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TESTAROSSA MOTORS • NASCAR TRUCK SERIES RACE RECAP

Ecosave 200 — October 9, 2026

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series · Ecosave 200 · Charlotte Motor Speedway · Concord, North Carolina · Friday, October 9, 2026

2026 Ecosave 200 winner Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150 #34, overhead illustration

The Ecosave 200 on October 9, 2026 went to Layne Riggs of Front Row Motorsports, who won by 0.596 seconds over Christian Eckes at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

How it was won

Riggs started 13th and passed title rival Kaden Honeycutt for the lead on lap 15, then won Stage 1. Honeycutt led the most laps, 85. After a restart with 14 laps to go, Riggs chased Honeycutt down and went to the high line into Turn 4 with seven laps left. Honeycutt slid up and hit the Turn 4 wall, and Riggs took the lead for good on lap 128. Riggs led 47 of the 134 laps (201 miles).

Ecosave 200 results snapshot

PosDriverTeam / carTime / gap
1Layne Riggs#34 Front Row Motorsports Ford134 laps
2Christian EckesChevrolet+0.596s

History & significance

It was Riggs’s seventh win of 2026 and the 12th of his Truck Series career, and it completed a sweep of both 2026 Truck races at Charlotte after his win there in May. Riggs graduated from nearby UNC Charlotte with a mechanical engineering degree. Ford Racing said Riggs is four wins short of Greg Biffle’s 16, the Ford record in the series.

What’s next

The Truck Series Chase continues.

Sources

  1. jayski.com
  2. charlottemotorspeedway.com
  3. speedwaymedia.com
  4. wtop.com