Layne Griffin Riggs was born on June 11,2002 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
27 Facts About Layne Riggs
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Layne Riggs competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 34 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports.
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Layne Riggs is the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national champion and is the son of former NASCAR driver Scott Riggs.
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Layne Riggs raced there for several seasons, eventually earning the track championship.
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On June 11,2016, his 14th birthday, Layne Riggs made his debut in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving for his family team, Layne Riggs Racing.
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Layne Riggs would run the final five races of the season, recording his best finish of 2nd at Southern National Motorsports Park.
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Layne Riggs would run the full schedule in 2017, earning two wins at Dominion Raceway and Orange County Speedway.
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Layne Riggs ended the season with two wins, five top 5's, and ten top 10's, finishing 3rd in the final standings.
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Layne Riggs started the 2018 season on a low note, finishing outside the top 10 in the first two races.
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Layne Riggs rebounded with a ninth place finish at Hickory Motor Speedway, along with a streak of top-three finishes in the next three races.
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Layne Riggs would earn his first win of the season at Kingsport Speedway.
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Layne Riggs had a struggling season in 2021, finishing outside the top 15 in most of the races.
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Layne Riggs scored one win, five top fives, and five top tens, ranking him 10th in the final point standings.
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In 2022, Layne Riggs would join the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and compete for the national championship, racing at Dominion Raceway, Hickory Motor Speedway, South Boston Speedway, and Wake County Speedway.
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Layne Riggs finished just four points ahead of 2021 champion, Peyton Sellers.
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On July 19,2022, Halmar Friesen Racing announced that Layne 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.
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Layne 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.
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Friesen stated that if Layne Riggs can find full sponsorship, he would most likely run full-time in the 62 truck.
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On March 15,2023, Tricon Garage announced that Layne Riggs would drive their No 1 truck in the race at Atlanta.
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Layne Riggs drove the No 02 truck for Young's Motorsports in the race at Nashville.
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On December 14,2023, it was announced that Layne Riggs had signed a multi-year deal with Front Row Motorsports to drive the No 38 truck full-time starting in 2024.
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Layne Riggs started the 2024 season with a 33rd place DNF at Daytona.
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Layne Riggs finished 11th in points and won Rookie of the Year honors.
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Layne Riggs moved to No 34 for 2025 after FRM expanded to two full-time trucks.
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On September 18,2023, it was announced that Layne Riggs would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for Kaulig Racing in the fall race at Texas in the team's No 11 car and would run the races at Las Vegas and Martinsville.
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Layne Riggs is the son of former NASCAR driver, Scott Layne Riggs.
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Layne Riggs graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2024 with a degree in mechanical engineering.