Layne Riggs had to wait two days to compete in the NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but the second-generation rising star took full advantage after the green flag finally flew on Sunday morning.
Riggs took the lead for the final time from Christian Eckes on Lap 97, then held on through two late-race restarts to register his seventh career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory and his first in his home state of North Carolina.
The driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports truck led a race-high 52 laps and was out front when the race was declared official after 110 of 134 scheduled laps. NASCAR's adverse weather rule was in effect, meaning that a race can conclude at a target time, if a race has been delayed or postponed with further threat of inclement weather in the forecast.
Kaden Honeycutt's TRICON Garage Toyota finished second with Connor Zilisch third, Ben Rhodes fourth and Giovanni Ruggeiro fifth.
Eckes, the Stage 1 winner, ended up sixth with Brandon Jones seventh, Tanner Gray eighth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ninth and William Sawalich 10th.
The starting grid for the race was set by the qualifying metric, after Friday's scheduled time trials were canceled. Corey Day started from the pole in the truck originally slated for Kyle Busch before the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion's tragic passing on Thursday. Day led the first lap of the race and remained in the top 10 before a race-ending crash on the backstretch on Lap 47 left the No. 7 entry in 35th at the finish.
LAYNE RIGGS, NO. 34 FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS FORD (RACE WINNER): "Well worth the wait. It's been a dreary weekend. Our hearts are heavy, mine included. I was really emotional Thursday and Friday trying to process everything (around Busch's passing). (The race postponement to Sunday) was good for me. I was able to get a reset. I really didn't feel right racing on Friday, anyway.
"We watched the O'Reilly race (Saturday) and were able to take notes, when normally, we're the first on track. Our hearts go out to the Busch family. I wanted to do that one for Kyle. I've watched him dominate here for years. I'm glad that i could win and dedicate it to him and his family. I wanted to celebrate for the fans, too. They stuck it out and they deserved a smoky burnout."
