Chandler Smith steals Martinsville win as Truck title fight tightens
Chandler Smith took the tenth Truck Series win of his career — his third of 2026 — by passing team-mate Layne Riggs on the final restart at Martinsville, finishing 0.574s clear of Ben Rhodes. Points leader Kaden Honeycutt dropped to 14th but leaves with a 20-point cushion over Riggs.

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Chandler Smith conquistou a décima vitória da carreira na Truck Series — a terceira dele em 2026 — ao passar o companheiro de equipe Layne Riggs no último reinício, no Martinsville Speedway, mantendo viva a briga pelo título.
A vantagem de Smith na bandeirada foi de 0,574s sobre Ben Rhodes. Riggs, que havia dominado e vencido as duas primeiras etapas, teve de se contentar com o terceiro lugar, com Ty Majeski em quarto e Tristan McKee em quinto.
“Ah, é só o plano de Deus”, disse Smith ao sair do Ford número 38 da Front Row Motorsports. A equipe, acrescentou ele, “passou por um momento muito difícil desde que a fase final começou e a gente manteve a cabeça baixa”.
O quadro do título mudou quando o líder da pontuação, Kaden Honeycutt, que brigava com McKee por um lugar no top five, foi empurrado para fora da trajetória num duelo roda a roda e caiu para 14º. Ele deixa Martinsville com 20 pontos de vantagem sobre Riggs antes da final da temporada.
McKee havia liderado o pelotão na largada como o mais jovem pole position da história da Truck Series, antes de Riggs assumir a ponta.
A noite teve duas bandeiras vermelhas e uma sequência de amarelas, começando por um spin de Frankie Muniz após contato quando era dobrado. Mais tarde, um engavetamento de vários caminhões na reta oposta parou a corrida de novo. Tyler Reif perdeu duas voltas depois que os comissários julgaram imprudente o contato dele com Ferguson.
No reinício decisivo, Smith passou Riggs por fora; Riggs se atrapalhou ao tentar responder e caiu para terceiro.
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