Riggs on Phoenix Truck Pole as leading Chase rivals start up front

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Layne Riggs parlays his great momentum from Charlotte to win the pole for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix.

This is his fifth pole of 2026 and his ninth pole of his Truck Series career.

Riggs, 27.039, took pole over his primary championship rival Kaden Honeycutt by over a tenth for his series-best pole mark.

Chase leader Honeycutt will join his foe on the front row from second which will allow the driver of the No. 11 to contend with him right away.

Then, the third driver in the Chase will start from that position. Rigg’s Front Row Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith will start from the second row directly behind the championship frontrunners.

Landen Lewis will start alongside Smith from the second row in fourth. He has vastly improved under the tutelage of former series champion Ron Hornaday Jr and looks for his first career win in the desert.

Ben Rhodes rounds out the top five qualifiers from fifth. He will be joined by his teammate Ty Majeski on the third row from sixth.

Tristian McKee makes his third career series start in the Spire Motorsports No. 77 from seventh. Tanner Gray will be without his crew chief this weekend, but the hinderance didn’t phase the group as they will start eighth.

William Sawalich dips down from the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for a double duty weekend in the Tricon Garage No. 5. He will start ninth with fellow all-star trucker Connor Mosack from tenth.

Notable Entrants

Half of the Chase drivers qualified inside the top ten. Christian Eckes will start the highest among the rest in 13th.

Then Grant Enfinger will start a row behind in 15th alongside Gio Ruggiero in 16th.

Finally, the remaining MHR Chase duo of Daniel Hemric and Tyler Ankrum have the most work to do tonight against their competition.

They start 18th and 21st as all 36 entrants qualified into the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150.

Below is the full starting lineup for the fourth Chase race in the Truck Series from Pho

Starting Lineup

1. Layne Riggs: 27.039
2. Kaden Honeycutt: 27.194
3. Chandler Smith: 27.247
4. Landen Lewis: 27.277
5. Ben Rhodes: 27.300
6. Ty Majeski: 27.322
7. Tristian McKee: 27.339
8. Tanner Gray: 27.360
9. William Sawalich(i): 27.382
10. Connor Mosack: 27.393
11. Leland Honeyman Jr.: 27.394
12. Brent Crews(i): 27.395
13. Christian Eckes: 27.453
14. Cole Butcher: 27.517
15. Grant Enfinger: 27.532
16. Gio Ruggiero: 27.567
17. Stewart Friesen: 27.572
18. Daniel Hemric: 27.628
19. Dawson Sutton: 27.630
20. Justin Haley: 27.635
21. Tyler Ankrum: 27.635
22. Donovan Strauss: 27.650
23. Jake Garcia: 27.710
24. Kris Wright: 27.722
25. Brenden Queen: 27.783
26. Toni Breidinger: 27.808
27. Andres Perez de Lara: 27.810
28. Mini Tyrrell: 27.870
29. Corey LaJoie: 27.966
30. Tyler Reif: 28.030
31. Monty Tipton: 28.333
32. Conor Daly: 28.344
33. Jackson Lee: 28.637
34. Clayton Green: 28.937
35. Frankie Muniz: No Time
36. Ben Maier: No Time