NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway

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.

Spring race

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 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race, the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series' Autotrader 400 race at the track on Sunday.

History In 2016, Great Clips became the title sponsor of the race. 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. Fr8 (pronounced "freight") Auctions became the title sponsor of the race in 2021. Stages 1 and 2 were both 30 laps long and the final stage was 70 laps long. 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.

Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2004 March 13 4 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge133*204.82 (329.625)1:39:22123.675 Report 2005 March 18 6 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet135*207.9 (334.582)1:27:35142.424 Report 2006 March 17 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota135*207.9 (334.582)1:33:31133.388 Report 2007 March 16 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:53:36105.739 Report 2008 March 7 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:34:10127.561 Report 2009 March 7 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:32:16130.188 Report 2010 March 6 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:39:20120.926 Report 2011 September 2 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:38:05122.467 Report 2012 August 31 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:27:51136.733 Report2013–2014 Not held 2015 February 28 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:25:22140.711 Report 2016 February 27 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:39:09121.15 Report 2017 March 4 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:50:44108.477 Report 2018 February 24 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota134*206.36 (332.104)1:40:00123.816 Report 2019 February 23 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:46:38112.648 Report 2020 June 6* 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford136*209.44 (337.06)1:47:05117.352 Report 2021 March 20 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota130200.2 (322.19)1:29:43133.888 Report 2022 March 19 51 Corey Heim Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota135207.9 (334.582)1:54:15109.182 Report 2023 March 18 19 Christian Eckes McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet137*210.98 (220.479)2:17:0592.344 Report 2024 February 247 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet135207.9 (334.582)1:51:57111.425 Report 2025 February 227 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet135207.9 (334.582)1:46:52116.725 Report 2026 February 217 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet125*192.5 (309.799)1:28:09131.027 Report

Notes 2004–2006, 2018, 2020 and 2023: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime. 2020: Race postponed from March 14 to June 6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2026: Race shortened due to adverse conditions rule.

Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 7 Kyle Busch 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2024–2026 2 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2005, 2011

Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2017, 2019, 2021, 20223 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2005, 2010, 2011 Spire Motorsports 2024–20262 Billy Ballew Motorsports 2008, 2009 ThorSport Racing 2015, 2020

Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 10 Toyota 2006-2009, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021, 2022 9 Chevrolet 2005, 2010-2012, 2016, 2023-20261 Dodge 2004 Ford 2020

Summer race

The Truck Series summer race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was initially held from 2005 due to the Ferko lawsuit until 2008 and taken off the schedule in 2009 for a truck race at Chicagoland. The race will return to the schedule in 2027 replacing the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series second date at AMS.

Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2005 October 29 15 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:30:19132.999 Report 2006 October 28 16 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:37:30123.2 Report 2007 October 27 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:34:18127.381 Report 2008 October 25 2 Ryan Newman Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:27:24137.437 Report 2009–2026 Not held

Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 2 Kyle Busch 2005, 2007

Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 2 Billy Ballew Motorsports 2005, 2007

Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 4 Chevrolet 2005–2008

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