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2024 Fr8 208

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2024 Fr8 208
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 2 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date February 24, 2024
Official name 16th Annual Fr8 208
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 135 laps, 208 mi (334 km)
Scheduled Distance 135 laps, 208 mi (334 km)
Average speed 111.425 mph (179.321 km/h)
Pole position
Driver McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Time 31.817
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Laps 46
Winner
No. 7 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2024 Fr8 208 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, 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 make a late race pass for lead on Grant Enfinger with eight laps to go, and held off a charge from Ty Majeski to earn his 65th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Busch stayed consistent, running in the top ten throughout the entire race and winning the second stage.[8] Tyler Ankrum started second and led a race-high 46 laps. To fill out the podium, Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

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Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit 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.[9][10] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Colby Howard Tricon Garage Toyota Project Hope Foundation
02 Mason Massey Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Anderson Power Services
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Group 1001
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 Dead On Tools
17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
21 Mason Maggio Floridian Motorsports Ford S. I. Yachts
22 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford More Core
25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Precision Garage Doors
33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford AutoParkIt.com
38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford Northside Hospital
41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoVentive / DealBadger
42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric / Utilitra
43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Champion Container
45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety
46 Thad Moffitt (R) Faction46 Chevrolet Petty's Garage
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Coble Enterprises / UNITS
66 Conner Jones (R) ThorSport Racing Ford Cincinnati
71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Latitude Aero
77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Slim Jim / Menards
91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Klotz Synthetics
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Farm Paint / Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Campers Inn RV
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, February 23, at 3:05 PM EST.[11] Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway with superspeedway rules, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.[12]

Daniel Dye, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would advance from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 31.817, and a speed of 174.246 mph (280.422 km/h).[13]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R2) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.136 172.517 31.817 174.246
2 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.115 172.630 31.960 173.467
3 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 32.289 171.699 31.992 173.293
4 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.318 171.545 32.006 173.218
5 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.106 172.678 32.066 172.893
6 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.201 172.169 32.076 172.840
7 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.215 172.094 32.123 172.587
8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 32.209 172.126 32.134 172.528
9 77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.371 171.264 32.219 172.072
10 66 Conner Jones (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 32.367 171.286 32.314 171.567
Eliminated in Round 1
11 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 32.372 171.259
12 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.379 171.222
13 38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.400 171.111
14 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 32.420 171.006
15 1 Colby Howard Tricon Garage Toyota 32.494 170.616
16 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 32.495 170.611
17 25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet 32.503 170.569
18 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 32.519 170.485
19 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 32.531 170.422
20 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.582 170.155
21 42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.628 169.915
22 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 32.640 169.853
23 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 32.648 169.811
24 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 32.661 169.744
25 45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.721 169.432
26 21 Mason Maggio Floridian Motorsports Ford 32.745 169.308
27 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 32.750 169.282
28 46 Thad Moffitt (R) Faction46 Chevrolet 32.804 169.004
29 33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 32.824 168.901
30 02 Mason Massey Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.849 168.772
31 17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 32.884 168.593
Qualified by owner's points
32 22 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 32.910 168.459
33 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 32.953 168.240
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 10
2 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 9
3 38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2
10 43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 9
3 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 7
5 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 6
6 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 5
7 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 2
10 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 75

Fin[14] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 7 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135 33 Running 0
2 3 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 135 3 Running 45
3 19 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 135 0 Running 40
4 31 17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 135 0 Running 35
5 18 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 135 0 Running 37
6 25 45 Kaden Honeycutt Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 31
7 2 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 135 46 Running 48
8 12 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 32
9 1 43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 135 0 Running 29
10 23 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 135 4 Running 27
11 24 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 135 0 Running 26
12 29 33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 135 0 Running 25
13 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 135 0 Running 24
14 17 25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet 135 0 Running 23
15 9 77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 22
16 11 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 135 0 Running 21
17 15 1 Colby Howard Tricon Garage Toyota 135 0 Running 20
18 27 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 135 0 Running 19
19 22 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 135 0 Running 25
20 30 02 Mason Massey Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 Running 17
21 32 22 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 134 0 Running 16
22 33 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 134 0 Running 15
23 16 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 133 0 Running 14
24 26 21 Mason Maggio Floridian Motorsports Ford 133 0 Running 12
25 6 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 133 23 Running 26
26 28 46 Thad Moffitt (R) Faction46 Chevrolet 132 0 Running 10
27 21 42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 132 6 Running 9
28 14 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 130 0 Running 13
29 10 66 Conner Jones (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 129 0 Running 7
30 20 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 96 0 Damage 7
31 4 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 57 0 Accident 7
32 5 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 50 20 Brakes 14
33 13 38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 133 0 Running 4
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Kyle Busch continues Truck Series mastery with win at Atlanta". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway to re-profile track in 2022 and drivers are expressing frustration with the changes". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway track reprofile begins | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  11. ^ "2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Atlanta Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  13. ^ Christie, Toby (February 23, 2024). "Daniel Dye Rockets to First Career NASCAR Truck Series Pole". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 Fr8 208 – Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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