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Kaden Honeycutt wins at Phoenix and extends Truck Series lead
Kaden Honeycutt won Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
It was his fourth victory of the 2026 season.
Christian Eckes finished second, and championship rival Layne Riggs was third.
The largely incident-free race had no incident-related cautions, though a tire carcass brought out a yellow flag at the end of Stage 2.
Honeycutt now leads Riggs by 39 points in the championship standings.
He also said he will give a helmet to a young fan after every race win.
Kaden Honeycutt won Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
The victory was his fourth of the 2026 season.
Honeycutt extended his championship lead to 39 points over Layne Riggs, who finished third.
Christian Eckes finished second, while Ty Majeski won both stages and finished fourth.
Honeycutt said he would give a helmet to a young fan after every race win.
- Who
- Kaden Honeycutt won the race. Layne Riggs finished third.
- What
- Honeycutt won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race and extended his championship lead.
- When
- Friday. The articles were published on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Phoenix Raceway.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Layne Riggs took an early lead, and Ty Majeski passed him to win Stage 1.
Majeski won the stage under caution after debris from a tire brought out a yellow flag.
Honeycutt took the lead on a restart and held it to win the race.
Honeycutt’s victory put him 39 points ahead of Riggs in the championship standings.
- Winner
- Kaden Honeycutt
- Season win total
- 4
- Championship lead
- 39 points over Layne Riggs
- Runner-up
- Christian Eckes
- Stage wins
- Ty Majeski won both stages
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What people are saying
My pit crew did a great job, man
Phoenix! We finally got one, baby! Woo!