Layne Riggs almost led Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection race at Indianapolis Raceway Park from wire to wire, main 198 of 200 laps from the pole and sweeping the phases to safe his fifth win of the 2026 season.
The Truck Collection factors chief solely misplaced the lead briefly to his Entrance Row Motorsports teammate, Chandler Smith, to start Stage 2. Smith clinched a Chase berth along with his efficiency on Friday.
Connor Mosack chopped Riggs’ lead underneath two seconds within the closing laps as Riggs labored his approach by means of lapped visitors however was unable to get to Riggs, who cruised to victory.
The win is Riggs’ second straight at IRP and the tenth of his Truck Collection profession.
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Mosack, Ty Majeski, Smith and Nick Sanchez rounded out the highest 5, with Stewart Friesen, Kaden Honeycutt, Gavan Boschele, Tyler Ankrum and Michael Christopher Jr. finishing the highest 10. The highest 10 effort from Boschele got here in his Truck Collection debut.
Different notable finishers embrace Gio Ruggiero in thirteenth, Grant Enfinger in 14th, Ben Rhodes in fifteenth, Justin Haley in 18th and Jake Garcia in twenty first.
Enfinger’s truck had heavy smoke pouring out of it with two laps to go after contact, however he made it again to the checkered flag, and NASCAR held the yellow to permit the race to complete underneath inexperienced.
Daniel Hemric and Landen Lewis completed thirty fourth and thirty fifth, respectively, after being concerned in a crash on Lap 136.
Jackson Macenko completed final (thirty sixth) after mechanical points knocked him out of the race after he accomplished solely 74 laps.
The Truck Collection will return at Richmond Raceway on Aug. 14. New Hampshire on Aug. 22 will function the sequence’ common season finale.
