NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor speedway

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Venue Atlanta Motor Speedway
Location Hampton, Georgia, United States
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Turns4

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, during numerous seasons and times of year since 2004.

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Current Race

Fr8 208
EchoPark Speedway Fr8 Racing 208 logo.png
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Corporate sponsor Fr8Auctions
First race 2004
Distance207.9 miles (334.6 km)
Laps135 (Stage 1–2 30: laps; Stage 3: 75 laps)
Previous namesEasy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (2004)
World Financial Group 200 (2005)
John Deere 200 (2006)
American Commercial Lines 200 (2007–2009)
E-Z-GO 200 (2010)
Good Sam Club 200 (2011)
Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 (2012)
Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 (2015)
Great Clips 200 (2016)
Active Pest Control 200 (2017–2018)
Ultimate Tailgating 200 (2019)
Vet Tix/Camping World 200 (2020)
Fr8Auctions 200 (2021)
Most wins (driver) Kyle Busch (6)
Most wins (team) Kyle Busch Motorsports (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) Toyota (10)

The Fr8 208 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was initially held from 2004 until 2012 and taken off the schedule in 2013. The race returned to the schedule in 2015 and since then has been held on the Saturday of the race weekend as a doubleheader with the track's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series' Ambetter Health 400 race at the track on Sunday.

History

In 2016, Great Clips became the title sponsor of the race. [1] In 2020, series title sponsor Camping World sponsored the race along with the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix), which is an organization that gives out tickets to sporting events to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. [2] Fr8 (pronounced "freight") Auctions became the title sponsor of the race in 2021. [3] Stages 1 and 2 were both 30 laps long and the final stage was 70 laps long. [4] They returned as the title sponsor in 2022 when the race was lengthened by 8 miles. Therefore, the name of the race became the Fr8 Auctions 208. [5]

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2004 March 134 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 133*204.82 (329.625)1:39:22123.675 [6]
2005 March 186 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 135*207.9 (334.582)1:27:35142.424* [7]
2006 March 1730 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 135*207.9 (334.582)1:33:31133.388 [8]
2007 March 165 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:53:36105.739 [9]
2008 March 751 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:34:10127.561 [10]
2009 March 751 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:32:16130.188 [11]
2010 March 62 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:39:20120.926 [12]
2011 September 233 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:38:05122.467 [13]
2012 August 313 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:27:51136.733 [14]
2013

2014
Not held
2015 February 2888 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:25:22*140.711 [15]
2016 February 278 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:39:09121.15 [16]
2017 March 44 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:50:44108.477 [17]
2018 February 2416 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134*206.36 (332.104)1:40:00123.816 [18]
2019 February 2351 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:46:38112.648 [19]
2020 June 6*98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 136*209.44 (337.06)1:47:05117.352 [20]
2021 March 2051 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 130200.2 (322.19)1:29:43133.888 [21]
2022 March 1951 Corey Heim Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 135207.9 (334.582)1:54:15109.182 [22]
2023 March 1819 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 137*210.98 (220.479)2:17:0592.344 [23]
2024 February 247 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135207.9 (334.582)1:51:57111.425 [24]
2025 February 227 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135207.9 (334.582)1:46:52116.725 [25]
Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
6 Kyle Busch 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025
2 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2005, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
4 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
3 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2005, 2010, 2011
2 Billy Ballew Motorsports 2008, 2009
ThorSport Racing 2015, 2020
Spire Motorsports 2024, 2025

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
10 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 2006-2009, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021, 2022
8 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 2005, 2010-2012, 2016, 2023-2025
1 Flag of the United States.svg Dodge 2004
Flag of the United States.svg Ford 2020

Former Second race

E-Z-Go 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Corporate sponsor E-Z-Go
First race2005
Last race2008
Distance200.20 miles (322.19 km)
Laps130
Previous namesEasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (2005–2007)
E-Z-Go 200 (2008)
Most wins (driver) Kyle Busch (2)
Most wins (team) Billy Ballew Motorsports (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (4)

The E-Z-Go 200 was a Truck Series race held at AMS. AMS gained a fall race after Darlington Raceway lost its Truck Series event as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, which forced NASCAR to move Darlington's Southern 500 tripleheader to Texas Motor Speedway. Since Texas already hosted two Truck Series races, the additional race was awarded to its sister track giving AMS two Truck events. The E-Z-Go 200 was ultimately replaced by a Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in 2009.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2005 October 2915 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:30:19132.999 [27]
2006 October 2816 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:37:30123.2 [28]
2007 October 2751 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:34:18127.381 [29]
2008 October 252 Ryan Newman Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 130200.2 (322.19)1:27:24137.437 [30]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
2 Kyle Busch 2005, 2007

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
2 Billy Ballew Motorsports 2005, 2007

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears Won
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

References

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  15. "2015 Hyundai Construction Equipment 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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  17. "2017 Active Pest Control 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. "2018 Active Pest Control 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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