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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Layne Riggs Coming Back To Claim UNOH 250 Presented By Ohio Logistics At Bristol Motor Speedway

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Layne Riggs Coming Back To Claim UNOH 250 Presented By Ohio Logistics At Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Layne Riggs didn’t panic.

A first-lap spin Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway?

No problem.

Riggs rallied from the early misfortune to capture the UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics title, his second win at the iconic 0.533-mile oval.

“I’m not sure what happened on the start with (Corey Day’s) 7 (machine),” Riggs told Fox Sports. “I felt like I was there pretty good, and just the first lap of the race, to spin out, it’s a blow to your confidence for sure, but I have faith in this team.”

Riggs’ faith paid dividends. By Lap 141, he was back in the lead and cruised to the playoff win. The 2024 rookie of the year qualified for the Round of 8 by beating runner-up Ben Rhodes by 1.212 seconds.

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Brent Crews captured the ARCA Menards Series event at Bristol on Thursday. The Hickory, N.C., native also competed in the Truck Series race and placed P24 …

Getting the postseason engines started …

Going green at Bristol with all 10 playoff drivers starting in the top 11 …

Heim started second, but overtook pole-sitter Jake Garcia before the end of the first lap when Riggs (34) limped to pit row after making contact with Corey Day. His comeback started then …

Credited with the event’s fastest lap (15.66 seconds), Garcia rallied and earned the Stage 1 win, his first of the season, before experiencing second-stage trouble. The first-year playoff pilot’s promising start ended with a P33 …

Among the playoff drivers who encountered trouble Thursday, Tyler Ankrum took a spin and finished P20 …

Have you heard this one before? Heim earned a stage win …

Riggs made it all the way back from a Lap 1 spin to the lead on Lap 141. At the end, he smelled sweet victory …

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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