Layne Griffin Riggs (born June 11, 2002) is an American professional

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driver. He competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 1

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for

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, and the No. 62 Tundra for

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. He has also competed in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 99

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for his family owned team, Riggs Racing. He is the 2022

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national champion. He is the son of former

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driver

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Racing career

Early career

Growing up in a racing family, Riggs began driving at the age of 10, racing in Limited Sportsman events at

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. He raced there for several seasons, eventually earning the track championship.

CARS Tour

On June 11, 2016, his 14th birthday, Riggs made his debut in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving for his family team, Riggs Racing. In his first start at Tri-County Motor Speedway, he would qualify an impressive 2nd. He would finish in 20th after being involved in a wreck on lap 59. He would run the final five races of the season, recording his best finish of 2nd at

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. That same year, he would race in the Thanksgiving All-Star Classic, recording a finish of 8th. He would run the full schedule in 2017, earning two wins at

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and Orange County Speedway. He ended the season with two wins, five top 5's, and ten top 10's, finishing 3rd in the final standings. Riggs started the 2018 season on a low note, finishing outside the top 10 in the first two races. He rebounded with a ninth place finish at

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, along with a streak of top three finishes in the next three races. He would earn his first win of the season at

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. In October 2019, Riggs would win the

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, after the leaders wrecked on lap 114. 2020 would be a breakout season for Riggs, finishing inside the top ten in all but two races, and capturing two wins at Langley Speedway and

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. At the end of the season, he finished a career-high 2nd in the final point standings. Riggs had a struggling season in 2021, finishing outside the top 15 in most of the races. He scored one win, five top fives, and five top tens, ranking him 10th in the final point standings. For 2022, Riggs would scale to a part-time schedule, to focus on winning the national championship in the

Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series

In 2022, Riggs would join the

, and compete for the national championship, racing at

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, and

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. After winning 16 races, 29 top fives, and 35 top tens, Riggs was declared as the 2022 national champion. He finished just four points ahead of last year's champion,

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. At 20-years old, he is also the youngest driver to win the championship, beating out Sellers' 2005 championship, when he won it at 21-years old.

Truck Series

2022

On July 19, 2022,

announced that Riggs will make his

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debut at the

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, finishing 7th driving their No. 62

, at the next race at

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in August and would qualify 4th for the race but would ultimately finish 19th 2 laps down. Riggs would make his final start of the year at the season finale at

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where he would qualify 2nd and lead five laps early in the race. After being involved in a wreck during the middle of the race, he would rebound and finish 13th.

2023

On December 12, 2022,

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stated on ''

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'' that Riggs will return to his team for another part-time schedule in

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. Friesen also stated that if Layne can find full sponsorship, he will most likely run full-time in the 62 truck. However, sponsorship for a full-time season was not found. On March 15, 2023,

announced that Riggs will drive their No. 1 truck in the race at Atlanta.

Personal life

Riggs is the son of former

driver,

. He currently attends

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, studying in

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. March 3rd in Durham County, North Carolina is celebrated as Layne Riggs Day.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

Season still in progress

References

External links

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