Riley Herbst finished second in the Shady Rays 200 at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday to collect his first career top-five finish.
Herbst’s top five finish added 41 points to his season total.
Herbst started in 23rd position. The third-year driver has accumulated one top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in his career.
Friday’s race was the first of Herbst’s career at Kentucky Speedway.
The Las Vegas, Nevada native began the race 12 spots behind his career mark of 10.5, but finished 11 places ahead of his career average of 13.4.
Herbst battled against 36 other drivers on the way to his second-place finish. The race endured nine cautions and 40 caution laps. There were six lead changes.
Austin Cindric earned the win in the race, followed by Herbst’s second-place finish. Ross Chastain crossed the finish line third, Chase Briscoe brought home fourth place, and Michael Annett finished off the top five.
Noah Gragson got off to a great start in the race, winning both of the first two stages, but couldn’t hold on to secure the race victory.