Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Report
FR8 208 Overview
Date: February 22nd, 2025
Event: Race 2 of 25
Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.5-miles)
Length of Race: One Hour, 46 Minutes, 52 Seconds
FRM Finish:
● Layne Riggs (Started 16th, Finished 20th / Running, completed 134 of 135 laps)
● Chandler Smith (Started 28th, Finished 5th / Running, completed 135 of 135 laps)
Layne Riggs Key Takeaways
Stage One: 2nd / Stage Two: 30th / Race Result: 20th
Layne Riggs made his third start at the Atlanta Motor Speedway this Saturday. Riggs qualified 16th for the event. Riggs quickly made his way to the front in the opening laps of the race, competing within the top-10 and top five. Riggs finished Stage One in the second position but was penalized for passing below the double white line.
Due to an electrical issue, Riggs spent time on pit road for the team to swap out the battery, going two laps down in the process. Dylan Cappello and the team were able to get Riggs back on track.
The bad luck continued for Riggs, suffering a flat right-front tire at the start of the final stage and issued a speeding penalty after changing the tire. Riggs finished 20th in the race.
“Just an overall really frustrating day for us,” said Riggs. “We had really good speed, but we had everything go wrong for us today with the electrical issue, flat tire, and penalty. We have a couple weeks off to tune our stuff and come out swinging at Vegas.”
Chandler Smith’s Key Takeaways
Stage One: 17th / Stage Two: 9th / Race Result: 5th
Chandler Smith returned to his home state this Saturday for 135-laps at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dropping to the rear for unapproved adjustments, Smith made his way into the top-20, finishing 17th in Stage One. Smith then finished ninth in Stage Two, earning valuable stage points.
A pit road penalty at the Stage Two break put Smith at the tail of the field, but made his way back to the front, racing hard with eventual race winner Kyle Busch for the lead. Smith dropped back to fifth where he finished the race, earning his second top-10 finish of the year.
“What a solid day at my home track,” said Smith. “Our No. 38 QuickTie products Ford F-150 was fast, but we needed a little more raw speed to make big moves to be a contender. We still hustled our way to the front and got a top five out of it.”
ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The team is the 2021 Daytona 500 and 2022 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champions. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields the No. 34 and the No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series teams along with the No. 38 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.
