Richmond Truck Preview: Layne Riggs Leads the Post-Qualifying Short-Track Board

Richmond gives the Truck Series a 250-lap short-track race with a verified 36-driver starting field. Practice and qualifying are imported, and FantasyJolt has rerun the projections against the official grid.

#34 Layne Riggs leads the current board at $16, followed by #7 Shane van Gisbergen, #5 Corey Heim, #62 Christopher Bell. Those four drivers make up the first premium cluster, but Richmond's lap count leaves room for more than one driver to collect meaningful laps-led and fastest-lap value.

The next tier starts with #91 Christian Eckes ($14), #88 Ty Majeski ($14), #38 Chandler Smith ($15). Their post-qualifying ranks keep them close enough to the leaders to matter without requiring the top salary on the slate. That balance is useful under FantasyJolt's $50 cap now that place-differential opportunity and track-position risk are settled.

The post-qualifying value group is #12 Brenden Queen ($9), #4 Connor Hall ($7), #1 Nick Leitz ($10). They are the highest-ranked drivers priced at $10 or below after the practice and qualifying refresh. Their starting spots now define the available place-differential upside, while inspection or substitute-driver changes remain the final pre-race risks.

The practical post-qualifying approach is to balance one premium anchor with drivers whose starting spots leave room to advance, without giving away too much track position at a short track where passing can become expensive.