Riggs Rattles Reif For Truck Series Street Course Win in San Diego
Riggs Rattles Reif For Truck Series Street Course Win in San Diego
Toby Christie|
In the closing laps of Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Navy 250 at Naval Base Coronado, it appeared that Tyler Reif could chisel his name into the history books with his first career win. However, by the end of a frantic overtime finish, it was Layne Riggs who scored the win, and with it kept his perfect record on street course layouts intact.
“Layne van Riggsbergen came to play today, man,” Riggs joked after the win. “I got my second street course. We’re undefeated at street courses. Hey, much respect, Shane [van Gisbergen], I wish I could be as good as you one day, man, but I’m going to take all my glory in the Truck Series.”
Despite his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150 sputtering on the final lap, Riggs was able to apply just enough pressure onto Reif, a 19-year-old racer for Niece Motorsports who was making just his seventh career start. With Riggs looming large in Reif's mirror, the young driver made a miscue and cut the course on the final lap, which allowed Riggs a path to swoop on past him for the lead, and the win.
“I don’t even know what happened at the end. It’s sparks flying, people wrecking, staying on the throttle. I was running out of fuel the entire last lap; it was like St. Pete all over again,” Riggs said. “Great job with Reif there. I faked left to scare him, and he missed the corner. I wasn’t really going to dive it in there, and it worked for me.”
To add insult to injury, Reif didn't even cross the finish line in the runner-up spot, that distinction belonged to Daniel Hemric, while Kaz Grala, Landen Lewis, and Ty Majeski rounded out the top-five finishers in the race.
Reif initially crossed the finish line with a seventh-place finish, but after being assessed a penalty for cutting the course, Reif was relegated to a 19th-place finish.
In the end, Reif admitted that he made an error while trying to give his all for his first career win.
“Pushing 101%, obviously. I was just way over the tire, there. And I heard one [truck length] back with Layne, and I just didn’t want him to have a chance to get to me. So, my mistake. It’s very unfortunate that I did that,” Reif explained. “I don’t know how many chances I’ll have like this. I’m sure there will be more, and I’m going to make sure to not make that mistake again.”
There were a slew of former full-time NASCAR National Series racers, who made the trip to San Diego to compete in the first-ever NASCAR National Series event on Naval Base Coronado, including Brendan Gaughan, who finished the best of the all in 16th.
The finish for the Las Vegas native was impressive because he suffered a miserable day on Friday for the most part, as he crashed in qualifying, and suffered a cut tire late in the race. However, when the chips were on the table, Gaughan got it done and secured a top-20 finish for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.
While Jimmie Johnson had the best overall performance of the veteran racers making their returns to the Truck Series, as he practice, qualified, and raced inside the top-five all day long, mechanical gremlins hampered Johnson down the stretch, and he failed to make it to the finish.
Johnson would come home with a 30th-place finish.
Jamie McMurray, who was driving the No. 25 Ram 1500 for Kaulig Racing, would score a 34th-place finish after he suffered brake failure, which resulted in a hard crash.
While there was elation for Riggs after his fourth win of the season, Kaden Honeycutt, his main rival for the series championship didn't enjoy the same feelings. On the final restart of the race, Honeycutt was battling Chandler Smith, Riggs' teammate, for the race win.
As the race went green, Smith lost control of his No. 38 Ford F-150, and crashed into Honeycutt's No. 11 Toyota. This would end Honeycutt's day a lap shy of the finish, and he would be credited with a 23rd-place finish. Honeycutt leaves San Diego 65 points behind Riggs in the battle for the regular season championship.
