Layne Riggs qualified on the pole position for the Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, August 21, that will cap off this year’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ regular-season stretch.
The event’s starting lineup was determined through an on-track qualifying session that consisted of a single-truck, single-lap qualifying format. During the session, each of the 41 competitors vying for 36 starting spots cycled around New Hampshire a single time to post the fastest lap amongst one another. The competitor who posted the fastest lap earned pole position.
During the session, Riggs, who was the 18th-fastest competitor in practice that occurred on Friday prior to qualifying, posted his fastest qualifying lap at 129.789 mph in 29.346 seconds. The lap was enough for the 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, to notch his fourth Craftsman Truck Series pole of the 2026 season, his first since Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in mid-July and his first at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Riggs, who is seeking his first victory at New Hampshire, currently leads the regular-season standings by 61 points over Kaden Honeycutt as he strives to cap off the regular-season stretch on a high note before entering the seven-race Chase stretch and contend for his first series’ championship.
Riggs will share the front row with Kaden Honeycutt, the latter of whom clocked in the second-fastest lap at 128.811 mph in 29.569 seconds and is coming off last weekend’s victory at Richmond Raceway.
Giovanni Ruggerio, Connor Zilsich and Tristan McKee qualified in the top five, respectively. Daniel Hemric, Gavan Boschele, Grant Enfinger, Jake Garcia and Ben Rhodes completed the top-10 starting grid, respectively.
Notably, Tyler Ankrum, who currently holds the 10th and final berth to this year’s Chase by 20 points, qualified in 15th place while Stewart Friesen, who trails Ankrum by 20 points, will start in 13th place for Saturday’s main event. Additional notables who are currently below the top-10 cutline in the standings, including Brenden Queen, Andres Perez De Lara, Tanner Gray, Justin Haley, Cole Butcher and Mini Tyrrell, will start 26th, 29th, 20th, 25th, 14th and 33rd, respectively.
With 41 competitors vying for 36 starting spots, Luke Baldwin, Mason Massey, Derek White, DL Wilson and Dawson Sutton were the five who did not make the main event.
New Hampshire – Qualifying Position, Best Speed, Best Time:
- Layne Riggs, 129.789 mph, 29.346 seconds
- Kaden Honeycutt, 128.811 mph, 29.569 seconds
- Giovanni Ruggerio, 128.758 mph, 29.581 seconds
- Connor Zilisch, 128.650 mph, 29.606 seconds
- Tristan McKee, 128.541 mph, 29.631 seconds
- Daniel Hemric, 128.126 mph, 29.727 seconds
- Gavan Boschele, 128.104 mph, 29.732 seconds
- Grant Enfinger, 128.044 mph, 29.746 seconds
- Jake Garcia, 127.984 mph, 29.760 seconds
- Ben Rhodes, 127.975 mph, 29.762 seconds
- Connor Mosack, 127.851 mph, 29.791 seconds
- Chandler Smith, 127.748 mph, 29.815 seconds
- Stewart Friesen, 127.534 mph, 29.865 seconds
- Cole Butcher, 127.500 mph, 29.873 seconds
- Tyler Ankrum, 127.321 mph, 29.915 seconds
- Ty Majeski, 127.299 mph, 29.920 seconds
- Christopher Bell, 127.240 mph, 29.934 seconds
- Parker Eatmon, 127.176 mph, 29.949 seconds
- Christian Eckes, 127.121 mph, 29.962 seconds
- Tanner Gray, 127.079 mph, 29.972 seconds
- Michael Christopher Jr., 126.825 mph, 30.032 seconds
- Landen Lewis, 126.812 mph, 30.035 seconds
- John Hunter Nemechek, 126.635 mph, 30.077 seconds
- Corey LaJoie, 126.404 mph, 30.132 seconds
- Justin Haley, 126.316 mph, 30.153 seconds
- Brenden Queen, 126.249 mph, 30.169 seconds
- Connor Hall, 126.153 mph, 30.192 seconds
- Kris Wright, 126.065 mph, 30.213 seconds
- Andres Perez De Lara, 126.007 mph, 30.227 seconds
- Colin Braun, 125.823 mph, 30.271 seconds
- Timmy Hill, 125.769 mph, 30.284 seconds
- Patrick Emerlin, Owner Points
- Mini Tyrrell, Owner Points
- Toni Breidinger, Owner Points
- Spencer Boyd, Owner Points
- Frankie Muniz, Owner Points
The 2026 Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is scheduled to occur on Saturday, August 22, at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM.
