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Layne Riggs
BornLayne G. Riggs
(2002-06-11) June 11, 2002 (age 21)
Bahama, North Carolina
Related toScott Riggs (father)
CARS Late Model Stock Tour career
Debut season2016
Current teamRiggs Racing
Car number99
Starts67
Wins6
Poles8
Best finish2nd in 2020
Finished last season10th
Championship titles
NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series2022
NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series career
Debut season2022
Current teamRiggs Racing
Car number99
Starts40
Wins16
Best finish1st in 2022
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
2022 position38th
Best finish38th (2022)
First race2022 TSport 200 (IRP)
Last race2022 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 5, 2022.

Layne G. Riggs (born June 11, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 99 Ford Mustang for his family owned team, Riggs Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 62 Toyota Tundra for Halmar Friesen Racing. He is the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national champion.

Racing career

Early career

Growing up in a racing family, Riggs began driving at the age of 10, racing in Limited Sportsman events at Orange County Speedway. He raced there for several seasons, eventually earning the track championship.[1]

CARS Tour

On June 11, 2016, his 14th birthday, Riggs made his debut in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving for his family team, Riggs Racing. In his first start at Tri-County Motor Speedway, he would qualify an impressive 2nd. He would finish in 20th after being involved in a wreck on lap 59.[1] He would run the final five races of the season, recording his best finish of 2nd at Southern National Motorsports Park.[2] That same year, he would race in the Thanksgiving All-Star Classic, recording a finish of 8th.[3]

He would run the full schedule in 2017, earning two wins at Dominion Raceway and Orange County Speedway.[4][5] He ended the season with two wins, five top 5's, and ten top 10's, finishing 3rd in the final standings.[6]

Riggs started the 2018 season on a low note, finishing outside the top 10 in the first two races. He rebounded with a ninth place finish at Hickory Motor Speedway, along with a streak of top three finishes in the next three races. He would earn his first win of the season at Kingsport Speedway.[7]

In October 2019, Riggs would win the Rodney Cook Classic at Ace Speedway, after the leaders wrecked on lap 114.[8]

2020 would be a breakout season for Riggs, finishing inside the top ten in all but two races, and capturing two wins at Langley Speedway and Carteret Motor Speedway.[9][10] At the end of the season, he finished a career-high 2nd in the final point standings.[11]

Riggs had a struggling season in 2021, finishing outside the top 15 in most of the races. He scored one win,[12] five top fives, and five top tens, ranking him 10th in the final point standings.[13]

For 2022, Riggs would scale to a part-time schedule, to focus on winning the national championship in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series

In 2022, Riggs would join the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and compete for the national championship, racing at Dominion Raceway, Hickory Motor Speedway, South Boston Speedway, and Wake County Speedway.[14] After winning 16 races, 29 top fives, and 35 top tens, Riggs was declared as the 2022 national champion. He finished just four points ahead of last year's champion, Peyton Sellers. At 20-years old, he is also the youngest driver to win the championship, beating out Sellers' 2005 championship, when he won it at 21-years old.[15]

Camping World Truck Series

On July 19, 2022, Halmar Friesen Racing announced that Riggs will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing 7th driving their No. 62 Toyota Tundra, at the next race at Richmond Raceway in August and would qualify 4th for the race but would ultimately finish 19th 2 laps down.[16] Riggs would make his final start of the year at the season finale at Phoenix Raceway where he would qualify 2nd and lead five laps early in the race, but he would later drop back and finish 13th.[17][18]

Personal life

Riggs is the son of former NASCAR driver, Scott Riggs. He currently attends University of North Carolina at Charlotte, studying in mechanical engineering.[19]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2022 Halmar Friesen Racing 62 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNO NSH MOH POC IRP
7 		RCH
19 		KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO
13 		38th 76

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Zach (2016-08-02). "Layne Riggs Expanding Racing Horizons". ShortTrackScene.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ^ "Layne Riggs - 2016 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. ^ "Layne Riggs - Thanksgiving All-Star Classic Event Results". TheThirdTurn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. ^ "Layne Riggs and Jeff Oakley win CARS Tour Late Model Stocks at Dominion". ShortTrackScene.com. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. ^ Riggs, Layne (2017-06-25). "Twitter post". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-07-25. Big win for us last night at our home track. We started 2nd and Immediately got the lead and were able to lead every lap until the 🏁
  6. ^ "Layne Riggs - 2017 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  7. ^ Weaver, Matt (2018-07-15). "Layne Riggs breaks CARS Tour winless drought at Kingsport". ShortTrackScene.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  8. ^ Seelman, Jacob (2019-10-19). "Riggs Avoids Chaos, Wins $10,000 Rodney Cook Classic". Speed Sport. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  9. ^ Marquis, Andy (2020-08-29). "Layne Riggs Outmuscles Corey Heim for Langley CARS Win". ShortTrackScene.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  10. ^ Marquis, Andy (2020-09-13). "Riggs Victorious in Arduous CARS Tour Race at Carteret County". ShortTrackScene.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  11. ^ "Layne Riggs - 2020 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  12. ^ White, Brandon (2021-05-08). "Layne Riggs Dominates At Ace Speedway". ShortTrackScene.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  13. ^ "Layne Riggs - 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  14. ^ White, Brandon (2022-04-27). "Second-generation driver Layne Riggs sets sights on Weekly Series national championship: 'It's a no-brainer'". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  15. ^ "Layne Riggs becomes youngest NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National Champion". NASCAR.com. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  16. ^ "Layne Riggs to Make Truck Debut at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  17. ^ Walters, Shane (2022-11-04). "Phoenix Starting Lineup: November 2022 (NASCAR Truck Series)". Racing News. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  18. ^ "2022 NASCAR Truck Results, Standings, Rankings and Statistics". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  19. ^ Weaver, Matt (2022-04-20). "Layne Riggs Has Big Summer Plans, Goals in 2022". Racing America. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

External links

Layne Riggs driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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