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Chandler Smith Wins Martinsville Truck Race on Late Restart as Riggs Closes to 20 Points Behind Honeycutt

Chandler Smith passed teammate Layne Riggs on the final restart to win the Black's Tire 200 at Martinsville on Friday, while Riggs cut Kaden Honeycutt's points lead to 20 with one race left in the season.

By admin Oct. 30, 2026 · 10:43 PM ET 1 min read

Stock cars racing around a floodlit oval track at night in front of a packed grandstand.

Chandler Smith won the Black’s Tire 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, passing teammate Layne Riggs on the final restart to take the checkered flag.

Smith, driving the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, lined up to the outside of Riggs on the last restart while Riggs, in the No. 34, defended the bottom lane. Smith got past him to win a race in which Riggs had swept the first two stages.

A checkered flag waving above a racetrack at night, with confetti in the air and floodlights behind it.

Title race tightens with one race left

Riggs still left Martinsville with something to show for the night. By sweeping the first two stages and finishing third, he cut Kaden Honeycutt’s lead in the standings to 20 points with one race to go. Honeycutt was shuffled from the top five back to 14th on the same final restart that decided the win.

Two stock cars racing side by side under floodlights at night, kicking up dust.

In the unofficial results, Ben Rhodes finished second in the No. 99 Thorsport Racing Ford, followed by Riggs in third, Ty Majeski in fourth, and Tristan McKee in fifth. Honeycutt, in the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota, finished 14th.

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Reporting based on coverage by The Tennessean.

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