Navy 250 Race Results
1. 34 - Layne Riggs
2. 19 - Daniel Hemric
3. 62 - Kaz Grala
4. 45 - Landen Lewis
5. 88 - Ty Majeski
6. 16 - Justin Haley
7. 12 - Brenden Queen
8. 99 - Ben Rhodes
9. 91 - Christian Eckes
10. 17 - Gio Ruggiero
11. 14 - Mini Tyrrell
12. 15 - Tanner Gray
13. 81 - Kris Wright
14. 5 - Adam Andretti
15. 13 - Cole Butcher
16. 20 - Brendan Gaughan
17. 22 - Austin Varco
18. 75 - Parker Kligerman
19. 42 - Tyler Reif
20. 33 - Frankie Muniz
21. 44 - Andres Perez de Lara
22. 38 - Chandler Smith
23. 11 - Kaden Honeycutt
24. 7 - Connor Mosack
25. 77 - Justin Marks
26. 26 - Dawson Sutton
27. 2 - Jackson Lee
28. 76 - Nathan Nicholson
29. 9 - Grant Enfinger
30. 1 - Jimmie Johnson
31. 18 - Tyler Ankrum
32. 98 - Jake Garcia
33. 52 - Stewart Friesen
34. 25 - Jamie McMurray
35. 10 - Corey LaJoie
Published Jun 20, 2026
TOBY CHRISTIEToby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price subsidising their life by livestreaming
Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price look to be making their own way in the world by raking it in from their lucrative social media accounts.
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury, 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year.
Since getting married and moving in together the couple have been earning thousands of pounds a month, livestreaming their life as newlyweds in their static caravan in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
And fans can't get enough of their regular life updates on TikTok and Kick, which have proved to be very profitable for the pair.
They look to be supporting themselves after Noah denied that he was given £5million by Venezuela's family as a wedding gift.
Despite his wife's huge family wealth, an estimated combined £160 million, Noah recently told his Kick followers that he 'pays for everything' for the couple.
Making light of the claims about Venezuela's millionaire financial status, Noah said: 'I actually pay for everything unfortunately. You'd expect the millionaire to pay for it wouldn't you.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price are earning thousands livestreaming their caravan life - after her new groom insisted he pays all the bills and denied he had £5m handout from her dad
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury , 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year
Venezuela then asked their fans: 'Do you think I am a millionaire?'
Noah joked: 'She isn't a secret millionaire guys', before she broke into song and sang: 'But I live like a millionaire!'
But it seems according to estimated calculations from their social media work, Noah and Venezuela can more than afford to support themselves.
Noah has been livestreaming on platforms such as Kick and TikTok, where viewers can send paid gifts or donations.
He was previously encouraging viewers to send gifts on his honeymoon during livestreams, suggesting this is one revenue stream.
Both Noah and Venezuela have built substantial followings on Instagram and TikTok. They can potentially earn money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, affiliate links and creator payouts.
Kick allows its creators to take home 95 per cent of the £4.99 subscription cost that fans pay.
Streamers keep 100 per cent of direct tips and donations, minus minor standard payment processing fees.
It is unclear how many subscribers Noah currently has because this information is hidden, but he does have 7,200 followers which is publicly viewable.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million
In one video on their honeymoon, Noah asked his followers if they'd give them some more gifts now that they were married.
In a TikTok live viewed by 20,000 he said: 'Keep liking our videos people, keep sending gifts.'
After saying thank you to several of his followers he joked they should stick around on the livestream and 'watch Venezuela punch me in the mouth'.
The other half of the honeymooning couple said: 'I am, honestly!'
Noah previously confirmed that the pair don't share their finances after they were asked whether they have a shared bank account.
'She earns her money, I earn mine,' said Noah, as Venezuela joked: 'Yeah, what you gonna do about it.'
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'.
Meanwhile Venezuela is being eyed up by executives for a fly on the wall TV series.
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'
Boasting 1.3 million TikTok followers, Venezuela is already entertaining fans with her honest musings and candid moments, from cooking to kitting out her and Noah's static caravan home.
And following the success of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, it is no wonder bosses are wanting to draw on the Fury popularity.
A TV insider said: 'The couple are not A-list celebrities but everyone has become obsessed with their love story.
'People are genuinely intrigued by them. Whether it’s the fact they have married so young, Venezuela’s famous family or their gypsy lifestyle, they have the ‘X factor'.
'Several TV executives think a proper fly-on-the-wall series following their lives as newlyweds in the gypsy community would be fascinating,' they told The Sun.
It is thought Netflix would be likely to produce the series due to their already established relationship with the Furys.
Venezuela's representatives told The Daily Mail: 'We have many offers on the table regarding Venezuela which we are discussing.'
