Layne Riggs dominates the Craftsmen Truck Series race at Nhms
the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 22, 2026, was a wild regular-season finale.
🏁 Team EJP 175 — Race Recap
Layne Riggs capped off an outstanding regular season by winning the race in double overtime, taking his sixth victory of 2026 and his 11th career Craftsman Truck Series win. Riggs led 106 of the 189 laps in his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Riggs had to survive two overtime restarts, but held off his Front Row Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith to win by just 0.293 seconds. Kaden Honeycutt finished third, followed by Stewart Friesen and Connor Zilisch.
🔥 Top 10
Layne Riggs — No. 34 Ford
Chandler Smith — No. 38 Ford
Kaden Honeycutt — No. 11 Toyota
Stewart Friesen — No. 52 Toyota
Connor Zilisch — No. 71 Chevrolet
Tristan McKee — No. 77 Chevrolet
Christopher Bell — No. 62 Toyota
Daniel Hemric — No. 19 Chevrolet
Justin Haley
Patrick Eatmon
🏆 The biggest story: the Chase
The New Hampshire race was more than just a win — it was the regular-season finale, meaning the championship field was finalized.
Riggs enters the seven-race Chase as the No. 1 seed, followed by Kaden Honeycutt and Chandler Smith. The final spot came down to a dramatic battle involving Tyler Ankrum and Stewart Friesen. Ankrum’s finish was enough to secure the final championship berth, while Friesen’s strong fourth-place finish wasn’t enough to overcome the points deficit created by his crash at Richmond the previous week.
The 10-driver Chase field is:
Layne Riggs
Kaden Honeycutt
Chandler Smith
Christian Eckes
Gio Ruggiero
Ty Majeski
Grant Enfinger
Daniel Hemric
Ben Rhodes
Tyler Ankrum
🎬 Race in a nutshell
Riggs dominated, Zilisch controlled the early stages, and the championship picture went down to the wire. Connor Zilisch won both opening stages, but Riggs ultimately had the truck when it mattered most. After late-race cautions pushed the race into double overtime, Riggs nailed the restarts and held off Smith for a dramatic victory.
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