Fr8 208

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 Xfinity Series race, the RAPTOR King of Tough 250, prior to the NASCAR Cup Series' Ambetter Health 400 race at the track on Sunday.

Fr8 208
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
VenueAtlanta Motor Speedway
LocationHampton, Georgia, United States
Corporate sponsorFr8Auctions
First race2004
Distance207.9 miles (334.6 km)
Laps135 (Stage 1–2 30: laps; Stage 3: 75 laps)
Previous namesEasy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (2004)
World Financial Group 200 (2005)
John Deere 200 (2006)
American Commercial Lines 200 (2007–2009)
E-Z-GO 200 (2010)
Good Sam Club 200 (2011)
Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 (2012)
Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 (2015)
Great Clips 200 (2016)
Active Pest Control 200 (2017–2018)
Ultimate Tailgating 200 (2019)
Vet Tix/Camping World 200 (2020)
Fr8Auctions 200 (2021)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (5)
Most wins (team)Kyle Busch Motorsports (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota (10)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Turns4

History

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In 2016, Great Clips became the title sponsor of the race.[1]

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.[2]

Fr8 (pronounced "freight") Auctions became the title sponsor of the race in 2021.[3] Stages 1 and 2 were both 30 laps long and the final stage was 70 laps long.[4] 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.[5]

Past winners

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2022 Fr8 208
YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2004March 134Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton RacingDodge133*204.82 (329.625)1:39:22123.675[6]
2005March 186Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet135*207.9 (334.582)1:27:35142.424*[7]
2006March 1730Todd BodineGermain RacingToyota135*207.9 (334.582)1:33:31133.388[8]
2007March 165Mike SkinnerBill Davis RacingToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:53:36105.739[9]
2008March 751Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:34:10127.561[10]
2009March 751Kyle BuschBilly Ballew MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:32:16130.188[11]
2010March 62Kevin HarvickKevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:39:20120.926[12]
2011September 233Ron Hornaday Jr.Kevin Harvick Inc.Chevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:38:05122.467[13]
2012August 313Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:27:51136.733[14]
2013

2014
Not held
2015February 2888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:25:22*140.711[15]
2016February 278John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet130200.2 (322.19)1:39:09121.15[16]
2017March 44Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:50:44108.477[17]
2018February 2416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota134*206.36 (332.104)1:40:00123.816[18]
2019February 2351Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:46:38112.648[19]
2020June 6*98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord136*209.44 (337.06)1:47:05117.352[20]
2021March 2051Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota130200.2 (322.19)1:29:43133.888[21]
2022March 1951Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota135207.9 (334.582)1:54:15109.182[22]
2023March 1819Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet137*210.98 (220.479)2:17:0592.344[23]
2024February 247Kyle BuschSpire MotorsportsChevrolet135207.9 (334.582)1:51:57111.425[24]

Notes

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Multiple winners (drivers)

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# WinsDriverYears Won
5Kyle Busch2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2024
2Ron Hornaday Jr.2005, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

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# WinsTeamYears Won
4Kyle Busch Motorsports2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
3Kevin Harvick Inc.2005, 2010, 2011
2Billy Ballew Motorsports2008, 2009
ThorSport Racing2015, 2020

Manufacturer wins

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# WinsMakeYears Won
10 Toyota2006-2009, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021, 2022
7 Chevrolet2005, 2010-2012, 2016, 2023, 2024
1 Dodge2004
1 Ford2020

References

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  1. ^ "Great Clips Announced as Title Sponsor of Feb. 27 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at AMS". Catchfence. February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Veteran Tickets Foundation and Camping World to sponsor Gander Trucks race at AMS". Atlanta Motor Speedway. March 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fr8Auctions to sponsor Atlanta truck race in new partnership with AMS". Atlanta Motor Speedway. Speedway Motorsports. February 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Carey, Michael (December 13, 2021). "FR8Auctions Returns As Atlanta Truck Race Sponsor With New Distance". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ^ "2004 Easycare Vehicle Service Contracts 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "2005 World Financial Group 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "2006 John Deere 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "2007 American Commercial Lines 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "2008 American Commercial Lines 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "2009 American Commercial Lines 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "2010 E-Z-Go 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "2011 Good Sam Club 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "2012 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "2015 Hyundai Construction Equipment 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "2016 Great Clips 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "2017 Active Pest Control 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "2018 Active Pest Control 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "2019 Ultimate Tailgating 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "2020 Vet Tix / Camping World 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 Fr8Auctions 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "2022 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  23. ^ "2023 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  24. ^ "2024 Fr8 208". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  25. ^ "NASCAR postpones Atlanta, Homestead races". ESPN. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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