HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Kaden Honeycutt clinched the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship Friday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Honeycutt easily clinched the championship over Layne Riggs, who finished 34th Friday.
Honeycutt entered the season finale with four race wins, 15 top-five finishes, 18 top-10 finishes and an average finish of 7.9. With a team looking to defend the championship, Honeycutt started the season slow but consistently very well. He earned nine top-five finishes and 11 top-10 finishes, including a win at Watkins Glen, in the first 16 races.
When the Chase was on the horizon, Honeycutt rose up. He won at Richmond Raceway and had a comeback third-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to close the regular season with the No. 2 seed.
While Riggs stumbled out of the gate after dominating the opener at Bristol Motor Speedway and then hit the wall while going for the win at Kansas Speedway, Honeycutt was rock solid with an eighth-place finish at Bristol and a win at Kansas that Riggs sought.
Honeycutt had a run of four top-five finishes, including another win at Phoenix Raceway, that pulled him out to a secure points lead as the postseason winded down.
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