Honeycutt Holds 20-Point Edge as Truck Title Fight Reaches Homestead Finale

Kaden Honeycutt is one race away from the first championship of his career, and he carries a 20-point advantage into Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Honeycutt will square off against Layne Riggs, the only other driver still mathematically alive for the title, in the 201-mile season-ender at the 1.5-mile Florida track. The race starts at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on FS1. A 57-point day would clinch the crown for Honeycutt no matter what Riggs does. Both drivers have led the standings at different points this season, and Riggs closed the gap with a 23-point gain in last weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway. The title would be a first for either man, and Honeycutt knows the moment is bigger than racing alone. He and his wife Jessica announced in August that they are expecting their first child, a boy, due next February. Honeycutt has kept his focus on the job in front of him, and the respect between the two contenders has been clear all week. With one race left and 20 points between them, the championship will be decided on the track in Miami, where the winner takes a first Truck Series crown and the loser is left to wonder what might have been.