Kyle Busch Racks Up 67th Truck Win
That's what 17 thousandths of a second looks like
HAMPTON, GA - RIS - Kyle Busch got a narrow NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Starting in ninth place, Busch drove his No. 7 Chevrolet to victory, demonstrating his dominance by leading 80 laps and claiming his 67th series win.
Busch's performance at Atlanta Motor Speedway is part of a limited schedule with Spire Motorsports in 2024
The race represents his first Truck Series start of the season. It is also an important win for Spire Motorsports, marking a big milestone in their inaugural Truck Series season after expanding operations by acquiring Busch's team.
"Those guys would kind of cycle to me and I'd get to the next one in front of me, next one in front of me, next one in front of me -- and I kept trying to make sure that I battled back and I got back to that front so I could try and control it the best that I could.
The early laps of the race were led by Connor Mosack and Grant Enfinger. As the race progressed, several cautions due to collisions and other incidents led to shuffled positions on the track. The final stretches of the race saw Friesen almost clinching victory, only for Busch to secure the win with a precise side draft.
Busch edged Stewart Friesen at the line to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Busch led 80 of 135 laps in his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, picking up the 67th win of his Truck Series career. Tyler Ankrum, Bayley Currey and Chandler Smith rounded out the top five. Kaden Honeycutt, Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, Jake Garcia and Grant Enfinger completed the top 10.
Unofficial Results: Fr8 Racing 208, February 22, 2025 - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Fin, Str, Driver, Truck, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 9, Kyle Busch(i), No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 135, 4, 1, 8, 80, , 0, Running
2) 8, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 135, 6, 8, 1, 1, , 43, Running
3) 7, Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 135, 7, , , , , 38, Running
4) 30, Bayley Currey, No. 44 Masked Owl Technologies/DQS Chevrolet, 135, , , , , , 33, Running
5) 28, Chandler Smith, No. 38 QuickTie Ford, 135, , 9, 2, 2, , 34, Running
6) 25, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 DQS/DealBadger Chevrolet, 135, , 5, , , , 37, Running
7) 10, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford, 135, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 12, Ty Majeski, No. 98 Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford, 135, , 2, 1, 1, , 38, Running
9) 6, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 135, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 2, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 135, 2, 3, 1, 1, , 44, Running
11) 22, Giovanni Ruggiero #, No. 17 First Auto Group Toyota, 135, , , , , , 26, Running
12) 17, Michael McDowell(i), No. 07 Delaware Life Chevrolet, 135, 10, 4, , , , 0, Running
13) 24, Matt Mills, No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, 135, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 13, Luke Fenhaus, No. 66 Soda Sense Ford, 135, , , 1, 2, , 23, Running
15) 26, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Place of Hope Toyota, 135, , , , , , 23, Running
16) 3, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 135, 8, 10, 1, 1, , 25, Running
17) 15, Dawson Sutton #, No. 26 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 135, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 29, Josh Reaume, No. 22 Matrix CAD Design Inc Ford, 135, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 27, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Tohatsu Chevrolet, 135, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 16, Layne Riggs, No. 34 Northside Hospital Ford, 134, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 5, Jack Wood, No. 91 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, 133, 1, 6, 1, 4, 1, 31, Running
22) 11, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Serta/Menards Ford, 133, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 19, Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 132, 5, , 1, 5, , 20, Running
24) 18, Toni Breidinger #, No. 5 Women's Sports Foundation Toyota, 132, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 1, Connor Mosack #, No. 81 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet, 131, 3, 7, 2, 30, , 24, Running
26) 21, Frankie Muniz #, No. 33 NUGGETTRAP.COM Ford, 106, , , , , , 11, Accident
27) 14, Andres Perez de Lara #, No. 77 Telcel Chevrolet, 96, , , , , , 10, Suspension
28) 32, Justin Carroll, No. 90 Carroll's Automotive Toyota, 75, , , , , , 9, Engine
29) 4, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 74, 9, , 1, 8, , 10, Accident
30) 23, William Sawalich(i), No. 1 Soundgear Toyota, 74, , , , , , 0, Accident
31) 20, Nathan Byrd, No. 02 Sonesta International Hotels Chevrolet, 73, , , , , , 6, Accident
32) 31, Keith McGee, No. 2 More Core Ford, 43, , , , , , 5, Electrical
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie
Race Length: 135 Laps, 207.9 Miles
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 46 Mins, 52 Secs.
Average Speed: 116.725 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.017 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 91, 9, 81, 7, 11, 52, 18, 19, 71, 07
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 98, 9, 07, 45, 91, 81, 52, 38, 19
Comments: Kyle Busch has won the Fr8 Racing 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 67th victory in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
Prior to the start, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 38 (unapproved adjustments).
Cautions: 4 for 28 laps;
Laps: 32-37 (Stage 1 Conclusion [2]);
62-67 (Stage 2 Conclusion [76]);
75-85 (No, 02, 1, 18, 19, 71, 77 Incident Frontstretch [Red Flag: 00:12:55] [98]);
108-112 (Debris Turn 1 [34]).
Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers;
C. Mosack # 1-29;
J. Wood 30-33;
C. Heim 34-38;
T. Majeski 39;
K. Busch(i) 40-63;
R. Caruth 64-71;
C. Mosack # 72;
K. Busch(i) 73-116;
G. Enfinger 117;
K. Busch(i) 118-119;
L. Fenhaus 120-121;
K. Busch(i) 122;
C. Smith 123;
K. Busch(i) 124;
C. Smith 125;
K. Busch(i) 126-129;
D. Hemric 130;
K. Busch(i) 131-133;
S. Friesen 134;
K. Busch(i) 135.