The 2026 UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 250 laps on the concrete oval, it was the 19th race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, the first race in the NASCAR Chase, and the 29th running of the event.
Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, pulled off the Chase spoiler, dominating the final stage and leading 104 laps to earn his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in his 94th start. Layne Riggs swept both stages and led a race-high 135 laps, before a series of issues took place in the final stage, including a loose wheel and an incident involving Nick Leitz, finishing 32nd, 16 laps down. At race's end, Bayley Currey finished second, and Stewart Friesen finished third. Justin Haley and Tristan McKee rounded out the top five, while Gio Ruggiero, William Sawalich, Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Majeski, and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Besides holding racing events, the track has hosted the Battle at Bristol, a college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Tech Hokies on September 10, 2016 and the MLB Speedway Classic, a MLB baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds from August 2-3, 2025.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (CC) denotes chase contender. (OC) denotes owners' chase contender truck.
DriverTeamMake1Nick Leitz (OC)Tricon GarageToyota2Luke BaldwinTeam ReaumeFord4Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet5Bayley CurreyTricon GarageToyota7Connor Mosack (OC)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant Enfinger (CC)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam11Kaden Honeycutt (CC)Tricon GarageToyota12Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam13Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord14Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam17Gio Ruggiero (CC)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler Ankrum (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Daniel Hemric (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Jackson MacenkoTeam ReaumeFord25Regan SmithKaulig RacingRam26Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord34Layne Riggs (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Chandler Smith (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord42Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Landen Lewis (OC)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota62William Sawalich (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota75Nick SanchezHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Caden KvapilFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Tristan McKee (OC)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet81Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet88Ty Majeski (CC)ThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Christian Eckes (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes (CC)ThorSport RacingFord Official entry list Practice The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, September 17, at 3:00 PM EST, and lasted for 50 minutes.
Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.352 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime134Layne Riggs (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord15.352124.987288Ty Majeski (CC)ThorSport RacingFord15.414124.484398Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15.479123.961Full practice results
Starting lineup Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 17, at 4:05 PM EST, but after 28 trucks took a lap, the rest of the session was cancelled due to lightning in the area. As a result, Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, was awarded the pole position as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 1.000.
Justin Carroll was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Starting lineup Pos.DriverTeamMake134Layne Riggs (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord238Chandler Smith (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord311Kaden Honeycutt (CC)Tricon GarageToyota477Tristan McKee (OC)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota662William Sawalich (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota719Daniel Hemric (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet888Ty Majeski (CC)ThorSport RacingFord916Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam109Grant Enfinger (CC)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1142Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1298Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1318Tyler Ankrum (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1499Ben Rhodes (CC)ThorSport RacingFord1510Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam165Bayley CurreyTricon GarageToyota1712Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam1813Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord1917Gio Ruggiero (CC)Tricon GarageToyota2015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota2191Christian Eckes (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet227Connor Mosack (OC)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2325Regan SmithKaulig RacingRam2414Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam251Nick Leitz (OC)Tricon GarageToyota264Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2744Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2845Landen Lewis (OC)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2926Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet3033Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord3156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyotaQualified by owner's points3281Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3322Jackson MacenkoTeam ReaumeFord3476Caden KvapilFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet352Luke BaldwinTeam ReaumeFord3675Nick SanchezHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFailed to qualify3790Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 65 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts134Layne Riggs (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord10211Kaden Honeycutt (CC)Tricon GarageToyota9338Chandler Smith (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord8498Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord7588Ty Majeski (CC)ThorSport RacingFord6677Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet5719Daniel Hemric (CC)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4899Ben Rhodes (CC)ThorSport RacingFord3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota21016Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam1
Stage Two Laps: 65 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts134Layne Riggs (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord10211Kaden Honeycutt (CC)Tricon GarageToyota9338Chandler Smith (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord8498Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord7588Ty Majeski (CC)ThorSport RacingFord6652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota571Nick LeitzTricon GarageToyota4815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota395Bayley CurreyTricon GarageToyota21077Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1
Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 120 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11298Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord250104Running692165Bayley CurreyTricon GarageToyota2500Running373552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota25010Running414916Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam2500Running345477Tristan McKee (OC)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running3861917Gio Ruggiero (CC)Tricon GarageToyota2500Running317662William Sawalich (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota2500Running08311Kaden Honeycutt (CC)Tricon GarageToyota2501Running479888Ty Majeski (CC)ThorSport RacingFord2500Running4010109Grant Enfinger (CC)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running27111499Ben Rhodes (CC)ThorSport RacingFord2500Running2912719Daniel Hemric (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running29131318Tyler Ankrum (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running24142845Landen Lewis (OC)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running23152926Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet2500Running22162015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota2500Running24172744Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running20181510Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam2500Running1919352Luke BaldwinTeam ReaumeFord2500Running18203675Nick SanchezHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2490Running17211712Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam2490Running16223156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota2490Running15232325Regan SmithKaulig RacingRam2480Running1424238Chandler Smith (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord2470Running3025227Connor Mosack (OC)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2460Running12262414Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam2450Running11273281Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2440Running10281813Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord2440Running929264Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2430Running8302191Christian Eckes (CC)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2420Running7311142Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2410Running632134Layne Riggs (CC)Front Row MotorsportsFord234135Running25333033Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord2310Running434251Nick Leitz (OC)Tricon GarageToyota2240Suspension7353476Caden KvapilFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1660Engine2363322Jackson MacenkoTeam ReaumeFord390Too Slow1Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 5 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 38 laps Red flags: 1 Time of race: 1 hour, 33 minutes and 44 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Layne Riggs 2,125 2 Kaden Honeycutt 2,122 (–3) 3 Chandler Smith 2,095 (–30) 2 4 Ty Majeski 2,090 (–35) 5 Gio Ruggiero 2,086 (–39) 1 6 Grant Enfinger 2,072 (–53) 1 7 Daniel Hemric 2,069 (–56) 4 8 Christian Eckes 2,067 (–58) 9 Ben Rhodes 2,064 (–61) 10 Tyler Ankrum 2,054 (–71)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 811 2 Toyota 763 (–48) 3 Chevrolet 725 (–86) 4 Ram 491 (–320) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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