Growing up in a racing family, Riggs began driving at the age of 10, racing in Limited Sportsman events at Orange County Speedway. He raced there for several seasons, eventually earning the track championship.[1]
He would run the full schedule in 2017, earning two wins at Dominion Raceway and Orange County Speedway.[4][5] He ended the season with two wins, five top 5's, and ten top 10's, finishing 3rd in the final standings.[6]
Riggs started the 2018 season on a low note, finishing outside the top 10 in the first two races. He rebounded with a ninth place finish at Hickory Motor Speedway, along with a streak of top three finishes in the next three races. He would earn his first win of the season at Kingsport Speedway.[7]
2020 would be a breakout season for Riggs, finishing inside the top ten in all but two races, and capturing two wins at Langley Speedway and Carteret Motor Speedway.[9][10] At the end of the season, he finished a career-high 2nd in the final point standings.[11]
Riggs had a struggling season in 2021, finishing outside the top 15 in most of the races. He scored one win,[12] five top fives, and five top tens, ranking him 10th in the final point standings.[13]
On July 19, 2022, Halmar Friesen Racing announced that Riggs would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing 7th driving their No. 62 Toyota Tundra, at the next race at Richmond Raceway in August and would qualify 4th for the race but would ultimately finish 19th 2 laps down.[16] Riggs would make his final start of the year at the season finale at Phoenix Raceway where he would qualify 2nd and lead five laps early in the race. After being involved in a wreck during the middle of the race, he would rebound and finish 13th.[17][18]
2023
On December 12, 2022, Stewart Friesen stated on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that Riggs would return to his team for another part-time schedule in 2023. Friesen also stated that if Layne can find full sponsorship, he would most likely run full-time in the 62 truck.[19] However, sponsorship for a full-time season was not found. On March 15, 2023, Tricon Garage announced that Riggs would drive their No. 1 truck in the race at Atlanta.[20] Riggs also drove the No. 02 truck for Young's Motorsports in the race at Nashville.[21] On July 27, it was announced that Riggs would drive the No. 7 truck for Spire Motorsports at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in August.[22] Riggs would qualify 12th and run inside the top ten for the entire race, and ultimately scored his best-career finish of third.[23]
On December 14, 2023, it was announced that Riggs had signed a multi-year deal with Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 38 truck full-time starting in 2024.[24] Riggs started the 2024 season with a 33rd place DNF at Daytona. A week later, he finished 24th at Atlanta, but was disqualified after a post-race inspection revealed improperly installed windshield fasteners.[25] Despite failing to make the playoffs, Riggs scored his first two career wins at Milwaukee and Bristol.[26][27] He finished 11th in points and won Rookie of the Year honors.[28]
Riggs moved to the No. 34 for 2025, after FRM expanded to two full-time trucks.[29]
March 3 in Durham County, North Carolina is celebrated as Layne Riggs Day.[34]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
^Riggs, Layne (June 25, 2017). "Twitter post". Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2022. Big win for us last night at our home track. We started 2nd and Immediately got the lead and were able to lead every lap until the 🏁
^"(Twitter post)". Twitter. Layne Riggs. June 20, 2023. WE'RE GOING NASTRUCK RACING AGAIN BOYS‼️ I will be racing the 02 truck for @youngsmtrsports this Friday at @NashvilleSuperS! I can't thank Tyler Young, Young's Motorsports, and all of the participating partners for giving me an opportunity to get back on the track!
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