{"id":47825,"date":"2024-08-25T18:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T23:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=47825"},"modified":"2024-08-26T14:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T19:07:12","slug":"layne-riggs-captures-first-truck-series-win-at-milwaukee-mile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/25\/layne-riggs-captures-first-truck-series-win-at-milwaukee-mile\/","title":{"rendered":"Layne Riggs captures first Truck Series win at Milwaukee Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Layne Riggs, driver of the #38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile at The Milwaukee Mile on August 25, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

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 Series victory in Sunday\u2019s Playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile.<\/p>\n

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Layne Riggs, driver of the #38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile at The Milwaukee Mile on August 25, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Riggs, son of former NASCAR competitor Scott Riggs, took the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps remaining and pulled away to a solid 1.547-second victory over the Wisconsin native and a super-motivated group of Playoff drivers, making the rookie driver’s effort all the more impressive.<\/p>\n

Riggs victory in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford comes a day after 23-year-old Harrison Burton \u2013 son of former NASCAR star Jeff Burton – earned his first-career win in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even know how to describe it,\u2019\u2019 said an emotional Riggs, making only his 23rd start in the series, saying he knew in practice his truck was going to be in contention. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Layne Riggs, driver of the #38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile at The Milwaukee Mile on August 25, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a terrible year, it\u2019s been an awful year, but I\u2019ve learned so much though in my rookie season. After the start I thought there\u2019s no way we\u2019re going to get a win, we\u2019ll do the best we can and just learn for next year. But I knew in practice this thing [today] was awesome.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Riggs was so happy and demonstrative that he dislocated his shoulder pumping his arms high in celebration \u2013 his team rushed over to help. And it certainly appeared Riggs was okay by the time he hugged his father trackside.<\/p>\n

\u201cDislocated my shoulder I was celebrating so hard, but it was worth it,\u2019\u2019 Riggs said smiling.<\/p>\n

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Ty Majeski, driver of the #98 Road Ranger\/Soda Sense Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile at The Milwaukee Mile on August 25, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Eight of the 10 Playoff drivers finished just behind Riggs, including Majeski, the defending race winner and polesitter who led 45 of the 175 laps in the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford. McAnally-Hilgemann Racing\u2019s Christian Eckes was third \u2013 leading a race high 71 laps in his No. 19 Chevrolet. REV Racing\u2019s Nick Sanchez and TRICON Garage\u2019s Taylor Gray rounded out the top-five.<\/p>\n

McAnally-Hilgemann\u2019s Tyler Ankrum, TRICON Garage\u2019s Corey Heim, McAnally-Hilgemann\u2019s Daniel Dye and reigning series champion, ThorSport Racing\u2019s Ben Rhodes rounded out the top-nine finishers \u2013 all Playoff drivers. Three-time series champion Matt Crafton was 10th.<\/p>\n

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Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile at The Milwaukee Mile on August 25, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was leading on the bottom and it shot up the race track and just couldn\u2019t recover, I was way too tight\u2019\u2019 said Eckes, who paced the field for much of the afternoon and collected a series best ninth stage win.<\/p>\n

He now holds a 16-point advantage over Majeski atop the Playoff standings. Heim is third, only 19 points back.<\/p>\n

\u201cProud of everybody but a pretty big missed-opportunity,\u2019\u2019 Eckes said.<\/p>\n

The other two Playoff drivers, Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevy, finished 13th and Rajah Caruth, driver of the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevy rallied to an 18th place finish after starting from the rear of the grid.<\/p>\n

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Ty Majeski, driver of the #98 Road Ranger\/Soda Sense Ford, drives during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Milwaukee Mile at The Milwaukee Mile on August 25, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

With two more races remaining in this opening round and eight of the 10 drivers advancing, Rhodes is two points behind Enfinger for that all-important eighth Playoff position and Caruth is only four points back.<\/p>\n

Round 2 of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season championship takes place Sept. 19 in a special Thursday night edition (8 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), from Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway where Heim is the defending race winner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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