Ford Racing swept the top four positions in today’s OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 on the airport circuit at St. Petersburg, Florida. The Ford F-150 set the standard in the debut of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on a street course with Layne Riggs leading all challengers for the win. Riggs charged the No. 34 Long John Silver’s Ford F-150 from 28th on the starting grid up through the field leading 41 of the 80 laps and winning Stage 2 on the way to his first career road course win. Ty Majeski, in the No. 88 Ford, had to overcome a late race miscue while fighting for the lead to move from sixth place back up to the runnerup spot. Ben Rhodes, winner of Stage 1, was able to hold onto third place behind his ThorSport Racing teammate while Chandler Smith added a fourth place finish in his Front Row Motorsports Ford. 

Cole Butcher was the highest finishing rookie driving the No. 13 Ford F-150 to 14th. Leaving the third race of the season, Smith leads the point standings by 34 points ahead of Rhodes.The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will next race on March 20 at Darlington Raceway (6:30 p.m., FS1, MRN, SiriusXM).

Ford Finishing Results:

1st – Layne Riggs

2nd – Ty Majeski

3rd – Ben Rhodes

4th – Chandler Smith

14th – Cole Butcher

18th – Jake Garcia

21st – Carter Fartich

30th – Frankie Muniz

35th – Derek White

LAYNE RIGGS, No. 34 Long John Silver’s Ford F-150 – “It was a lot of fun racing here at St. Pete. I think that everybody heard street course. They heard not going to be able to pass. Not great side-by-side racing. This is one of the most racy tracks we have gone to in the Truck Series, at least in my time going, on a road course. It was a lot of fun. That is a testament to everybody at Front Row Motorsports. I want to give my first shoutout to Joey Hand from  Ford Racing. He has done a lot of work with me at the road courses, at St. Pete here with me. We have been practicing on the Ford Racing simulator since December trying to get better. My goal going into this year, I said I really want to get a win out of my comfort zone. I think I am labeled as the short track guy and I feel like now I can do it at all of them. At least at the majority of them. I am still working on the superspeedways. It was just great to broaden the wins I have gotten. I think it is really showing I am perfecting my craft and I am a force to be reckoned with no matter where we go.” 

Ford Racing PR