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Russell Scott Riggs (born January 1, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the No. (Car number) 92 for RBR Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Riggs was born in Bahama, North Carolina, and began his racing career at the age of fourteen in the American Motorcycle Association, where he won the State Championship in North Carolina two years in a row. At the age of 17, he began racing the NASCAR mini stock division, and won twelve races over his first three seasons. He continued to race in that series over the next decade, and was a two time champion at Southern National Speedway. In 1999, Riggs made his major league NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park, driving the No. 84 for Long Brothers Racing. He started seventh and finished 19th. He also competed at Richmond International Raceway, where he finished 23rd. In 2000, he finished ninth at Martinsville Speedway for Long, when he was hired to drive the No. 86 Dodge Ram for Impact Motorsports, where he had seven Top 10's. Towards the end of the season, he was released from Impact, and competed in one final race at California Speedway for Brevak Racing, finishing 16th. The following season, he drove for Ultra Motorsports, where he picked up five wins, the first coming at Martinsville. He finished fifth in points at the end of the season.

In 2002, Riggs moved to the Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) to drive the No. 10 Ford Taurus for ppc Racing. He won his first race at Nashville Superspeedway, then won again two weeks later at California. He finished 10th in points at the end of the season, earning him Rookie of the Year honors. The next season, he picked up two more wins including a thrilling last lap pass for a victory at Gateway International Raceway after Mike Bliss ran out of gas just after the white flag, scored the other win at Nashville, and finished sixth in points as part of the Top 6 going for the title at Homestead, but his hopes ended after he crashed after the start of the race. He also won the Most Popular Driver award. Riggs returned to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010 to drive the No. 09 Ford Fusion for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard. After the February 27 race at Las Vegas, Riggs sat 10th in the series point standings. However, despite strong and consistent runs, Riggs was unable to bring sponsorship to the team and was released after the Nashville 300. On May 28, 2010, Riggs signed with Richard Childress Racing to drive the No. 21 Chevrolet Impala for the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway and for the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway, while sharing duties with Clint Bowyer for the remainder of the season. At Nashville, Riggs recorded his first Top 10 of the season, finishing ninth. He also finished 9th at Kentucky. In 2011, Riggs made 12 starts in the Nationwide Series for R3 Motorsports, with a best finish of 13th at Darlington.

In 2004, Riggs signed to drive the No. 10 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for MB2 Motorsports. Qualifying for all but one race that season, he had a fifth place finish at Dover International Speedway and finished 29th in points, fifth in the Rookie of the Year standings. In 2005, he won his first pole at Martinsville, and went on to have a second place finish at Michigan International Speedway. At the end of the year, Riggs and Valvoline left for Evernham Motorsports taking the No. 10 with him. In 2006, Riggs failed to make the Daytona 500 because of a mechanical error in qualifying and a lack of owner points from the previous season (from the former No. 91 team). The No. 10 team finished the 2006 season high enough in owners' points to guarantee themselves a starting spot in the first five races in 2007. Riggs had back to back Top 10 finishes at Martinsville and Texas. Riggs also won the pole for the Coca Cola 600 and the NEXTEL Open exhibition race at Charlotte. He won the NEXTEL Open, leading all but one lap, and advanced to the NEXTEL All Star Challenge where he finished tenth. In the Coca Cola 600, Riggs led 90 laps, but a pit road violation took him out of contention and he finished 13th. His highest ranking in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup points standings has been 18th. Riggs's best finish in the 2006 Nextel Cup season was a fourth place finish which came at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Riggs won the pole in the Bank of America 500, sweeping both poles at Charlotte. Riggs struggled in 2007, falling out of the Top 35 in owner's points, and began failing to qualify for several races. During the summer, Riggs did not renew his contract with Evernham, and on October 3, 2007 it was revealed that Riggs had signed a contract to drive Haas CNC Racing's No. 66 Chevrolet for the 2008 season. He was replaced in the No. 10 car for the last two races of 2007 by Patrick Carpentier. Riggs was released from Haas CNC when that team signed Tony Stewart and became Stewart Haas Racing. Riggs joined Tommy Baldwin Racing to drive the No. 36 Toyota Camry in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. After qualifying for eight races, including the 2009 Daytona 500, Riggs announced that he was parting ways with TBR, refusing to be a start and park driver. He was replaced in favor of Mike Skinner, Brian Simo, and Patrick Carpentier. On March 30, 2010, it was announced Riggs would drive the No. 90 Chevrolet Impala for Keyed Up Motorsports on an initial two race contract, taking over from Casey Mears who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing as a standby driver for Denny Hamlin. Riggs was running 25th on the lead lap in the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix, but he blew a right front tire with four laps to go and pounded the turn 3 wall, forcing a green white checkered finish. Riggs went on to finish 28th. Due to sponsorship reasons, Keyed Up Motorsports announced they would not return to the Sprint Cup Series until they had enough funds to run entire races. Riggs drove for Whitney Motorsports in four races in 2011. However, after four DNQ's, he was released from the team. He has made several attempts to qualify in the R3 Motorsports No. 23 in late 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he announced that would begin driving for Xxxtreme Motorsport in the No. 44 Ford Fusion, with sponsorship from No Label Watches, hendrickcars. com, and Everest College. He made his debut at Phoenix, finishing 43rd after blowing a tire.

