Front Row Motorsports
Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Advance
Event Details:
Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS)
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Track Size / Surface: 2.66-miles / Asphalt
Track Location: Talladega, Alabama
Race Date: October 23, 2026
Race Start Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Race Information: 85 Laps (Stages – 20 / 40 / 85) – 226.1 Miles
Television: FS1
Radio: SiriusXM
Event Notes:
- 23rd event of the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season.
- First and only NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway this season.
- Fifth of seven races 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: Love’s Travel Stops / Peak
Standings: 2nd
Recent Season Results:
Phoenix Raceway (October 16) – 3rd
Charlotte Motor Speedway (October 9) – 1st
Kansas Speedway (September 26) – 19th
Driver and Team Event Notes
Following a third-place finish at Phoenix Raceway last Friday, Layne Riggs is 39 points behind Kaden Honeycutt in the standings.
In two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Talladega, Riggs has one top-five finish, finishing fifth in the October 2025 event.
Love’s Travel Stops / Peak Event Notes
This will be Love’s Travel Stops 10th primary sponsorship race of the 2026 season with Riggs and the No. 34 team.
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.
Riggs and the No. 34 team will also have PEAK Performance on their Ford F-150 to promote PEAK’s exclusive line of PEAK products available at over 600 Love’s Travel Stops across the country. PEAK is a leader in automotive and heavy-duty products ranging from PEAK Global Antifreeze, Final Charge, PEAK Windshield Wash, and BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid. All products can be found at Love’s Travel Stops.
No. 38 Team Details
Driver: Chandler Smith
Crew Chief: Jon Leonard
Primary Sponsor: Cole Swindell / QuickTie
Standings: 4th
Recent Season Results:
Phoenix Raceway (October 16) – 15th
Charlotte Motor Speedway (October 9) – 5th
Kansas Speedway (September 26) – 6th
Driver and Team Event Notes
Chandler Smith heads to Talladega Superspeedway looking to continue his superspeedway dominance. Smith captured the checkered flag in this year’s season opener at Daytona International Speedway in a photo finish. The following week, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Smith finished in sixth.
In the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Smith has five starts at Talladega, scoring a third-place finish in the October 2020 event and a fourth-place finish in the September 2023 event.
In the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Smith has four starts at Talladega, with his best result of fifth taking place in the Fall 2024 event.
QuickTie / Cole Swindell Event Notes
This will be QuickTie’s 10th primary sponsorship race of the 2026 season.
Award winning country music singer, Cole Swindell, joins Smith for the first of two races 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.
