For the first time in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history, they visited the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, as part of IndyCar’s opening weekend on Saturday afternoon in the OnlyBulls Green Flag 150.
Connor Mosack started the race on the pole, and Giovanni Ruggiero started second. There were also a couple of former IndyCar drivers in the lineup. Current Fox IndyCar broadcaster James Hinchcliffe started third, and Dario Franchitti started sixth.
Mosack led the opening six laps, while Ben Rhodes led 23 laps on his way to winning the first stage. Layne Riggs, who started 28th, led 17 laps to win the second stage.
There were six cautions throughout the race for 17 laps, and nine lead changes. Among the drivers that brought out the caution, Adam Andretti crashed after making contact that also involved Christian Eckes at Turn 7. A total of four trucks did not finish the race. They were Dawson Sutton (crash), Nathan Nicholson (crash), Derek White (fuel pump), and Wesley Slimp (power steering).
Late in the race, Layne Riggs was leading with Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski chasing him. On the final lap, Majeski ran off the course, but quickly marched back to pass Ben Rhodes for second place. Layne Riggs led a race-high 41 of 80 laps to win his first race of the season by 0.879 seconds over Ty Majeski.
It was Layne’s sixth career win in the Truck Series. Ben Rhodes, Chandler Smith, and Kaden Honeycutt rounded out the top five. Landen Lewis, Andres Perez, Daniel Hemric, Colin Braun, and James Hinchcliffe completed the top ten. Dario Franchetti made a late pit stop due to a steering issue and finished in 27th place.
The Truck Series will be off for two weeks. They resume the season on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Darlington Raceway at 7:30 pm on FS1.