Riggs' son, Layne Riggs, currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 38 truck for Front Row Motorsports.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2004 MBV Motorsports 10 Chevy DAY34 CAR31 LVS29 ATL25 DAR30 BRI34 TEX15 MAR28 TAL34 CAL25 RCH35 CLT25 DOV5 POC17 MCH20 SON42 DAY21 CHI29 NHA28 POC22 IND37 GLN23 MCH19 BRI17 CAL7 RCH39 NHA26 DOV31 TAL11 KAN26 CLT38 MAR26 ATLDNQ PHO14 DAR25 HOM15 29th 3090 2005 DAY4 CAL33 LVS31 ATL9 BRI10 MAR21 TEX32 PHO18 TAL27 DAR36 RCH26 CLT19 DOV11 POC37 MCH23 SON24 DAY41 CHI23 NHA32 POC33 IND35 GLN31 MCH2 BRI40 CAL36 RCH29 NHA28 DOV24 TAL36 KAN30 CLT33 MAR24 ATL33 TEX34 PHO38 HOM38 34th 2965 2006 Evernham Motorsports Dodge DAYDNQ CAL19 LVS28 ATL11 BRI41 MAR10 TEX7 PHO38 TAL9 RCH14 DAR31 CLT13 DOV20 POC8 MCH29 SON27 DAY20 CHI15 NHA10 POC22 IND21 GLN23 MCH14 BRI4 CAL17 RCH10 NHA35 DOV34 KAN34 TAL19 CLT17 MAR30 ATL22 TEX31 PHO22 HOM7 20th 3619 2007 DAY37 CAL41 LVS23 ATL43 BRI31 MAR8 TEX27 PHO42 TAL11 RCH30 DARDNQ CLT20 DOV23 POC18 MCH33 SONDNQ NHADNQ DAY41 CHIDNQ IND29 POC24 GLN MCH36 BRI18 CALDNQ RCH40 NHA32 DOV34 KAN13 TALDNQ CLT36 MAR16 ATL29 TEX13 PHO HOM 36th 3125 2008 Haas CNC Racing 66 Chevy DAY21 CAL21 LVS36 ATL18 BRI22 MAR41 TEX27 PHO26 TAL16 RCH19 DAR17 CLT28 DOV39 POC21 MCH33 NHA34 DAYDNQ CHI20 IND25 POC29 GLN34 MCH15 BRI27 CAL25 RCH31 NHA19 DOV25 KAN42 TAL7 CLT19 MAR21 ATL43 TEX25 PHO38 HOM14 31st 2797 70 SONDNQ 2009 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Toyota DAY25 CAL36 LVSDNQ ATLDNQ BRIDNQ MAR30 TEXDNQ PHO36 TAL41 RCH42 DAR39 CLT38 DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 48th 448 2010 Keyed Up Motorsports 90 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO28 TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN 64th 116 Prism Motorsports 66 Toyota MCHDNQ BRI42 ATLDNQ RCHDNQ NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL Whitney Motorsports 81 Chevy TEXDNQ PHO HOM 2011 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DARDNQ DOVDNQ CLTDNQ KAN42 POC43 MCH42 SON DAY KEN42 NHADNQ IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX 78th 01 R3 Motorsports 23 Toyota PHODNQ K Automotive Racing 92 Chevy HOMDNQ 2012 R3 Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY PHO42 LVSDNQ BRI41 CAL41 MAR42 TEX42 KAN43 RCHDNQ TAL DARDNQ CLTDNQ DOV37 POC40 MCH41 SON KEN43 DAY NHA41 IND41 POC43 GLN MCH41 BRI41 ATL40 RCH39 CHIDNQ NHADNQ DOV42 TAL CLTDNQ KANWth MAR42 TEX PHO HOM42 46th 56 2013 Xxxtreme Motorsport 44 Ford DAY PHO43 LVS BRIDNQ CAL41 MAR42 TEXDNQ KANWth RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV43 POC41 MCHDNQ SON KEN43 DAY NHA IND POC GLN 47th 11 Humphrey Smith Racing 19 Toyota MCHDNQ BRI ATL RCH CHI Leavine Family Racing 95 Ford NHA43 DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2002 ppc Racing 10 Ford DAY6 CAR4 LVS34 DAR20 BRI9 TEX4 NSH1 TAL19 CAL1 RCH27 NHA7 NZH2 CLT3 DOV11 NSH20 KEN4* MLW37 DAY15 CHI30 GTY27 PPR16 IRP11* MCH6 BRI18 DAR10 RCH34 DOV14 KAN23* CLT39 MEM36 ATL4 CAR18 PHO40 HOM17 10th 4023 2003 DAY31 CAR17 LVS20 DAR3 BRI23 TEX2 TAL24 NSH11 CAL20 RCH2* GTY1 NZH15 CLT3 DOV2 NSH1* KEN30 MLW7* DAY6 CHI7 NHA14 PPR3 IRP5 MCH5 BRI9 DAR17 RCH29 DOV3 KAN13 CLT13 MEM12 ATL6 PHO6 CAR38 HOM41 6th 4462 2005 