NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueAtlanta Motor Speedway
LocationHampton, 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.

Current Race

Fr8 208
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Corporate sponsorFr8Auctions
First race2004
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)		ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
2004March 134Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton RacingDodge133*204.82 (329.625)1:39:22123.675Report[6]
2005March 186Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet135*207.9 (334.582)1:27:35142.424Report[7]
2006March 1730Todd BodineGermain RacingToyota135*207.9 (334.582)1:33:31133.388Report[8]
2007March 165Mike SkinnerBill Davis RacingToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:53:36105.739Report[9]
2008March 751Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:34:10127.561Report[10]
2009March 751Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:32:16130.188Report[11]
2010March 62Kevin HarvickKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:39:20120.926Report[12]
2011September 233Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:38:05122.467Report[13]
2012August 313Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:27:51136.733Report[14]
2013
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2014		Not held
2015February 2888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:25:22140.711Report[15]
2016February 278John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:39:09121.15Report[16]
2017March 44Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:50:44108.477Report[17]
2018February 2416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota134*206.36 (332.104)1:40:00123.816Report[18]
2019February 2351Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:46:38112.648Report[19]
2020June 6*98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord136*209.44 (337.06)1:47:05117.352Report[20]
2021March 2051Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:29:43133.888Report[21]
2022March 1951Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota135207.9 (334.582)1:54:15109.182Report[22]
2023March 1819Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet137*210.98 (220.479)2:17:0592.344Report[23]
2024February 247Kyle BuschSpire MotorsportsChevrolet135207.9 (334.582)1:51:57111.425Report[24]
2025February 227Kyle BuschSpire MotorsportsChevrolet135207.9 (334.582)1:46:52116.725Report[25]
2026February 21Report
Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears won
6Kyle Busch2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025
2Ron Hornaday Jr.2005, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears won
4Kyle Busch Motorsports2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
3Kevin Harvick Inc.2005, 2010, 2011
2Billy Ballew Motorsports2008, 2009
ThorSport Racing2015, 2020
Spire Motorsports2024, 2025

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears won
10Japan Toyota2006-2009, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021, 2022
8United States Chevrolet2005, 2010-2012, 2016, 2023-2025
1United States Dodge2004
United States Ford2020

Former Second race

E-Z-Go 200
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Corporate sponsorE-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)		ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
2005October 2915Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:30:19132.999Report[27]
2006October 2816Mike BlissXpress MotorsportsChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:37:30123.2Report[28]
2007October 2751Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:34:18127.381Report[29]
2008October 252Ryan NewmanKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:27:24137.437Report[30]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears won
2Kyle Busch2005, 2007

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears won
2Billy Ballew Motorsports2005, 2007

Manufacturer wins

# WinsMakeYears won
4United States Chevrolet2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

References

  1. ^ "Great Clips Announced as Title Sponsor of Feb. 27 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at AMS". Catchfence. February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Veteran Tickets Foundation and Camping World to sponsor Gander Trucks race at AMS". Atlanta Motor Speedway. March 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fr8Auctions to sponsor Atlanta truck race in new partnership with AMS". Atlanta Motor Speedway. Speedway Motorsports. February 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Carey, Michael (December 13, 2021). "FR8Auctions Returns As Atlanta Truck Race Sponsor With New Distance". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ^ "2004 Easycare Vehicle Service Contracts 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "2005 World Financial Group 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "2006 John Deere 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "2007 American Commercial Lines 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "2008 American Commercial Lines 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "2009 American Commercial Lines 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "2010 E-Z-Go 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "2011 Good Sam Club 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "2012 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "2015 Hyundai Construction Equipment 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "2016 Great Clips 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "2017 Active Pest Control 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "2018 Active Pest Control 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "2019 Ultimate Tailgating 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "2020 Vet Tix / Camping World 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 Fr8Auctions 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "2022 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  23. ^ "2023 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  24. ^ "2024 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "2025 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  26. ^ "NASCAR postpones Atlanta, Homestead races". ESPN. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  27. ^ "2005 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  28. ^ "2006 Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  29. ^ "2007 Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  30. ^ "2008 E-Z-Go 200 - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved March 17, 2016.


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