CORONADO, Calif.– Brief on gas and lengthy on perseverance and success, Layne Riggs gained Friday’s inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence race at Naval Base Coronado on the Qualcomm Circuit.
It wasn’t till the ultimate two corners of extra time that Riggs was capable of declare his fourth victory of the season and the ninth of his profession. The driving force of the No. 34 Entrance Row Racing Ford was working second behind Tyler Reif coming into the chicane that precedes the ultimate nook on the 3.4-mile, 16-turn avenue circuit.
Underneath strain from Riggs, Reif blew the chicane, steered to the within of the tire obstacles defining the racing line and got here to a cease after exiting. Riggs grabbed the lead and reached the end line 1.332 seconds forward of runner-up Daniel Hemric, who ran the ultimate circuit with a tire dropping air.
“Layne van Risberger got here to play at present, man,” Riggs chortled after climbing from his automobile — a facetious reference to highway course celebrity Shane van Gisbergen within the NASCAR Cup Sequence. “We’re undefeated in avenue course races — a lot respect, Shane. I hope I could be nearly as good as you someday, man. I will take all my glory right here within the truck collection.
“I do not even know what occurred on the finish — sparks flying, individuals wrecking, staying within the throttle. I used to be working out of gas all the final lap. It was like St. Pete yet again (an earlier Riggs victory this season in an inaugural avenue race).”
Getting into the chicane on the ultimate lap, Riggs was attempting to power Reif right into a mistake — and succeeded.
“I faked left to scare him, and he missed the nook,” Riggs mentioned. “I actually wasn’t going to dive it in there, and it labored for me … A tremendous, historic win.”
Reif was attempting to win in solely his seventh begin within the collection. He completed nineteenth after being assessed a 30-second penalty for short-cutting the course on the ultimate lap.
“I hear (Riggs was) one (car-length) again from me, and I did not wish to give him an opportunity to get to me,” Reif mentioned. “It was my mistake. It’s extremely unlucky that I did that. I do not know what number of extra probabilities I will have like this, however I am certain there will be extra, and I am going to verify to not make that mistake once more.”
The ultimate two laps featured a surfeit of twists and turns. Superior technique put Chandler Smith on the entrance of the sector for the extra time restart on Lap 52, with more energizing tires and extra gas than Riggs, his teammate.
Smith led the sector to inexperienced with Kaden Honeycutt beside him, however Honeycutt brushed the wall on the downhill run towards Flip 2, and Smith crashed attempting to keep away from him. As automobiles bounced off one another behind them, Henric took the lead briefly, solely to be challenged and handed by Reif, who blocked Hemric’s Chevrolet into the wall approaching the chicane on the white-flag lap.
Reif held the lead from that time on till his mistake within the tight, freshly-paved chicane. Within the extra time melee, Kaz Grala completed third, adopted by Landen Lewis (a profession greatest) and Ty Majeski.
Smith and Honeycutt ran twenty second and twenty third, respectively. Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson led two laps however completed thirtieth after spinning twice and dropping energy within the ultimate stage. Johnson was making his second begin within the collection, 18 years faraway from his first.
The race featured 16 lead modifications amongst six drivers, with Riggs main a race-high 21 circuits and Smith 13. There have been seven cautions for 13 laps.
Riggs, who gained the primary stage, elevated his collection result in 65 factors over Honeycutt, with Smith trailing by 128 factors in third place with 5 occasions left within the Truck Sequence common season. Parker Kligerman gained Stage 2 earlier than ending 18th.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Sequence Race — Navy 250
San Diego Avenue Course
San Diego, California
Friday, June 19, 2026
1. (2) Layne Riggs, Ford, 53.
2. (32) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 53.
3. (16) Kaz Grala, Toyota, 53.
4. (9) Landen Lewis, Chevrolet, 53.
5. (8) Ty Majeski, Ford, 53.
6. (17) Justin Haley, RAM, 53.
7. (34) Brenden Queen #, RAM, 53.
8. (13) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 53.
9. (30) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 53.
10. (6) Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 53.
11. (23) Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 53.
12. (35) Tanner Grey, Toyota, 53.
13. (24) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 53.
14. (33) Adam Andretti, Toyota, 53.
15. (25) Cole Butcher #, Ford, 53.
16. (28) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 53.
17. (29) Austin Varco, Ford, 53.
18. (10) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 53.
19. (14) Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, 53.
20. (27) Frankie Muniz, Ford, 53.
21. (7) Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 53.
22. (3) Chandler Smith, Ford, 53.
23. (1) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, Accident, 52.
24. (11) Connor Mosack, Chevrolet, 52.
25. (31) Justin Marks, Chevrolet, 51.
26. (18) Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 51.
27. (26) Jackson Lee, Ford, 50.
28. (20) Nathan Nicholson, Chevrolet, Accident, 48.
29. (5) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 48.
30. (4) Jimmie Johnson(i), Toyota, Electrical, 47.
31. (12) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, Accident, 46.
32. (19) Jake Garcia, Ford, Transmission, 40.
33. (22) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, Energy Steering, 29.
34. (21) Jamie McMurray, RAM, Accident, 22.
35. (15) Corey LaJoie, RAM, Accident, 14.
Common Pace of Race Winner: 64.274 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 48 Minutes, 13 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.332 Seconds.
Warning Flags: 7 for 13 laps.
Lead Modifications: 16 amongst 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Okay. Honeycutt 1-2;L. Riggs 3-5;Okay. Honeycutt 6;L. Riggs 7-12;Okay. Honeycutt 13-16;J. Johnson(i) 17-18;C. Smith 19;P. Kligerman 20;L. Riggs 21;P. Kligerman 22-26;C. Smith 27;Okay. Honeycutt 28-30;C. Smith 31-33;L. Riggs 34-43;C. Smith 44-51;T. Reif 52;L. Riggs 53.
Leaders Abstract (Driver, Instances Lead, Laps Led): Layne Riggs 5 instances for 21 laps; Chandler Smith 4 instances for 13 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 4 instances for 10 laps; Parker Kligerman 2 instances for six laps; Jimmie Johnson(i) 1 time for two laps; Tyler Reif 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Prime Ten: 34,11,1,38,9,18,99,44,45,42
Stage #2 Prime Ten: 75,88,9,18,44,42,38,11,1,91
–By Spencer Reid, NASCAR Wire Service. Particular to Area Degree Media