SKI Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS21 ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLTDNQ DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 111th 100 2006 Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI6 TEX NSH PHO37 TAL11 RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA7 MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH19 BRI CAL RCH10 DOV12 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 48th 850 2007 DAY CAL16 MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH17 DAR17 CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA14 DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 74th 460 2010 RAB Racing 09 Ford DAY15 CAL16 LVS14 BRIDNQ NSH19 PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT 54th 471 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy NSH9 KEN9 ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 2011 R3 Motorsports 23 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR13 DOV IOW CLT CHI 40th 112 03 Chevy MCH37 ROA DAY BRI37 ATL38 RCH41 CHI36 KAN36 CLT39 TEX27 PHO HOM37 Dodge KEN36 NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV 23 Chevy DOV31 2012 Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL37 138th 01 75 TEX38 DAR38 IOW CLT DOV36 MCH37 ROA BRI38 ATL RCH36 DOV36 CLT40 KAN 15 Ford RCHDNQ TAL IND37 IOW GLN CGV Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy KEN37 DAY Rick Ware Racing 71 Ford NHA34 CHI Chevy CHI37 KEN R3 Motorsports 03 Chevy TEX34 PHO Rick Ware Racing 75 Ford HOMDNQ 2013 15 DAY PHO LVS BRI20 119th 01 The Motorsports Group 47 Chevy CAL39 TEXDNQ RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW Rick Ware Racing 23 Ford MCH23 ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 1999 Long Brothers Racing 84 Ford HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP19 GTY HPT RCH23 LVS LVL TEX CAL 67th 200 2000 DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR9 PIR GTY 20th 2078 Impact Motorsports 86 Dodge MEM12 PPR9 EVG9 TEX10 KEN23 GLN24 MLW9 NHA6 NZH27 MCH11 IRP15 NSV7 CIC30 RCH5 DOV19 TEX Brevak Racing 31 Ford CAL16 2001 Ultra Motorsports 2 Dodge DAY3 HOM4 MMR5 MAR1* GTY2 DAR3 PPR2 DOV1 TEX26 MEM2 MLW24 KAN7 KEN1 NHA24 IRP21 NSH1* CIC1 NZH13 RCH14 SBO3 TEX13* LVS4 PHO8 CAL32 5th 3526 2011 SS Green Light Racing 07 Toyota DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN36 TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 115th 01 2012 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KANDNQ CLT DOV TEX POC32 ATL33 IOW KEN LVS TAL TEX34 PHO HOM 86th 01 Alger Motorsports 86 Ram KEN36 IOW CHI RSS Racing 5 Chevy MCH32 BRI RBR Enterprises 92 Chevy MAR5 2013 DAY36 MAR35 CAR KAN CLT11 DOV TEX KEN23 IOW ELD POC CHI29 LVS TAL MAR9 TEX22 PHO HOM 94th 01 RSS Racing 38 Chevy MCH29 BRI MSP IOW 2014 RBR Enterprises 92 Ford DAY MAR KAN CLT24 DOV13 TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 50th 51

NASCAR Winston West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2001 Ultra Motorsports 2 Dodge PHO LVS TUS MMR CAL IRW LAG KAN EVG CNS IRW RMR LVS20* IRW 52nd 113

NASCAR Corona Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2010 HO Racing 15 Toyota AGS QRO SLP TXG MXC PUE GDL MTY SLP MXC QRO PUE TXG AGS28 45th 79