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Layne Riggs Catches Air Following Spin Into Texas Infield Grass

For drivers competing at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, here’s a helpful tip: avoid the infield grass.

Layne Riggs, driver of the No. 34 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports, spent the opening portion of Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event battling for the lead, but is now out of the race after a trip through the infield grass.

The Aaron’s-sponsored machine was battling just outside the top-10 at the time of the incident, when contact with Luke Fenhaus through the tri-oval sent the No. 34 for a spin.

On a normal race weekend, that spin through the grass likely wouldn’t be an issue, but with the significant amount of precipitation in the Fort Worth, Texas-area on Friday, the grass is wet, and ready to grab ahold of anything it can.

“I was inside of him pretty early off of [Turn 4]. I thought he would have had two or three seconds to get called inside,” said Riggs. “I know he was bringing me down to the grass, and I tried to turn up out of the grass as much as I could, but there was nothing I could do.”

Unfortunately, the wet grass took hold of the front-end of Riggs’ truck and tore the front-end off, while also allowing the Bahama, North Carolina-native to catch some air in the process.

The incident ultimately finished the evening for Riggs, relegating the two-time NASCAR Truck Series winner to a 28th-place finish. Riggs entered the evening inside the top-five in points, sitting fifth.

Fenhaus, although getting the slightest of damage on this ThorSport Racing Ford F-150, lost power under the caution and coasted back to the garage. NASCAR determined that violated the Damaged Vehicle Policy and ended the night for the rookie driver.

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