Front Row Motorsports: Homestead-Miami Speedway NCTS Race Advance (Layne Riggs / Chandler Smith)

Front Row Motorsports
Layne Riggs | Chandler Smith
Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Advance

Event Details:

Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS)
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Track Size / Surface: 1.5-miles / Asphalt
Track Location: Homestead, Florida
Race Date: November 6, 2026
Race Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Race Information: 134 Laps (Stages – 30 / 60 / 134) – 201 Miles
Television: FS1
Radio: SiriusXM

Event Notes:

  • 25th event of the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season.
  • First and only NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway this season.
  • Final 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: Love’s Travel Stops / Fleetguard

Standings: 2nd

Recent Season Results:

Martinsville Speedway (October 30) – 3rd
Talladega Superspeedway (October 23) – 8th
Phoenix Raceway (October 16) – 3rd

Driver and Team Event Notes

Entering Friday night’s event at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Riggs is just 20-points behind leader Kaden Honeycutt, with the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship on the line.

In two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Homestead, Riggs has one top-five finish, finishing second in the 2025 event.

Love’s Travel Stops / Fleetguard Event Notes

Love’s Travel Stops returns with Riggs and the No. 34 team for Friday’s race.

This will be Love’s Travel Stops 11th primary partnership race of the 2026 season with Riggs and the No. 34 Ford team.

Love’s Travel Stops has rolled 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 Fleetguard on the car this weekend. A global leading filtration brand within the Atmus Filtration Technologies portfolio, Fleetguard offers a full suite of filtration products for nearly all makes of vehicles and equipment across the truck, bus, agriculture, construction, mining, marine, and power generation vehicle, and equipment markets. Fleetguard heavy-duty filters give customers the ultimate protection for all their equipment. With availability in more than 45,000 independent aftermarket retail outlets globally, including approximately 5,800 locations in North America, Fleetguard products are available where customers need them and are backed by the competitive Fleetguard warranty.

No. 38 Team Details

Driver: Chandler Smith

Crew Chief: Jon Leonard

Primary Sponsor: Patriot Mobile

Standings: 3rd

Recent Season Results:

Martinsville Speedway (October 30) – 1st
Talladega Superspeedway (October 23) – 14th
Phoenix Raceway (October 16) – 15th

Driver and Team Event Notes

In two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Chandler Smith has two top-10 finishes. His best finish, an eighth-place result, occurred in his debut season with Front Row Motorsports in 2025.

In the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Smith has three starts at the track, earning one pole, and one top-10 finish.

Patriot Mobile Event Notes

This will be Patriot Mobile’s first primary sponsorship race of the 2026 season with Chandler Smith and the No. 38 Ford F-150 team.

Patriot Mobile is America’s only Christian conservative wireless provider, offering premium prioritized nationwide coverage on dependable 4G and 5G networks with exceptional U.S.-based customer support. Since 2013, Patriot Mobile has provided a values-driven alternative by supporting organizations that defend our God-given rights and freedoms. Learn more at patriotmobile.com, opens in a new tab or call 972-PATRIOT.

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.

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