TC Daily Pit Stop: Layne Riggs Scores Pole to Kick Off NASCAR Truck Playoffs at Darlington

TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, August 30th, 2025

Layne Riggs Will Start NASCAR Truck Playoffs From Pole at Darlington

Photo: Rusty Jarrett, NKP for Ford Performance

Layne Riggs will begin his quest of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from the pole position in Saturday’s Sober or Slammer 200 at Darlington Raceway. The driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150 has a lot of confidence heading into the Playoff-opening race after turning the fastest qualifying lap on Friday afternoon.

“I think it just shows that we’re the fastest truck here this weekend,” Riggs explained of the pole in an interview with FS2 following qualifying. “Practice, we were really fast to start. I feel like we fell off a little bit, but I think we know the exact adjustment we need to make. But I just love this racetrack.”

Chandler Smith, Riggs’ Front Row Motorsports teammate, will start alongside Riggs on the outside of the front row on Saturday.

Corey Heim, who heads into the Playoffs as the heavy championship favorite, will start third in the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota Tundra TRD PRO.

Grant Enfinger and Kaden Honeycutt rounded out the top-five qualifiers, which equated to a clean sweep of the top-five spots for Playoff drivers.

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OFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP

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• Trevor Bayne Joins TRICON for Truck Series Return at Darlington

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SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

• 9:00 AM ET: NASCAR Cup Practice (TruTV)

• 10:10 AM ET: NASCAR Cup Qualifying (TruTV)

• 12:00 PM ET: NASCAR Truck Race (FS1/FOX Sports App)

• 3:00 PM ET: NASCAR Xfinity Practice (CW App)

• 4:05 PM ET: NASCAR Xfinity Qualifying (CW App)

• 7:30 PM ET: NASCAR Xfinity Race (The CW)

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Darlington / Portland - Weekend Resources:

• NASCAR Cup Series:
  Entry List

• NASCAR Xfinity Series:
  Entry List

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series:
  Entry List | Practice Results | Starting Lineup

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2025 NASCAR Season Resources:

• Schedules: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

• Driver Points: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

• Owner Points: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

• Rookie Standings: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

• Manufacturer Standings: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

• 2025 Driver/Team Charts: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

• 2026 Driver/Team Charts: NASCAR Cup | NASCAR Xfinity | NASCAR Trucks

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