NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race at Kansas

Kaden Honeycutt accepted a short-term loss of track position for four fresh tires, then needed only a brief opening to reclaim Kansas. Layne Riggs led Lap 122 after taking two tires on the final round of stops, but Honeycutt was back in front on Lap 123. The No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota stayed there through the finish of Saturday's Race to Stop Suicide.com 200, completing a stage sweep and a 111-lap performance that changed the Truck Series championship lead.

Honeycutt had established the pace long before that last exchange. Starting fourth, he took the lead on the opening lap and controlled Stage 1. Riggs interrupted his run on a restart, but Honeycutt recovered the position and won Stage 2 as well. The stage break introduced a different gamble: Ben Rhodes and Grant Enfinger stayed out while Honeycutt took service. Enfinger emerged ahead, and a multicar crash involving Clayton Green, Leland Honeyman, Stewart Friesen and Daniel Dye slowed the field before rain stopped it altogether.

The red flag lasted four hours and 47 minutes. When racing resumed, the old-tire advantage in track position disappeared quickly: Honeycutt led again from Lap 78. Riggs also recovered from a botched stop in which his crew lowered the jack before the left-front wheel was secured. By the closing stretch, the two championship rivals were fighting at the front again. As Nick DeGroot reported for Motorsport.com, the final tire split briefly put Honeycutt back in traffic, but his four-tire choice gave him the speed to answer.

Riggs' last pursuit ended against the outside wall with two laps remaining. A cut tire dropped him to 19th, while Christian Eckes inherited second and finished 1.358 seconds behind Honeycutt. Brent Crews, Daniel Hemric and Rhodes completed the top five. Honeycutt left with his third victory of 2026 and a 37-point championship advantage over Riggs. Post-race inspection confirmed the result. After a long afternoon and evening, the biggest change came in those final two laps.