Layne Riggs is not going anywhere. He will continue competing in the Craftsman Truck Series after scoring an extension with Front Row Motorsports.
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The team announced the news on Wednesday, ahead of the season finale at Phoenix Raceway. According to the press release, this is a multi-year deal that keeps Riggs in the No. 34 Ford F-150.
Additionally, Front Row Motorsports announced that crew chief Dylan Cappello will continue to lead the No. 34 team. Cappello won a Truck Series championship with Zane Smith and Front Row Motorsports before joining Riggs for the 2024 season.
"Dylan (Cappello) and I just click," said Riggs in a press release. "Not only do we both have a racing background, but we both have mechanical engineering degrees.
"I can tell him how the truck feels, and he'll know exactly what I mean and how to make it better. We work well together and have something that will hopefully carry us into another playoff berth.
Riggs, the son of former NASCAR winner Scott Riggs, made his name on short tracks. He competed in Late Model series and won numerous races. He also captured the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.
The North Carolina native made his Truck Series debut in 2022 with three starts and then he made three more in 2023. He posted two top-10 finishes and one top-five.
The 2024 season marked his first as a full-time Truck Series driver. He joined Front Row Motorsports and continued to learn the different style of racing. Riggs missed the playoffs as a rookie, but he scored two wins.
This season, he added three more wins to his resume while being one of the very few drivers who could challenge Corey Heim regularly. He made the playoffs but missed the Championship 4 due to a tiebreaker.
"It's truly incredible what this team has done these last two seasons," Riggs said. "This group of guys has had my back since day one and the bond we have formed is something that I hold close to my heart.
"We have really stepped it up compared to 2024 and it's only going to get better. I'm excited to see what the future holds."
