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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

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.

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
Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2004 March 13 4 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 133* 204.82 (329.625) 1:39:22 123.675 [6]
2005 March 18 6 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 135* 207.9 (334.582) 1:27:35 142.424* [7]
2006 March 17 30 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 135* 207.9 (334.582) 1:33:31 133.388 [8]
2007 March 16 5 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:53:36 105.739 [9]
2008 March 7 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:34:10 127.561 [10]
2009 March 7 51 Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:32:16 130.188 [11]
2010 March 6 2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:39:20 120.926 [12]
2011 September 2 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:38:05 122.467 [13]
2012 August 31 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:27:51 136.733 [14]
2013
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2014 		Not held
2015 February 28 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:25:22* 140.711 [15]
2016 February 27 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:39:09 121.15 [16]
2017 March 4 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:50:44 108.477 [17]
2018 February 24 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134* 206.36 (332.104) 1:40:00 123.816 [18]
2019 February 23 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:46:38 112.648 [19]
2020 June 6* 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 136* 209.44 (337.06) 1:47:05 117.352 [20]
2021 March 20 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 130 200.2 (322.19) 1:29:43 133.888 [21]
2022 March 19 51 Corey Heim Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 135 207.9 (334.582) 1:54:15 109.182 [22]
2023 March 18 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 137* 210.98 (220.479) 2:17:05 92.344 [23]
2024 February 24 7 Kyle Busch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 135 207.9 (334.582) 1:51:57 111.425 [24]

Notes

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Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
5 Kyle Busch 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2024
2 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2005, 2011

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years Won
4 Kyle Busch Motorsports 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
3 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2005, 2010, 2011
2 Billy Ballew Motorsports 2008, 2009
ThorSport Racing 2015, 2020

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years Won
10 Japan Toyota 2006-2009, 2015, 2017-2019, 2021, 2022
7 United States Chevrolet 2005, 2010-2012, 2016, 2023, 2024
1 United States Dodge 2004
1 United States Ford 2020

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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