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Smith steals Truck Series win at Martinsville as teammate Riggs shrinks championship deficit

Chandler Smith muscled to the lead on a restart with 12 laps remaining to take the trophy in Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tires 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

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Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 1:57 AM

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Chandler Smith passed teammate Layne Riggs with 12 laps left to win the Truck Series race at Martinsville.
Riggs swept both stages and led 156 of 200 laps before finishing third.
Riggs cut his championship deficit to 20 points behind points leader Kaden Honeycutt, who finished 14th.

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Chandler Smith overtook teammate Layne Riggs on a restart with 12 laps remaining to win Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Driving the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, Smith secured his third victory of the season, beating ThorSport Racing's Ben Rhodes to the finish line by 0.574 seconds.

Riggs dominated the event by sweeping both stages and leading 156 of 200 laps, ultimately finishing third. Although the result narrowed Riggs' championship deficit to 20 points behind TRICON Garage's Kaden Honeycutt, a win would have given him the standings lead entering the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Smith steals Truck Series win at Martinsville as teammate Riggs shrinks championship deficit

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