Front Row Motorsports
Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Martinsville Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Advance
Event Details:
Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS)
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Track Size / Surface: 0.526-mile / Asphalt
Track Location: Martinsville, Virginia
Race Date: October 30, 2026
Race Start Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Race Information: 200 Laps (Stages – 50 / 100 / 200) – 105.2 Miles
Television: FS1
Radio: SiriusXM
Event Notes:
- 24th event of the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season.
- First and only NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway this season.
- Penultimate event in The Chase, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series postseason that features the top ten drivers in the regular season standings competing for the 2026 championship.
No. 34 Team Details
Driver: Layne Riggs
Crew Chief: Dylan Cappello
Primary Sponsor: BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing
Standings: 2nd
Recent Season Results:
Talladega Superspeedway (October 23) – 8th
Phoenix Raceway (October 16) – 3rd
Charlotte Motor Speedway (October 9) – 1st
Driver and Team Event Notes
Following an eighth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway last Friday, Layne Riggs is 43 points behind Kaden Honeycutt in the standings, with two races remaining.
In four NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Martinsville, Riggs has four top-15 and two top-six finishes at the track.
In the fall Martinsville event last season, Riggs started on the pole and led 27 laps, finishing in third. The third-place result is his best finish at the track in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing Event Notes
This will be BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing’s eighth primary sponsorship race of the 2026 season with Riggs and the No. 34 team.
So far, BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing’s race program has been highlighted by three wins, with Riggs’ dominating at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and most recently, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in the BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing branded Ford F-150.
Originating in South Florida with combat sports legend Dada 5000 and Mike Vazquez (who in 1999 formed HRT Motorsports, NASCAR’s first Hispanic racing team), BKB is the oldest professional bare knuckle boxing company in the world and its largest in terms of roster, library and distribution. BKB is broadcasted in millions of homes across the globe. Fans can learn more about BKB by visiting https://www.bkbbareknuckle.com/.
No. 38 Team Details
Driver: Chandler Smith
Crew Chief: Jon Leonard
Primary Sponsor: Cole Swindell / QuickTie
Standings: 4th
Recent Season Results:
Talladega Superspeedway (October 23) – 14th
Phoenix Raceway (October 16) – 15th
Charlotte Motor Speedway (October 9) – 5th
Driver and Team Event Notes
Chandler Smith enters the event at Martinsville Speedway fourth in the standings, 142 points behind points leader, Kaden Honeycutt, and mathematically alive in the championship battle.
In the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Smith has four starts at Martinsville, earning two top-five and four top-10 finishes at “The Paperclip”.
Since his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start at the track in 2021, Smith hasn’t finished worse than sixth at Martinsville.
In the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Smith has four starts at Martinsville. In both 2024 events for the series, Smith finished third, his best finish to date at the track in a NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series car.
QuickTie / Cole Swindell Event Notes
This will be QuickTie’s 11th primary sponsorship race of the 2026 season.
Award winning country music singer, Cole Swindell, joins Smith for his second and final race on the No. 38 Ford F-150. Fans of Swindell can sign up to join his “Down Home Crew” at his website to receive insider updates for future shows and more.
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.
