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FR8 Auctions 208

Saturday, February 24th, 2024

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Fr8 208
  • Cometic Gasket Pole Winner: Daniel Dye
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 43 - Champion Container Chevrolet
  • Owner: McAnally Hilgemann Racing
  • Crew Chief: Blake Bainbridge
  • Daniel Dye won the Cometic Gasket Pole Award for the Fr8 208 with a lap of 31.817 seconds, 174.246 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 25 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2024.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Ankrum (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2024 and his third in five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Ty Majeski (third) posted his third top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his second in two races this season.
  • Conner Jones (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, February 24th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Kyle Busch continues Truck Series mastery with win at Atlanta

When Kyle Busch sold his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team to Spire Motorsports, he didn’t surrender his prowess behind the wheel.

Driving the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in his first start of 2024, Busch inherited the lead from Grant Enfinger on Lap 129 of 135 and held off Ty Majeski and Corey Heim over the final five laps to win his seventh race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the 65th of his career, extending his own series record.

Enfinger was out front for 21 consecutive laps before one of his tires began losing pressure, forcing him to the pits after Busch, Majeski, Heim, Taylor Gray and Nick Sanchez, last week’s winner at Daytona, sped past.

Busch crossed the finish line 0.187 seconds ahead of Majeski, who edged Heim for the runner-up position by 0.009 seconds. Gray and Sanchez came home fourth and fifth, respectively.

“I actually got a run on the 9 truck (Enfinger) down the backstretch,” Busch said of the pass for the win. “He must have been going flat down the backstretch and slowing down because it gave me—it sucked me up right to him. Then he got loose in the corner. I got loose in the corner. We all checked up trying not to crash. 

“Thankfully, we didn’t. I thought that was a big moment. But then we got the lead right there, and after that, it was about trying to protect it. Majeski was a bit of a wing man today. Appreciate him—and the history we’ve had together growing up racing late models with him a lot in Wisconsin and around those parts.

“That was a lot of fun. Great to get Chevrolet to Victory Lane.”

The race was the first of five events Busch will run for Spire Motorsports this year, after selling Kyle Busch Motorsports to the organization late in the 2023 season. Busch now has 230 victories across all three of NASCAR’s national series (63 NASCAR Cup, 102 Xfinity and 65 CRAFTSMAN Truck).

Coming through the final corner Busch effectively blocked Majeski’s only potential path to victory.

“I had a run, and I got to Kyle’s bumper,” Majeski said. “I knew he was going to cover the bottom. My only shot was to try and fade right, get to his quarter panel. That was the only shot that I had.

“Overall, super proud of the day. The truck was a little ill-handling in the beginning. (Crew chief) Joe Shear made some great calls, tightened me up a little bit so we could go racing.”

Tyler Ankrum led a race-high 46 laps but got shuffled back in the bottom lane after Enfinger passed him for the top spot in Lap 108. Busch, who won Stage 2, was out front for 33 laps and Enfinger 23. Ankrum finished seventh behind Kaden Honeycutt in sixth.

Christian Eckes led 20 laps and won the first stage but suffered brake issues that prevented him from stopping in his pit box during the Stage 1 break. Eckes retired after 50 laps in 33rd place.

There were 20 lead changes among seven drivers and seven cautions for 37 laps.

