NASCAR Craftsman Truck Black's Tire 200 Presented by Down East Heating & Air Conditioning Lineup
Chandler Smith passed Layne Riggs on a late restart as nine cautions and two red flags turned the race into a survival test, officials said.
- Chandler Smith won the Black's Tire 200 at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, passing teammate Layne Riggs with 12 laps remaining for his third victory of the season.
- Riggs dominated the race, leading 156 of 200 laps and sweeping both stages, though nine caution periods for 67 laps created chaos throughout the evening.
- Sixteen-Year-Old Tristan McKee stole the spotlight by becoming the youngest pole winner in Truck Series history in just his fifth career start.
- Kaden Honeycutt finished 14th after the messy restart, allowing Riggs to narrow the championship lead to 20 points with one race remaining.
- The championship will be decided next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where only Honeycutt and Riggs remain mathematically eligible to win the 2026 title.
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