Front Row Motorsports
Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Richmond Raceway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Advance
Event Details:
Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS)
Track: Richmond Raceway
Track Size / Surface: 0.75 mile / Asphalt
Track Location: Richmond, Virginia
Race Date: August 14th, 2026
Race Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Race Information: 250 Laps (Stages – 70 / 140 / 250) – 187.5 Miles
Television: FS1
Radio: SiriusXM
Event Notes:
- 17th event of the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season.
- First and only NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at the Richmond Raceway this season.
No. 34 Team Details
Driver: Layne Riggs
Crew Chief: Dylan Cappello
Primary Sponsor: Love’s Travel Stops
Standings: 1st
Recent Season Results:
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (July 24th) – 1st
North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 18th) – 2nd
Lime Rock Park (July 11th) – 23rd
Driver Track History (CRAFTSMAN Truck Series)
Starts: 3
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 2
Laps Led: 0
Average Finish: 9.0
Recent Results:
2025 (August) – 3rd
2024 (August) – 5th
Driver and Team Event Notes
Following his victory at the Indianapolis Raceway Park, Layne Riggs has increased his regular season standings lead to 100 points over Kaden Honeycutt. Through the first 16 races of the season, Riggs has earned five wins, nine top-5’s, 10 top-10’s, and three poles.
Love’s Travel Stops Event Notes
Friday’s race will mark Love’s Travel Stops’ sixth race of the 2026 season with Riggs and the No. 34 team.
Love’s Travel Stops was most recently on the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports truck at Nashville, in May. Riggs took the victory in the event, the sponsor’s first win of the 2026 season.
Love’s Travel Stops rolls out a major update to the Love’s App, introducing a unified Love’s Rewards program that now benefits every customer who stops at Love’s. Whether fueling up, grabbing a snack, or stocking up on Love’s-branded products, customers can now save and earn points at every turn simply by scanning the Love’s App in-store or at the pump. The new Love’s Rewards program focuses on delivering meaningful value at every stop and aims to make Love’s the first stop drivers think of on the road. Love’s Rewards App users can also save 10¢ per gallon on gas and up to 25¢ per gallon on auto diesel. Fans can download the app from Google Play and the Apple App Store. To explore all the new benefits of the Love’s Rewards program, visit www.loves.com/loves-rewards.
No. 38 Team Details
Driver: Chandler Smith
Crew Chief: Jon Leonard
Primary Sponsor: Quicktie
Standings: 3rd
Recent Season Results:
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (July 24th) – 4th
North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 18th) – 1st
Lime Rock Park (July 11th) – 30th
Driver Track History (CRAFTSMAN Truck Series)
Starts: 4
Wins: 1
Poles: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 3
Laps Led: 200
Average Finish: 6.5
Recent Results:
2025 (August) – 9th
2022 (August) – 1st
Driver and Team Event Notes
Chandler Smith clinched a spot in NASCAR’s Chase following his fourth-place result at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. Smith is third in the regular season standings, 153 points behind leader, and teammate, Layne Riggs.
Smith is a previous winner at the Virginia short track in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, having captured the checkered flag with Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2022. Smith is also a two-time winner at the track in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, taking back-to-back wins in 2023 with Kaulig Racing and in 2024 with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Quicktie Event Notes
This will be Quicktie’s seventh primary sponsorship race of the 2026 season.
ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization competing in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, FRM has earned top honors including a 2021 Daytona 500 victory and the 2022 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship. Based in Mooresville, N.C., FRM fields the No. 4, No. 34, and No. 38 entries in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with the No. 34 and No. 38 teams in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. For more information, visit FrontRowMotorsports.com and follow Front Row Motorsports on social media — X: @Team_FRM, Instagram: @teamfrm, Tik Tok: @Team_FRM, YouTube: @FrontRowNASCAR, and Facebook: facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.
