, to focus on winning the national championship in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.
In 2022, Riggs would join the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and compete for the national championship, racing at Dominion Raceway, Hickory Motor Speedway, South Boston Speedway, and Wake County Speedway. [14] After winning 16 races, 29 top fives, and 35 top tens, Riggs was declared as the 2022 national champion. He finished just four points ahead of 2021 champion, Peyton Sellers. At 20-years old, he is also the youngest driver to win the championship, beating out Sellers' 2005 championship, when he won it at 21-years old. [15]
On July 19, 2022, Halmar Friesen Racing announced that Riggs would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing 7th driving their No. 62 Toyota Tundra, at the next race at Richmond Raceway in August and would qualify 4th for the race but would ultimately finish 19th 2 laps down. [16] Riggs would make his final start of the year at the season finale at Phoenix Raceway where he would qualify 2nd and lead five laps early in the race. After being involved in a wreck during the middle of the race, he would rebound and finish 13th. [17] [18]
On December 12, 2022, Stewart Friesen stated on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that Riggs would return to his team for another part-time schedule in 2023. Friesen also stated that if Layne can find full sponsorship, he would most likely run full-time in the 62 truck. [19] However, sponsorship for a full-time season was not found. On March 15, 2023, Tricon Garage announced that Riggs would drive their No. 1 truck in the race at Atlanta. [20] Riggs also drove the No. 02 truck for Young's Motorsports in the race at Nashville. [21] On July 27, it was announced that Riggs would drive the No. 7 truck for Spire Motorsports at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in August. [22] Riggs would qualify 12th and run inside the top ten for the entire race, and ultimately scored his best-career finish of third. [23]
On December 14, 2023, it was announced that Riggs had signed a multi–year deal with Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 38 truck full-time starting in 2024. [24] Riggs started the 2024 season with a 33rd place DNF at Daytona. A week later, he finished 24th at Atlanta, but was disqualified after a post-race inspection revealed improperly installed windshield fasteners. [25] Despite failing to make the playoffs, Riggs scored his first two career wins at Milwaukee and Bristol. [26] [27]
On September 18, 2023, it was announced that Riggs would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for Kaulig Racing in the fall race at Texas in the team's No. 11 car and would also run the races at Las Vegas and Martinsville. [28] He would finish 19th at Texas, 10th at Las Vegas and 11th at Martinsville. [29]
Riggs is the son of former NASCAR driver, Scott Riggs. He currently attends University of North Carolina at Charlotte, studying in mechanical engineering. [30]
March 3 in Durham County, North Carolina is celebrated as Layne Riggs Day. [31]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | Kaulig Racing | 11 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX 19 | ROV | LVS 10 | HOM | MAR 11 | PHO | 44th | 71 | [32] |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2022 | Halmar Friesen Racing | 62 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRD | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNX | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP 7 | RCH 19 | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO 13 | 38th | 76 | [33] |
2023 | Tricon Garage | 1 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL 28 | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | 90th | 01 | [34] | |||||||||||
Young's Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | NSH 27 | MOH | POC | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spire Motorsports | 7 | Chevy | IRP 3 | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Front Row Motorsports | 38 | Ford | DAY 33 | ATL 33 | LVS 22 | BRI 10 | COA 27 | MAR 15 | TEX 31 | KAN 18 | DAR 21 | NWS 3 | CLT 28 | GTW 5 | NSH 25 | POC 30 | IRP 5 | RCH 5 | MLW 1 | BRI 1* | KAN 2 | TAL 28 | HOM 22 | MAR 6 | PHO | -* | -* | [35] |
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
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Big win for us last night at our home track. We started 2nd and Immediately got the lead and were able to lead every lap until the 🏁
WE'RE GOING NASTRUCK RACING AGAIN BOYS‼️ I will be racing the 02 truck for @youngsmtrsports this Friday at @NashvilleSuperS! I can't thank Tyler Young, Young's Motorsports, and all of the participating partners for giving me an opportunity to get back on the track!