Jake Garcia earns first NASCAR Truck win after nightmare race for Front Row Motorsports
In a dramatic Chase opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ThorSport Racing's Jake Garcia played spoiler with his first-ever win in his 94th career start. Garcia beat Bayley Currey in second, who earned his career-best result while making his first start of the 2026 season. Stewart Friesen finished a strong third, and Justin Haley secured Kaulig RAM their first-ever top five finish in ...…
Jake Garcia earned his first NASCAR Truck Series win in his 94th career start, driving for ThorSport Racing. He finished ahead of Bayley Currey, who achieved a career-best result in his first start of the 2026 season, and Stewart Friesen, who took third.
Justin Haley secured Kaulig RAM's first-ever top five finish in fourth, while 16-year-old Tristan McKee rounded out the top five. According to Yahoo Sports, McKee had earlier won the 2026 ARCA East title at Bristol on the same day.
The race was challenging for Front Row Motorsports' Layne Riggs and Chandler Smith, who both experienced multiple issues and finished poorly. Riggs led both stages but ended up 32nd, his worst finish of the year, while Smith finished 30 points behind Riggs in the championship standings.
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