The 2021 Fr8Auctions 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a permanent quad-oval in a doubleheader with the NASCAR Xfinity Series with the 2021 EchoPark 250. The race would take 130 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the race in dominating fashion to win his 60th ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises and John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would garner the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Entrepreneur and CEO of Camping World Marcus Lemonis would once again announce his challenge for the race, this time with Overton's sponsoring any unsponsored car. 11 cars would take the sponsorship.

Driver Bill Lester, now 60 years old, last racing in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, would return after 15 years of absence, running the race as a one-off event.

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list #DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet02Kris Wright*Young's MotorsportsChevrolet3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota12Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Bill LesterDavid Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota20Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet21Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet24Raphaël LessardGMS RacingChevrolet25Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet30Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet34Ryan EllisReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet41Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Brett MoffittNiece MotorsportsChevrolet49Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet51Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota Official entry list *Driver would change to Josh Berry, due to the fact that Kris Wright had tested positive for COVID-19 during the week.

Starting lineup The starting lineup was based on a formula based on the previous race, the 2021 Bucked Up 200. As a result, John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota251Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota616Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota721Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet82Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet938Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1045Brett MoffittNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1118Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1222Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1313Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1415Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1575Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1625Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1802Josh BerryYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota209Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2130Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota2212Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2324Raphaël LessardGMS RacingChevrolet243Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2520Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2623Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet2741Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet281Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2919Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota3026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet3117Bill LesterDavid Gilliland RacingFord3240Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3310Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3404Cory RoperRoper RacingFord3532Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet3634Ryan EllisReaume Brothers RacingToyota376Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet3833Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet3911Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota4044Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet Failed to qualify4114Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet4249Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevroletOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10251Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota7544Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0619Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota4821Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet392Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet21013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10251Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota8416Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota7544Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet062Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet5721Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet4845Brett MoffittNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota21019Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 50 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1251Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130102running02616Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1300running50314John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13021running5441313Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1300running34582Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet1300running396721Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet1300running3874044Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1300running08388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1303running3591045Brett MoffittNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1300running3110452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1300running42111998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota1300running26121742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1300running25132919Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1290running30141575Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1290running23153240Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1290running2216599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1290running2117938Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1290running20183026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1290running19191415Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1290running18203911Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota1290running1721281Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1290running16221802Josh BerryYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1290running0231222Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1280running14242623Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet1284running1325243Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1280running0262212Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1280running11273404Cory RoperRoper RacingFord1270running10282130Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota1270running929209Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1260running8301625Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1260running7312741Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1260running6323532Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1260running5332520Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1250running4343634Ryan EllisReaume Brothers RacingToyota1240running0351118Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1240running2363117Bill LesterDavid Gilliland RacingFord1230running0373833Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1230running1383310Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1170running1392324Raphaël LessardGMS RacingChevrolet1150transmission140376Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet720too slow1 Official race results

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