The UNOH 250 marked the beginning of the Chase for the championship in the NASCAR Truck Series. And let’s just say the No. 1 seed, Layne Riggs, followed a Denny Hamlin-like trajectory in his opening race. Clean in Stages 1 and 2, sweeping them clean for the stage points, but one mistake in the final stage and his race unravelled.
Nick Leitz got tangled with the No. 34 truck on lap 226, which forced Riggs to pit late in the race for repairs and that put him 16 laps down. Riggs was frustrated with the overall outcome of the race but he called out Leitz for the crash.
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