2025 Fr8 208

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2025 Fr8 208
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Race 2 of 25 of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Atlanta Motor Speedway 2024.svg
DateFebruary 22, 2025
Official name 17th Annual Fr8 208
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.48 km (1.54 miles)
Distance 135 laps, 208 mi (334 km)
Scheduled distance 135 laps, 208 mi (334 km)
Average speed 116.725 mph (187.851 km/h)
Pole position
Driver McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Time 31.969
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports
Laps 80
Winner
No. 7 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio NRN

The 2025 Fr8 208 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race took the scheduled 135 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Spire Motorsports, would hold off Stewart Friesen in a close finish, and ultimately put on a dominating performance, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 80 laps to earn his 67th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. [8] To fill out the podium, Tyler Ankrum, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

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This race also saw the debut of a new radio network, the NASCAR Racing Network (NRN), a collaboration between Motor Racing Network (who previously broadcast the entire Truck Series schedule on the radio) and Performance Racing Network, to broadcast the entire Truck Series schedule starting at this race. [9]

Report

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway aerial 2006.jpg
Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series stock car races since 2004.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. [10] [11] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota Soundgear
02 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Sonesta International Hotels
2 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford More Core
5 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Women's Sports Foundation
07 Michael McDowell (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Delaware Life
7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Gainbridge
9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford Quanta Services
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Place of Hope
17 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota First Auto Group
18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
22 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Matrix CAD Design Inc.
26 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
33 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford NuggetTrap.com
34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford Northside Hospital
38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford QuickTie
42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric / Utilitra
44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Masked Owl Technologies / DQS
45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet DQS / DealBadger
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
66 Luke Fenhaus ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense
71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Tohatsu
77 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Telcel
81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Serta / Menards
90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota Carroll’s Automotive
91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense / Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Campers Inn RV
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 21, at 3:05 PM EST. [12] Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate track with superspeedway rules, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time and determine positions 11-32. The fastest ten drivers from the first round will advance to the second round, and whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole and determine the rest of the starting lineup. [13]

Connor Mosack, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 31.969, and a speed of 173.418 mph (279.089 km/h). [14]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
181 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.027173.10431.969173.418
29 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.152172.43132.045173.007
319 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.011173.19032.061172.920
471 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.109172.66232.122172.592
591 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.101172.70532.132172.538
613 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 32.103172.69432.145172.469
718 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.170172.33432.155172.415
852 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 32.132172.53832.179172.286
97 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.153172.42632.189172.233
1099 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 32.194172.20632.194172.206
Eliminated in Round 1
1188 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 32.211172.115
1298 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 32.236171.982
1366 Luke Fenhaus ThorSport Racing Ford 32.236171.982
1477 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.284171.726
1526 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 32.291171.689
1634 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.303171.625
1707 Michael McDowell (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.317171.551
185 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.400171.111
1911 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 32.403171.095
2002 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.431170.948
2133 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 32.470170.742
2217 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.477170.705
231 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.477170.705
2442 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.499170.590
2545 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.626169.926
2615 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 32.641169.848
2776 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 32.699169.546
2838 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.707169.505
2922 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 33.261166.682
3044 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
312 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
Qualified by owner's points
3290 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 30

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
191Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10
234Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord9
39Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8
481Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7
57Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
611Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota5
752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota4
818Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3
919Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2
1071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 2Laps: 30

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord9
39Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8
407Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6
691Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5
781Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4
852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota3
938Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2
1019Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3Laps: 75

Fin [15] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
197Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet13580Running0
2852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1351Running43
3718Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1350Running38
43044Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running33
52838Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1352Running34
62545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running37
71099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1350Running30
81298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1351Running38
9613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1350Running28
1029Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1351Running44
112217Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota1350Running26
121707Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running0
132442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running24
141366Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord1352Running23
152615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1350Running23
16319Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1351Running25
171526Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1350Running20
182922Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord1350Running19
192776Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1350Running18
201634Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord1340Running17
21591Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1334Running31
221188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1330Running15
231911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1325Running20
24185Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota1320Running13
25181Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet13130Running24
262133Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord1060Accident11
271477Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet960Suspension10
283290Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota750Engine9
29471Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet748Accident10
30231William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota740Accident0
312002Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet730Accident6
32312Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord430Electrical5
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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