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 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. To fill out the podium, Tyler Ankrum, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
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.
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Background
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 where before it was . 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. 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.
#DriverTeamMake1William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota02Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord5Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota07Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet7Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord26Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord34Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord38Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota66Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet81Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, February 21, at 3:05 PM EST. 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.
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 .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)181Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet32.027173.10431.969173.41829Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet32.152172.43132.045173.007319Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet32.011173.19032.061172.920471Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet32.109172.66232.122172.592591Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet32.101172.70532.132172.538613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord32.103172.69432.145172.469718Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet32.170172.33432.155172.415852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota32.132172.53832.179172.28697Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet32.153172.42632.189172.2331099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord32.194172.20632.194172.206Eliminated in Round 11188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord32.211172.115——1298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord32.236171.982——1366Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord32.236171.982——1477Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet32.284171.726——1526Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet32.291171.689——1634Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord32.303171.625——1707Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet32.317171.551——185Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota32.400171.111——1911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota32.403171.095——2002Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.431170.948——2133Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord32.470170.742——2217Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota32.477170.705——231William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota32.477170.705——2442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet32.499170.590——2545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet32.626169.926——2615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota32.641169.848——2776Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet32.699169.546——2838Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord32.707169.505——2922Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord33.261166.682——3044Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet————312Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord————Qualified by owner's points3290Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts191Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10234Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord939Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8481Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet757Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0611Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota5752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota4818Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3919Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord939Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8407Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6691Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5781Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota3938Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord21019Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 75 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts197Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet13580Running02852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1351Running433718Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1350Running3843044Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running3352838Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1352Running3462545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running3771099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1350Running3081298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1351Running389613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1350Running281029Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1351Running44112217Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota1350Running26121707Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running0132442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1350Running24141366Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord1352Running23152615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1350Running2316319Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1351Running25171526Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1350Running20182922Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord1350Running19192776Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1350Running18201634Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord1340Running1721591Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1334Running31221188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1330Running15231911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1325Running2024185Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota1320Running1325181Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet13130Running24262133Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord1060Accident11271477Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet960Suspension10283290Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota750Engine929471Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet748Accident1030231William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota740Accident0312002Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet730Accident632312Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord430Electrical5Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Grant Enfinger 85 2 Ty Majeski 84 (-1) 3 Chandler Smith 79 (–6) 3 4 Corey Heim 69 (–16) 2 5 Ben Rhodes 66 (–19) 6 Gio Ruggiero 62 (–23) 12 7 Stewart Friesen 62 (–23) 3 8 Daniel Hemric 62 (–23) 3 9 Jake Garcia 53 (–32) 10 10 Jack Wood 50 (–35)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 75 1 2 Chevrolet 73 (-2) 1 3 Ford 66 (–9) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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