Layne Riggs disqualified for unsecure windshield
HAMPTON, Ga. — NASCAR disqualified Layne Riggs’ No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford in tech inspection after Saturday’s FR8 208 at Atlanta.
Officials ruled the team violating rulebook section 14.4.10.1.G. It specifies that “windshield fasteners must remain tight and stationary for the entire event.”
Late in the race, NASCAR black-flagged Riggs for the windshield. That kicked Riggs back to 24th after placing third in stage one.
With the disqualification, he’ll instead finish 33rd without the eight stage points – resulting in a 17-point loss.
Riggs has been off to a rough start in 2024. At Daytona, he finished 33rd after getting involved in an early wreck and not being able to get the damage repaired.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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