For the second-straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR racing star earned his first-career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Collection victory in Sunday’s Playoff-opening LIUNA! 175 on the historic Milwaukee Mile.
Riggs, son of former NASCAR competitor Scott Riggs, took the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps remaining and pulled away to a strong 1.547s victory over the Wisconsin native and a super-motivated group of Playoff drivers, making the rookie driver’s effort all of the extra spectacular.
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Riggs’ victory within the No. 38 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford comes a day after 23-year-old Harrison Burton – son of former NASCAR star Jeff Burton — earned his first-career win within the NASCAR Cup Collection race at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
“I don’t even know the best way to describe it,’’ stated an emotional Riggs, making solely his twenty third begin within the collection, saying he knew in apply his truck was going to be in rivalry. “It’s superior.
“We’ve had a horrible yr. It’s been an terrible yr, however I’ve discovered a lot although in my rookie season. After the beginning I assumed there’s no manner we’re going to get a win; we’ll do the perfect we will and simply study for subsequent yr. However I knew in apply this factor [today] was superior.’’
Riggs was so blissful and demonstrative that he dislocated his shoulder pumping his arms excessive in celebration – his group rushed over to assist. And it definitely appeared Riggs was okay by the point he hugged his father trackside.
“Dislocated my shoulder I used to be celebrating so laborious, nevertheless it was value it,’’ Riggs stated smiling.
Eight of the ten Playoff drivers completed simply behind Riggs, together with Majeski, the defending race winner and polesitter who led 45 of the 175 laps within the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford. McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Christian Eckes was third – main a race-high 71 laps in his No. 19 Chevrolet. REV Racing’s Nick Sanchez and TRICON Storage’s Taylor Grey rounded out the highest 5.
McAnally-Hilgemann’s Tyler Ankrum, TRICON Storage’s Corey Heim, McAnally-Hilgemann’s Daniel Dye and reigning collection champion, ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes rounded out the highest 9 finishers – all Playoff drivers. Three-time collection champion Matt Crafton was tenth.
“I used to be main on the underside and it shot up the race observe and simply couldn’t get well; I used to be manner too tight’’ stated Eckes, who paced the sector for a lot of the afternoon and picked up a collection greatest ninth stage win.
He now holds a 16-point benefit over Majeski atop the Playoff standings. Heim is third, solely 19 factors again.
“Happy with all people however a fairly large missed alternative,’’ Eckes stated.
The opposite two Playoff drivers, Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevy, completed thirteenth and Rajah Caruth, driver of the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevy, rallied to an 18th place end after ranging from the rear of the grid.
With two extra races remaining on this opening spherical and eight of the ten drivers advancing, Rhodes is 2 factors behind Enfinger for that all-important eighth Playoff place and Caruth is simply 4 factors again.
Spherical two of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection season championship takes place Sept. 19 in a particular Thursday evening version (8 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), from Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway the place Heim is the defending race winner.
