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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Hot Layne Riggs Claiming TSport 200 At Indianapolis Raceway Park

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Hot Layne Riggs Claiming TSport 200 At Indianapolis Raceway Park

After inching his No. 34 Ford up to the retaining wall, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Layne Riggs pulled up to greet his celebrating teammates and started a victory burn out.

Moments after collecting the TSport 200 checkered flag at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Riggs exited the machine and ran down the line, thanking all associates. The 23-year-old driver who dominated Friday, leading 159 laps.

Enjoying the moment, Riggs paused to pose next to a rubber tire he ignited during the burnout, grinning as he pretended to wipe sweat off his forehead, like he was too hot.

Well, Riggs remains one of the hottest young drivers on the circuit, visiting Victory Lane following two of the three previous outings.

“That was a cool celebration,” Riggs told FS1. “This truck was bad a**.”

X (Twitter) users responded to Riggs celebrating his second win three outings …

After qualifying was rained out Friday, the series drivers did participate in a late afternoon practice session. Grant Enfinger paced the field and ended up earning a P5 …

Ty Majeski, the defending series champion, prepared to start and ended with a P6 …

Going green at “The Brickyard” …

Riggs overtakes pole sitter Corey Heim during a Stage 1 battle …

Jack Wood (No. 91) and Riggs created contact, but they remained in control. Riggs won the first stage …

Heim overshot pit row and ended up dropping from P4 to P10. The points leader did not recieve a penalty for backing up in the crit box and rallied for a No. 4 finish …

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Cup Series regular Ross Chastain could not overcome misfortune when a tire fell off his No. 44 Chevrolet. Chastain eventually rallied for a P10 …

Riggs captured Stage 2 …

On his birthday and during his 200 career series start, Friesen and Riggs battled for the lead, but settled for a P3 …

With two regular-season races remaining, did Heim claim the first of his championship trophies this season? …

 

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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