  • Drivers Entered: 33
  • Laps Scheduled: 130
  • Laps Actual: 135 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.187 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 51 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 111.425
  • Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,226 (22.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Fr8 208
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 7 - Group 1001 Chevrolet
  • Owner: Spire Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
  • Kyle Busch won the Fr8 208, his 65th victory in 171 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races - series-most wins all-time.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2024.
  • This is his seventh victory and 11th top-10 finish in 14 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Ty Majeski (second) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2024.
  • Corey Heim (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Layne Riggs (24th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch extends his record of consecutive years with a victory in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series to 12 years (2013-2024); four more than Dennis Setzer in second on the list with eight years (1998-2005).
  • This is crew chief Brian Pattie's fourth career win in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
  • This is Spire Motorsport's third win in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series - Martinsville (2022), North Wilkesboro (2023) and Atlanta (2024).
Kyle Busch celebrates with the checkered flag
Hampton, Georgia - February 24, 2024 : Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 Group 1001 Chevrolet, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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FR8 Auctions 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 7 7 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 135 33 4 8 1 Running
26 6 9 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 26 11 15 0 133 23 3 4 3 Running
13 8 88 Matt Crafton Ford 24 24 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
18 27 56 Timmy Hill Toyota 19 19 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
14 17 25 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
31 20 41 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 7 6 1 0 96 0 0 0 10 Damage
22 33 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 Running
28 21 42 Matt Mills Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 132 6 1 0 0 Running
20 30 2 Mason Massey Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
17 15 1 Colby Howard Toyota 20 20 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
23 16 52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 14 14 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 Running
29 14 99 Ben Rhodes Ford 13 8 5 0 130 0 0 6 0 Running
7 2 18 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet 48 30 18 0 135 46 7 2 2 Running
33 5 19 Christian Eckes Chevrolet 15 4 10 1 50 20 2 1 0 Brakes
15 9 77 Chase Purdy Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
2 3 98 Ty Majeski Ford 45 35 10 0 135 3 2 5 7 Running
19 22 15 Tanner Gray Toyota 25 18 7 0 135 0 0 0 4 Running
3 19 11 Corey Heim Toyota 40 34 6 0 135 0 0 0 5 Running
12 29 33 Lawless Alan Ford 25 25 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
10 23 5 Dean Thompson Toyota 27 27 0 0 135 4 1 0 0 Running
11 24 32 Bret Holmes Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
21 32 22 Keith McGee Ford 16 16 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 Running
32 4 91 Jack Wood Chevrolet 7 5 2 0 57 0 0 9 0 Accident
4 31 17 Taylor Gray Toyota 35 33 2 0 135 0 0 0 9 Running
27 28 46 Thad Moffitt Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 Running
5 18 2 Nicholas Sanchez Chevrolet 37 32 5 0 135 0 0 0 6 Running
8 12 71 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 32 29 3 0 135 0 0 0 8 Running
16 11 13 Jake Garcia Ford 25 21 4 0 135 0 0 7 0 Running
6 25 45 Kaden Honeycutt Chevrolet 31 31 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 Running
25 26 21 Mason Maggio Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 Running
24 13 38 Layne Riggs Ford 21 13 8 0 133 0 0 3 0 Running
9 1 43 Daniel Dye Chevrolet 29 28 1 0 135 0 0 10 0 Running
30 10 66 Conner Jones Ford 7 7 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Keith McGee Commitment Line Violation Tail End 16 20 Yellow
Lawless Alan Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 19 21 Yellow
Conner Jones Driving through more than 3 pit boxes Pass Thru 21 27 Yellow
Mason Maggio Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 31 33 Yellow
Conner Jones Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 32 34 Yellow
Jack Wood Speeding on pit road Tail End 32 34 Yellow
Bayley Currey Unspecified Tire Tail End 32 34 Yellow
Thad Moffitt Speeding on pit road Tail End 49 51 Yellow
Christian Eckes Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 49 0 Yellow
Layne Riggs Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area 2 Lap hold Too many crew working on dvp Other - See Notes 50 54 Yellow
Lawless Alan Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 50 52 Yellow
Timmy Hill Speeding on pit road Tail End 51 53 Yellow
Conner Jones Commitment Line Violation Tail End 51 53 Yellow
Colby Howard Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 58 60 Yellow
Bret Holmes Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 59 61 Yellow
Layne Riggs Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 59 61 Yellow
Thad Moffitt Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 61 63 Yellow
Jake Garcia Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 64 66 Yellow
Ben Rhodes Commitment Line Violation Pass Thru 67 70 Yellow
Stewart Friesen Commitment Line Violation Tail End 76 78 Yellow
Stewart Friesen Commitment Line Violation Tail End 76 78 Green/Yellow
Rajah Caruth Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 79 82 Yellow
Nicholas Sanchez Speeding on pit road Tail End 80 82 Yellow
Nicholas Sanchez Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 80 84 Yellow
Timmy Hill Speeding on pit road Tail End 80 82 Yellow
Matt Mills Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 83 85 Yellow
Matt Mills Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 95 97 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 96 98 Yellow
Colby Howard Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 97 99 Yellow
Stewart Friesen Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 97 99 Yellow
Layne Riggs Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 97 99 Yellow
Ben Rhodes Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 101 103 Yellow
Ben Rhodes Commitment Line Violation Pass Thru 126 128 Green