Kyle Busch beats Stewart Friesen at the line to win Truck race at Atlanta: With seven previous NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Atlanta Motor Speedway trophies already on his mantle, Kyle Busch was obviously the odds-on favorite for Saturday’s Fr8 Racing 208. And the veteran absolutely did not disappoint.(Read More)(2-22-2025)

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#7-Kyle Busch won the FR8 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win was his first of the season, eighth at Atlanta and his 67th career win.
#52-Stewart Friesen had a strong run at the end challenging Busch but fell short at the line and finished runner-up. #18-Tyler Ankrum, #44-Bayley Currey, #38-Chandler Smith, #45-Kaden Honeycutt, #99-Ben Rhodes, #66-Ty Majeski, #13-Jake Garcia, and #9-Grant Enfinger were the remainder of the top-10.
Stage 1 winner #91-Jack Wood won the first stage of his career after a three-wide move on the last lap of the stage to overtake the top spot from pole-winner, #81-Connor Mosack. Mosack led 29 of the 30 laps in the stage.
#7-Busch dominated the 135-lap race by leading 80 laps. He also won stage 2.
There were 19 lead changes among 11 drivers and four cautions for 28 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 116.725 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report

Race Fast Facts – Atlanta
Kyle Busch(i) won the Fr8 Racing 208, his 67th victory in 176 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his eighth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 15 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Stewart Friesen (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2025.
Tyler Ankrum (third) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Giovanni Ruggiero (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Grant Enfinger leads the point standings by 1 points over Ty Majeski.
Fastest Lap Bonus Winner: #15 Tanner Gray
(NASCAR)(2-22-2025)

Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Atlanta:
Race 2 of 18 in the regular season:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 1 win
2) #9-Grant Enfinger, 85, +36
3) #98-Ty Majeski, 84, +35
4) #38-Chandler Smith, 79, +30
5) #99-Ben Rhodes, 66, +17
6) #17-Gio Ruggiero, 62, +13
7) #52-Stewart Friesen, 62, +13
8) #19-Daniel Hemric, 62, +13
9) #13-Jake Garcia, 53,+4
10) #91-Jack Wood, 50, +1
Outside the Round of 10
11) #44-Bayley Currey, 49, -1
12) #15-Tanner Gray, 43, -7
13) #34-Layne Riggs, 42, -8
14) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 41, -9
15) #45-Kaden Honeycutt, 39, -11
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings

Race Updates:
Lap 135: Busch wins as Friesen finishes second at the line. Ankrum, Currey, Chandler Smith the top-5.
Lap 134: Friesen to the lead. One to go.
Lap 132: Busch back to the lead as Hemric drops in the field. Tape over the left front nose flapping on the truck.
Lap 130: Hemric leads with a beat up nose.
Lap 120: Fenhaus to the lead with the inside lane draft. Busch leads the high side.
Lap 119: Rhodes and Busch swap the lead.
Lap 113: Back to green as Busch leads.
Lap 107: CAUTION Muniz in the wall. Stays green until he breaks loose and spins. Pole-sitter Mosack also involved. He had drifted back in the draft and contact with him and Muniz initiated the incident.
Lap 105: Busch leads over Rhodes, Honeycutt
Lap 100: 35 to go and Busch maintains the lead.
Lap 85: Back to green with 50 to go.
Lap 82: Busch leads a long line down pitroad. Busch leads off over Mosack.
Lap 78: Back to yellow
Lap 78 / 135: Red flag
Lap 75: CAUTION Caruth spins in the lead pack in front of the field, says he had a cut tire. Hemric, Sawalich collected. Heavy damage. Busch, Mosack, Enfinger, Rhodes and Fenhaus the top-5.
Lap 74: Byrd into the wall. Stays green. McDowell thinks he has a loose wheel as he falls through the field after running in the top five.
Lap 72: Mosack back to the lead. Heim back in the race, 4 laps down with a fuel pressure issue.
Lap 68: Caruth leads for the final stage restart. Lap 68/135- Hemric, Perez, Enfinger, McDowell the top-5.
Lap 67: Chandler Smith with safety violation as crew member falls over the wall.
Lap 64: Under yellow for stops, Caruth out first, up 11 spots. Hemric, Perez, Enfinger follow. Heim continues to have problems. Needed pushed to his stall, now an extended stop. Majeski also ran out of fuel after stretching it through the first stage.
Lap 60: Busch wins stage 2. Majeski, Enfinger, McDowell and Honeycutt the top-5.
Lap 59: Heim runs out of fuel, as he had stayed out to inherit the lead after stage 1.
Lap 40: Busch to the lead as Crafton high and into the outside wall with a right front down.
Lap 39: Majeski to the lead following the restart after pushing Heim in the outside lane, than dropping for the pass on the inside as they cross the line.
Lap 38: Heim, Majeski,(stayed out) Busch, Enfinger for the restart.
Lap 35: Pits open under yellow with a slew of takers. Enfinger, Busch, Mosack, Ankrum, Wood, Crafton, McDowell follow with no tires, only fuel.
Lap 34: Riggs penalized for going below double white line. But also suffers power issue. Team thinks issue with the kill switch.
Lap 30: Mosack leads every lap until the last one. Wood and Riggs make it 3-wide as Wood prevails with the stage win. Wood grabs his first ever stage win.
Lap 20: 10 to go in stage 1.
Lap 12: Caruth gets squirrely but saves it. Stage 1 is 30 laps. Mosack has led every lap so far.
Lap 5: Mosack continues to lead. Wood, Ankrum, Hemric, Enfinger follow in the top-5
Lap 1: Pole-sitter Mosack leads
1:52pm/et: Green flag

Trucks to the rear: #38-Chandler Smith(unapproved adjustments)

Race Information:
FR8 208
Broadcast: FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 135 laps / 207.9 Miles
Stages: 30 / 60 / 135
Average time of race: 2:01:06
Pit road speed: Sections 1 and 2: 90 mph / Other sections: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel window: 50 laps
Invocation: 1:33:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 1:34:00 p.m.
Command: 1:41:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 1:52:00 p.m.

Pitstall Selections

#81-Connor Mosack won the pole for the FR8 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 173.418 mph for his first pole of the season, first at Daytona, and the first pole of his career.
#9-Grant Enfinger will start second, followed by #19-Daniel Hemric, #71-Rajah Caruth, #91-Jack Wood, #13-Jake Garcia, #18-Tyler Ankrum, #52-Stewart Friesen, #7-Kyle Busch, and #99-Ben Rhodes in the top-10.
See the complete FR8 208 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.

Qualifying Fast Facts – Atlanta:
Connor Mosack # won the Pole Award for the Fr8 208 with a lap of 31.969 seconds, 173.418 mph.
This is his first pole in 13 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in one races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Grant Enfinger (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2025 and his seventh in ten races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first in two races this season.
Connor Mosack (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

NASCAR National Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

The entry list for the FR8 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway has been released. There are 33 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #07-Michael McDowell, #7-Kyle Busch, #63-Akinori Ogata, #66-Luke Fenhaus.
See the complete FR8 208 Entry List page.

Goodyear Tire Notes: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same tire set-up these teams have run at Atlanta since the beginning of 2022.

At Track Schedule

Race rules and information:

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures