The 2022 Fr8 208 was the third stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was run over 135 laps. Corey Heim of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the race after getting a push to the lead by teammate John Hunter Nemechek on the last lap.[1] This was Heim's first career win in the truck series. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 23 of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
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| Date | March 19, 2022 | ||
| Official name | 17th Annual Fr8 208 | ||
| Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 135 laps, 207.9 mi (334.6 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 135 laps, 207.9 mi (334.6 km) | ||
| Average speed | 109.182 mph (175.711 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | Set by NASCAR rulebook | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | |
| Laps | 49 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Corey Heim | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
editAtlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
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.[2][3] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.
Entry list
editPractice
editFriday's 50-minute practice session was cancelled due to inclement weather. Practice will replace qualifying on Saturday.[4] Tyler Ankrum of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 30.527 seconds and a speed of 181.610 mph (292.273 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.537 | 181.610 |
| 2 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 30.581 | 181.289 |
| 3 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.599 | 181.182 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying will be cancelled because of a need to add additional practice to the reconfigured circuit. Starting lineup will be based on the rulebook. No one would fail to qualify for the race. Chandler Smith would get the pole for the race.
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Ryan Preece | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 75
| Fin. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 51 | Corey Heim (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 135 | 22 | Running | 40 |
| 2 | 15 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 135 | 9 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | 66 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 135 | 1 | Running | 43 |
| 4 | 1 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 135 | 21 | Running | 45 |
| 5 | 25 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 135 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 135 | 49 | Running | 41 |
| 7 | 11 | 17 | Ryan Preece | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 135 | 4 | Running | 31 |
| 8 | 9 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 135 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 18 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 10 | 7 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 10 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 135 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 8 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 14 | Running | 34 |
| 13 | 22 | 24 | Jack Wood (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 20 | 61 | Chase Purdy | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 135 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 34 | 02 | Jesse Little | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 135 | 3 | Running | 35 |
| 17 | 29 | 33 | Chris Hacker | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 135 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 33 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 31 | 46 | Matt Jaskol | G2G Racing | Toyota | 135 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 21 | 44 | Kris Wright | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 23 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 36 | 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Tire | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 11 | Running | 25 |
| 25 | 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 133 | 1 | Running | 23 |
| 26 | 26 | 91 | Colby Howard | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 28 | 35 | 47 | Brennan Poole (i) | G2G Racing | Toyota | 130 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 9 | Blaine Perkins (R) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 6 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 17 | 30 | Tate Fogleman | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 91 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 43 | Thad Moffitt | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Engine | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 45 | Lawless Alan (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 40 | Dean Thompson (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 35 | 14 | 20 | Matt Mills (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | Tire | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Sturniolo, Zach (March 19, 2022). "Corey Heim snags first Truck Series win at Atlanta". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
- ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway to re-profile track in 2022 and drivers are expressing frustration with the changes". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway track reprofile begins | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "NASCAR cancels Friday practices at Atlanta due to weather". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 18, 2022.
- ^ Christie, Toby (March 19, 2022). "Tyler Ankrum Edges Out DiBenedetto to Pace Draft-Heavy Truck Practice at Atlanta". TobyChristie.com.