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 1.54 miles (2.48 km) 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.[8] 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.[9]

Report

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

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 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). 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.[10][11] 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.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota Soundgear
02 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Sonesta International Hotels
2 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford More Core
5 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Women's Sports Foundation
07 Michael McDowell (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Delaware Life
7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Gainbridge
9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford Quanta Services
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Place of Hope
17 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota First Auto Group
18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
22 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Matrix CAD Design Inc.
26 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
33 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford NuggetTrap.com
34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford Northside Hospital
38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford QuickTie
42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric / Utilitra
44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Masked Owl Technologies / DQS
45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet DQS / DealBadger
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
66 Luke Fenhaus ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense
71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Tohatsu
77 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Telcel
81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Serta / Menards
90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota Carroll’s Automotive
91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense / Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Campers Inn RV
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 21, at 3:05 PM EST.[12] 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.[13]

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 173.418 mph (279.089 km/h).[14]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.027 173.104 31.969 173.418
2 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.152 172.431 32.045 173.007
3 19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.011 173.190 32.061 172.920
4 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.109 172.662 32.122 172.592
5 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.101 172.705 32.132 172.538
6 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 32.103 172.694 32.145 172.469
7 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.170 172.334 32.155 172.415
8 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 32.132 172.538 32.179 172.286
9 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.153 172.426 32.189 172.233
10 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 32.194 172.206 32.194 172.206
Eliminated in Round 1
11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 32.211 172.115
12 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 32.236 171.982
13 66 Luke Fenhaus ThorSport Racing Ford 32.236 171.982
14 77 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.284 171.726
15 26 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 32.291 171.689
16 34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.303 171.625
17 07 Michael McDowell (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.317 171.551
18 5 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.400 171.111
19 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 32.403 171.095
20 02 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.431 170.948
21 33 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 32.470 170.742
22 17 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.477 170.705
23 1 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.477 170.705
24 42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.499 170.590
25 45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.626 169.926
26 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 32.641 169.848
27 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 32.699 169.546
28 38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.707 169.505
29 22 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 33.261 166.682
30 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
31 2 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
Qualified by owner's points
32 90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 10
2 34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford 9
3 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 7
5 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
8 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 3
9 19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2
10 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 07 Michael McDowell (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
5 45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 5
7 81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 4
8 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 3
9 38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 2
10 19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 75

Fin[15] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135 80 Running 0
2 8 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 135 1 Running 43
3 7 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 135 0 Running 38
4 30 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 33
5 28 38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 135 2 Running 34
6 25 45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 37
7 10 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 135 0 Running 30
8 12 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 135 1 Running 38
9 6 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 135 0 Running 28
10 2 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 135 1 Running 44
11 22 17 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 135 0 Running 26
12 17 07 Michael McDowell (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 0
13 24 42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 24
14 13 66 Luke Fenhaus ThorSport Racing Ford 135 2 Running 23
15 26 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 135 0 Running 23
16 3 19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 135 1 Running 25
17 15 26 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 135 0 Running 20
18 29 22 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 135 0 Running 19
19 27 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 135 0 Running 18
20 16 34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford 134 0 Running 17
21 5 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 133 4 Running 31
22 11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 133 0 Running 15
23 19 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 132 5 Running 20
24 18 5 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 132 0 Running 13
25 1 81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 131 30 Running 24
26 21 33 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 106 0 Accident 11
27 14 77 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 96 0 Suspension 10
28 32 90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 75 0 Engine 9
29 4 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 74 8 Accident 10
30 23 1 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 74 0 Accident 0
31 20 02 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 73 0 Accident 6
32 31 2 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 43 0 Electrical 5
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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