Race Results : North Wilkesboro Speedway

Faith Fest 250

North Wilkesboro Speedway , North Wilkesboro, NC

Saturday, July 18th, 2026 Race 15 of 25 2026 Season
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  • North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • FaithFest 250 presented by Mercer Transportation
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Layne Riggs
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No 34 - Infinity Communications Group Ford
  • Owner: Bob Jenkins
  • Crew Chief: Dylan Cappello
  • Layne Riggs won the Pole Award for the FaithFest 250 presented by Mercer Transportation with a lap of 18502 seconds, 121608 mph
  • This is his sixth pole in 69 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his second pole and ninth top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his first pole in three races at North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Carson Hocevar (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2026 and his second in two races at North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his second top-10 start at North Wilkesboro Speedway It is his fourth in five races this season
  • Cole Butcher (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 08.479 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 42 Minutes 19 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 91.627
  • Cautions: 4 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,272 (5.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • FaithFest 250 presented by Mercer Transportation
  • Race Winner: Chandler Smith
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No 38 - QuickTie Ford
  • Owner: Travis Jenkins
  • Crew Chief: Jon Leonard
  • Chandler Smith won the FaithFest 250 presented by Mercer Transportation, his ninth victory in 102 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in two races at North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Layne Riggs (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at North Wilkesboro Speedway It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2026
  • Shane Van Gisbergen (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Brenden Queen (21st) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Layne Riggs leads the point standings by 59 points over Kaden Honeycutt
Chandler Smith celebrates after winning
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina - July 18, 2026 : Chandler Smith, driver of the #38 QuickTie Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Faith Fest 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
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Faith Fest 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 9 38 Chandler Smith Ford 73 56 17 0 250 105 1 3 2 Running
2 1 34 Layne Riggs Ford 45 35 10 0 250 25 1 1 0 Running
3 19 71 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
4 18 91 Christian Eckes Chevrolet 43 33 10 0 250 0 0 8 4 Running
5 16 45 Landen Lewis Chevrolet 32 32 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
6 5 17 Giovanni Ruggiero Toyota 36 31 5 0 250 0 0 9 8 Running
7 6 7 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 250 1 1 5 10 Running
8 10 52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 35 29 6 0 250 0 0 0 5 Running
9 4 5 Corey Heim Toyota 35 28 7 0 250 0 0 6 9 Running
10 27 88 Ty Majeski Ford 37 27 10 0 250 23 1 0 1 Running
11 7 11 Kaden Honeycutt Toyota 30 26 4 0 249 0 0 7 0 Running
12 30 42 Tyler Reif Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
13 15 98 Jake Garcia Ford 24 24 0 0 249 22 1 0 0 Running
14 22 99 Ben Rhodes Ford 31 23 8 0 249 0 0 0 3 Running
15 3 62 Christopher Bell Toyota 0 0 0 0 249 0 0 4 0 Running
16 17 26 Dawson Sutton Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
17 12 1 Nick Leitz Toyota 20 20 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
18 14 15 Tanner Gray Toyota 19 19 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
19 24 18 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
20 21 19 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 22 17 5 0 249 0 0 0 6 Running
21 23 12 Brenden Queen RAM 16 16 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
22 11 13 Cole Butcher Ford 15 15 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
23 20 44 Andres Perez de Lara Chevrolet 18 14 4 0 248 0 0 0 7 Running
24 25 25 Ryan Newman RAM 13 13 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
25 8 9 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 13 12 1 0 248 0 0 10 0 Running
26 13 16 Justin Haley RAM 11 11 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
27 2 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 248 74 2 2 0 Running
28 28 14 Mini Tyrrell RAM 9 9 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
29 34 10 Corey Lajoie RAM 8 8 0 0 247 0 0 0 0 Running
30 26 81 Kris Wright Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 247 0 0 0 0 Running
31 35 22 Clayton Green Ford 6 6 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 Running
32 36 33 Frankie Muniz Ford 5 5 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 Running
33 29 2 Luke Baldwin Ford 4 4 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 Running
34 33 76 Nathan Nicholson Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 242 0 0 0 0 Accident
35 31 27 Kasey Kleyn Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 203 0 0 0 0 Electrical
36 32 4 Donovan Strauss Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 Overheating

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Nathan Nicholson Restart Violation Pass Thru 19 25 Green
Christopher Bell Speeding on pit road Tail End 75 81 Yellow
Landen Lewis Safety violation Tail End 75 81 Yellow
Luke Baldwin Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 121 128 Yellow
Nick Leitz Speeding on pit road Tail End 122 128 Yellow
Kris Wright Equipment Interference Tail End 123 128 Yellow
Ryan Newman Speeding on pit road Tail End 123 128 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 141 151 Yellow
Carson Hocevar Speeding on pit road Tail End 141 151 Yellow
Andres Perez de Lara Speeding on pit road Tail End 145 151 Yellow