The 2026 Team EJP 175 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 189 laps—extended from 175 laps due to a double overtime finish on the oval, it was the 18th race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the second running of the event. It was also the final race of the regular season, as the top ten drivers in points after this race advanced to the Chase, a seven-race postseason to determine the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.
Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, dominated the final stage, leading the final 71 laps and surviving a chaotic double overtime restart to score his 11th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his sixth of the season. Connor Zilisch swept both stages, and Riggs led the race-high 106 laps. At race's end, Chandler Smith finished second, and Kaden Honeycutt finished third. Stewart Friesen and Zilisch rounded out the top five, while Tristan McKee, Christopher Bell, Daniel Hemric, Justin Haley, and Parker Eatmon rounded out the top ten.
The 2026 Chase field was set; the 10 drivers that qualified were Riggs, Honeycutt, Smith, Christian Eckes, Gio Ruggiero, Ty Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Hemric, Ben Rhodes, and Ankrum.
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Background
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamMake1Gavan BoscheleTricon GarageToyota2Luke BaldwinTeam ReaumeFord4Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet5John Hunter Nemechek (i)Tricon GarageToyota7Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam11Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota12Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam13Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord14Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam17Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Daniel HemricMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Mason MasseyMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Patrick EmerlingTeam ReaumeFord25Colin BraunKaulig RacingRam26Toni BreidingerRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet27Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord34Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord38Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord42Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Landen LewisNiece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota62Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota69Derek White (i)MBM MotorsportsRam71Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet72Mike Christopher Jr.Halmar Friesen RacingToyota76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet81Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet88Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord91Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet93D. L. WilsonCostner MotorsportsChevrolet98Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 21, at 4:00 PM EST, and lasted for 50 minutes.
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Tricon Garage, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.799 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime117Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota29.799127.816271Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet29.806127.786377Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.996126.977Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 21, at 5:05 PM EST. Since New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a mile oval, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.
Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, qualified on pole position with a lap of 29.346 seconds, and a speed of .
Five drivers failed to qualify: Frankie Muniz, Mason Massey, Derek White, D. L. Wilson, and Toni Breidinger. Dawson Sutton, who originally failed to qualify in his No. 27 truck, would move over to the No. 26 truck, replacing Breidinger, who originally made the race. Luke Baldwin, who originally failed to qualify in his No. 2 truck, would move over to the No. 33 truck, replacing Muniz, who originally made the race.
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime134Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord29.346129.789211Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota29.569128.811317Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota29.581128.758471Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet29.606128.650577Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.631128.541619Daniel HemricMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.727128.12671Gavan BoscheleTricon GarageToyota29.732128.10489Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet29.746128.044998Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord29.760127.9841099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord29.762127.975117Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.791127.8511238Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord29.815127.7481352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota29.865127.5341413Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord29.873127.5001518Tyler AnkrumMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.915127.3211688Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord29.920127.2991762Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota29.934127.2401842Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.949127.1761991Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.962127.1212015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota29.972127.0792172Mike Christopher Jr.Halmar Friesen RacingToyota30.032126.8252245Landen LewisNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.035126.812235John Hunter Nemechek (i)Tricon GarageToyota30.077126.6352410Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam30.132126.4042516Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam30.153126.3162612Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam30.169126.249274Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.192126.1532881Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.213126.0652944Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.227126.0073025Colin BraunKaulig RacingRam30.271125.8233156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota30.284125.769Qualified by owner's points3222Patrick EmerlingTeam ReaumeFord30.363125.4423314Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam30.376125.3883426Toni BreidingerRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30.499124.8833576Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet30.943123.0913633Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord31.068122.596Failed to qualify372Luke BaldwinTeam ReaumeFord30.398125.2983820Mason MasseyMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.444125.1083969Derek White (i)MBM MotorsportsRam31.505120.8954093D. L. WilsonCostner MotorsportsChevrolet——4127Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 55 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts171Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0234Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord9319Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8438Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord7562Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota0617Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota5777Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet489Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet3998Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord2101Gavan BoscheleTricon GarageToyota1
Stage Two Laps: 55 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts171Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0238Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord9334Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord8462Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota0598Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord6617Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota5719Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet481Gavan BoscheleTricon GarageToyota397Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet21052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1
Stage Three Laps: 79 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1134Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord189106Running7221238Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord18910Running513211Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota1890Running3441352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1894Running345471Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet18955Running06577Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1890Running3571762Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota1890Running08619Daniel HemricMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1890Running4192516Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam1890Running28101842Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1890Running27111688Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1890Running26122172Mike Christopher Jr.Halmar Friesen RacingToyota1890Running251389Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1890Running2714998Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord18914Running31152410Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam1890Running22161518Tyler AnkrumMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1890Running21171413Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord1890Running20181099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1890Running1919235John Hunter Nemechek (i)Tricon GarageToyota1890Running0202612Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam1890Running17212015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1890Running1622274Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1890Running15233314Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam1890Running14243025Colin BraunKaulig RacingRam1890Running13253426Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1890Running1226317Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota1890Running21272944Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1890Running10281991Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1890Running9293156Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1870Running830117Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1790Accident9313633Luke BaldwinTeam ReaumeFord1770Running6322245Landen LewisNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1770Running53371Gavan BoscheleTricon GarageToyota1690Accident8342881Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1460Vibration3353222Patrick EmerlingTeam ReaumeFord1310Suspension2363576Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet750Accident1Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 9 for 56 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 18 minutes and 59 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Layne Riggs 2,100 2 Kaden Honeycutt 2,075 (–25) 3 Chandler Smith 2,065 (–35) 4 Christian Eckes 2,060 (–40) 5 Gio Ruggiero 2,055 (–45) 6 Ty Majeski 2,050 (–50) 7 Grant Enfinger 2,045 (–55) 1 8 Daniel Hemric 2,040 (–60) 1 9 Ben Rhodes 2,035 (–65) 10 Tyler Ankrum 2,030 (–70)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 756 2 Toyota 728 (–28) 3 Chevrolet 693 (–63) 4 Ram 458 (–298) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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