With Daytona behind them, NASCAR moves to Atlanta for a second week of fast paced racing.  All three series will be racing this weekend with the Truck Series and Xfinity Series will run a doubleheader on Saturday.

But first, the Craftsman Truck Series must qualify on Friday afternoon.  Again this week the drivers take to the track with no practice.

Only 33 teams brought trucks to Atlanta for the race including the first of five races for Cup Series champion Kyle Busch.

The first qualifying session for the Truck Series since 2018, Mason Maggio is the first truck on the track to make a qualifying run and posted a time of 32.745 seconds around the mile and a half track.

After the first round of qualifying…
Christian Eckes
Tyler Ankrum
Daniel Dye
Grant Enfinger
Matt Crafton
Kyle Busch
Ty Majeski
Jack Wood
Connor Jones
and Chase Purdy will move on to round two of qualifying to set the pole.

First up is Chase Purdy with a time of 32,219 seconds on a windy afternoon.

With a time of 31.992 seconds, Ty Majeski is the first driver to break the 32 second mark.

Making a run of 31.817 (174.246mph) Daniel Dye puts his number 43 truck on the pole for his first career pole.

The starting lineup for the Fr8 208:
Daniel Dye
Tyler Ankrum
Ty Majeski
Jack Wood
Christian Eckes
Grant Enfinger
Kyle Busch
Matt Crafton
Chase Purdy
Connor Jones
Jake Garcia
Rajah Caruth
Layne Riggs
Ben Rhodes
Colby Howard
Stewart Friesen
Ty Dillon
Nick Sanchez
Corey Heim
Bayley Currey
Matt Mills
Tanner Gray
Dean Thompson
Bret Holmes
Kayden Honeycutt
Mason Maggio
Timmy Hill
Thad Moffitt
Lawless Alan
Mason Massey
Taylor Gray
Keith McGee
Spencer Boyd

Stages one and two of the race are just 30 laps long with stage three lasting 75 laps for a total of 135 laps around the mile and a half track.  Drivers can run 58 to 62 laps on a single load of fuel.

Daniel Dye brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside row with Tyler Ankrum alongside.  Ankrum takes the lead initially but Ty Majeski gets out in front on the outside lane to take the lead. 

Lap three, Tyler Ankrum gets the lead with Kyle Busch in second; Ty Majeski, Christian Eckes, and Chase Purdy round out the top five.

Reports are that the wind will be gusting up to 40mph.

Lap six, Tyler Ankrum has the lead but Kyle Busch is challenging on the inside row.

Lap seven the top five are Tyler Ankrum, Kyle Busch, Chase Purdy, TY Majeski, and Christian Eckes.

Lap eight, Kyle Busch takes the lead with Christian Eckes in second; Tyler Ankrum, Chase Purdy, and Ty Majeski round out the top five.

Lap eleven, Christian Eckes takes the lead; Kyle Busch falls to fourth place.

Lap 16, Keith McGee brings out the first caution flag of the race when he spins out with a loose truck.  He was being lapped at the time he spun out and took a ride down the track.

Several of the drivers come down pit road to top off the fuel tank in order to make it to the end of stage two.

Connor Jones and Lawless Alan have some damage to their trucks.

Of the 20 laps run so far, Christian Eckes has led half of them.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 22 with Ty Majeski alongside.  Majeski gets out in front for the lead; Kyle Busch leads the inside lane.

Lap 23, drivers are getting three wide.

Lap 24, Christian Eckes retakes the lead.

Matt Crafton is falling back in the field.

Lap 25, the top five are Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum, Layne Riggs, and Kaz Grala.

Leader Christian Eckes reports that he has no brakes.

Like Daytona, the double line at the apron of the track is the “no go” line.  Drivers may not go below that line and advance their position or they will have to serve a penalty

Lap 29, Christian Eckes holds on to the lead with Ty Majeski in second.

Christian Eckes wins stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Christian Eckes
Ty Ankrum
Ty Majeski
Layne Riggs
Grant Enfinger
Jake Garcia
Ben Rhodes
Kyle Busch
Jack Wood
Daniel Dye

Drivers come down pit road for service.  Christian Eckes has trouble getting on pit road with no brakes.  He has to make two tries to get the truck to stop and still has to back up to get into his stall.  He reported fluid on the floorboard of his truck.

Tyler Ankrum brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 37 with Grant Enfinger alongside.  Ankrum gets out in front for the lead.

Kyle Busch and Grant Enfinger battle for second.

Christian Eckes is back in the field one lap down still dealing with brake issues.

Lap 38, the top five are Tyler Ankrum, Grant Efinger, Tanner Gray, Kyle Busch, and Nick Sanchez.

The drivers are running laps faster than their qualifying runs that were around 172mph.

Lap 43, Kyle Busch takes the lead with Tyler Ankrum in second.

Christian Eckes reports that if the caution flag comes out, he will have to put his truck into the wall to slow down and stop.  He has no brakes.

Lap 46, Kyle Busch leads the race with Tyler Ankrum in second; Grant Efinger, Tanner Gray, and Corey Heim round out the top five.

