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Layne Riggs’ gamble pays off with NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national title
Nothing has come easy for Layne Riggs from the moment his auto racing career began. A veteran in late model stock car competition despite being just 20, the second-generation competitor from Bahama, North Carolina, has fought for every victory with a small operation, all while waiting for the right opportunity to follow in his father Scott Riggs’ footsteps as a driver in one of NASCAR’s top three divisions. The decision to bet on himself by going for a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series title paid off for Riggs, who joined a long list of notable national champions with a stellar season that saw him claim 16 victories at five…
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NHRA: Brittany Force re-sets national Top Fuel speed record (see video); is 2nd championship next?
Brittnay Power manufactured historical past all over again on Friday. Past month, the daughter of drag racing legend John Pressure set the national history for the swiftest Prime Gasoline run in NHRA history by operating a whopping 338.43 mph in the opening round of the Midwest Nationals at Planet Large Technological know-how Raceway. Friday, during the 1st of two times of qualifying for the year-ending Auto Club Finals at Automobile Club Raceway in Pomona, California, Brittany the moment once again re-set the nationwide velocity record, bumping up her earlier-ideal pace to 338.94 mph, at an elapsed time of 3.641 seconds. “Setting an additional new speed history is rather amazing,” Drive…
