Chandler Smith takes home his third win of the season at Martinsville Speedway

Chandler Smith led 12 of 200 laps to win at Martinsville Speedway on Friday night. (Credit: Screengrab/ NASCAR YouTube)
Chandler Smith led 12 of 200 laps to win at Martinsville Speedway on Friday night. (Credit: Screengrab/ NASCAR YouTube)

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series visited Martinsville Speedway on Friday night in the Black’s Tire 200 Presented by Down East Heating and Air Conditioning. Tristan McKee started the race on the pole with Lane Riggs starting second.

Layne Riggs dominated the majority of the race, leading 156 of 200 laps, and sweeping both stages. With 13 laps to go, Layne Riggs and Chandler Smith were on the front row on the restart. Smith went to high side to take the lead, while Riggs lost momentum exiting off Turn 4. Smith led the final 12 laps to win his third race of the season by 0.574 seconds over Ben Rhodes.

Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Trisan McKee rounded out the top five. Andres Perez, Tyler Ankrum, Gio Ruggiero, William Sawalich, and Christian Eckes completed the top ten. Click here to view the results. There were seven lead changes among four drivers, and nine cautions for 67 laps.

The Craftsman Truck Series concludes the 2026 season next Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway at 7:30 pm on FS1.

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