Connor Jones has returned to the track after the crew made repairs but he is six laps down.

Lap 49, Thad Moffitt brings out the caution flag when he tries to put his truck in a hole that wasn’t really there; Layne Riggs and Jake Garcia were also involved.

Several drivers come down pit road for service including Christian Eckes who cannot get the truck stopped.  Once he finally slows down, he take the truck to the garage for repairs.

While several drivers are reporting a loose condition; Matt Crafton is reporting a tight condition.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 55 with Tyler Ankrum alongside and gets out in front for the lead.

Kyle Busch, Tyler Ankrum, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray have yet to make a pit stop.

Jack Wood brings out the caution flag on lap 59 when he spins out.  He is stopped in the grass with some significant damage to his truck.  Wood is out of his truck and heading for the mandatory ride to the infield care center.

Stage one ends under caution with Kyle Busch winning the stage.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Kyle Busch
Tyler Ankrum
Gran Enfinger
Tanner Gray
Corey Heim
Nick Sanchez
Ty Majeski
Rajah Caruth
Taylor Gray

Drivers come down pit road for service.  Lawless Alan hits Rajah Caruth coming out of his pit stall.

Christian Eckes is out of the race.

After staying out on the track, Matt Mills brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 67.  Mills takes the lead for the first time in his career.

Lap 69, Chase Purdy takes the lead.  Driver are three wide across the track.

Lap 70, Tyler Ankrum has the lead with Grant Enfinger in second.  The two drivers swap the lead back and forth.

Lap 72, the top five are Tyler Ankrum, Matt Mills, Dean Thompson, Taylor Gray, and Corey Heim.  Kyle Busch has fallen out of the top 10.

Lap 76, Stewart Friesen scrapes the wall and the track stays green.

Lap 77, Tyler Ankrum leads the race with Matt Mills in second; Dean Thompson, Taylor Gray, and Corey Heim round out the top five.

Lap 79, Rajah Caruth is slowed on the track and works his way to pit road but stays out on the track when the caution flag comes out for debris on the track.

Drivers are withing their window to make a pit stop and make it to the end of the race.

Drivers come down pit road for service.

Rajah Caruth, Nick Sanchez, and Timmy Hill were caught speeding on pit road.  Matt Mills was charged with running over equipment on pit road.

Grant Enfinger had a slow pit stop when he started to leave before service – fueling – was complete.

Tyler Ankrum brings the field down for the green flag restart with 51 laps remaining in the race.  Ankrum gets out in front for the lead.

Fifty to go, Tyler Ankrum leads the race with Corey Heim in second; Kyle Busch, Bayley Currey, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.

Matt Mills’ truck is smoking after getting into the wall and has to head down pit road.

Grant Enfinger and Nick Sanchez make contact but the track stays green.

The caution flag comes out on lap 95 for debris on the track.  The debris was a piece of Bayley Currey’s roof.  He will have to go the garage.

Some of the drivers come down pit road for service.

Tyler Ankrum brings the field down for the green flag restart with Dean Thompson alongside.  Dean Thompson gets out in front after a big push.

The caution comes out with 36 laps remaining for debris on the track.

Broadcasters report that there is a severe shortage of engineers in NASCAR.

Den Thompson brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 105, but Tyler Ankrum quickly takes the lead.

Thirty to go, Tyler Ankrum leads the race with Grant Enfinger in second; Kyle Busch, Nick Sanchez, and Chase Purdy round out the top five.

Lap 106, Grant Enfinger takes the lead shortly before Tyler Ankrum moves up to battle for the lead.

With 26 laps to go, Grant Enfinger leads the race with Kyle Busch in second; Ty Majeski, Corey Heim, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.

There are 22 laps remaining in the race, drivers are beginning to make moves to advance their position to battle for the end of the race.

Twenty to go, Grant Enfinger leads the race with Kyle Busch on his bumper; Ty Majeski, Corey Heim, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.

Lap 125, Ben Rhodes gets into the wall and has to come down pit road with a flat tire.

Lap 129, Kyle Busch and leader Grant Enfinger make contact; slowing Enfinger; Kyle Busch is the new leader.

Grant Enfinger has to come down pit road with a flat tire with just five laps remaining in the race.

Kyle Busch wins the race for his 65th Truck Series win.

The unofficial results of the Fr8 208:
Kyle Busch
Ty Majeski
Corey Heim
Taylor Gray
Nick Sanchez
Kaden Honeycutt
Tyler Ankrum
Rajah Caruth
Daniel Dye
Dean Thompson
Bret Holmes
Lawless Alan
Matt Crafton
Ty Dillon
Chase Purdy
Jake Garcia
Colby Howard
Timmy Hill
Tanner Gray
Mason Massey
Keith McGee
Spencer Boyd
Stewart Friesen
Layne Riggs
Mason Maggio
Grant Enfinger
Thad Moffitt
Matt Mills
Ben Rhodes
Conner Jones
Bayley Currey
Jack Wood
Christian Eckes