Starting from 19th place Rookie Truck 51 Corey Heim JBL Toyota won the 14th Annual Fr8 208, his 1st win in 5 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Heim (first) was the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Tenda Toyota, started from 15th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Truck 66 Ty Majeski American Racing Wheels Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Truck 18 Chandler Smith Safelite Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Truck 38 Zane Smith Fr8Auctions.com Ford, started from 25th place. 6th Place Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota, started 2nd place followed by 7th place Truck 17 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford, started from 11th place. 8th Place Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Truck 19 Derek Kraus NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 13 points over Tanner Gray.
The race had 7 Cautions for 40 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 51 for Debris on the Frontstretch from #20. 3rd Caution on lap 61 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 69 for #40, 45 and 98 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 81 for #30 Spin on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 92 for #3, 15 and 30 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 101 for #44 Crash in Turn 3. One of the fan favorites Truck 1 Hailie Deegan Wastequip Ford had Contact & her Tire was on fire on lap 28.
Lead Changes: 18 among 10 drivers; S. Friesen 1-33; M. Crafton 34; C. Eckes 35-37; S. Friesen 38-50; J. Nemechek 51-56; C. Smith 57; T. Majeski 58; J. Nemechek 59-63; S. Friesen 64-66; G. Enfinger 67-80; R. Preece 81-84; C. Heim # 85-97; B. Rhodes 98-105; C. Heim # 106; B. Rhodes 107; C. Heim # 108-114; C. Smith 115-134; C. Heim # 135.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 52, 23, 19, 98, 88, 15, 18, 41, 4, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 4, 66, 18, 98, 16, 88, 40, 15, 42, 17
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 14th Annual Fr8 208 – Saturday, March 19, 2022
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 135 Laps – 207.9 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 19. Truck 51 Corey Heim # JBL Toyota 135 Running |
| 2. 15. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Tenda Toyota 135 Running |
| 3. 4. Truck 66 Ty Majeski American Racing Wheels Toyota 135 Running |
| 4. 1. Truck 18 Chandler Smith Safelite Toyota 135 Running |
| 5. 25. Truck 38 Zane Smith Fr8Auctions.com Ford 135 Running |
| 6. 2. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 135 Running – Canadian |
| 7. 11. Truck 17 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 135 Running |
| 8. 9. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford 135 Running |
| 9. 18. Truck 19 Derek Kraus NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 135 Running |
| 10. 7. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet 135 Running |
| 11. 10. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 135 Running |
| 12. 8. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 135 Running |
| 13. 22. Truck 24 Jack Wood # Chevrolet Truck Month Chevrolet 135 Running |
| 14. 20. Truck 61 Chase Purdy David S Gray Found Love Toyota 135 Running |
| 15. 34. Truck 02 Jesse Little Sim Seats Chevrolet 135 Running |
| 16. 16. Truck 98 Christian Eckes Curb Records Toyota 135 Running |
| 17. 29. Truck 33 Chris Hacker Dal Dirt Toyota 135 Running |
| 18. 33. Truck 3 Jordan Anderson EasyCare/Bommarito.com Chevrolet 135 Running |
| 19. 31. Truck 46 Matt Jaskol AutoParts4Less.com Toyota 135 Running |
| 20. 30. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Rimtyme Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 21. 21. Truck 44 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 22. 23. Truck 56 Timmy Hill UNITS Storage Toyota 134 Running |
| 23. 36. Truck 41 Ross Chastain(i) Eat Florida Watermelon Chevrolet 133 Tire |
| 24. 12. Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 133 Running |
| 25. 3. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Black Label Bacon/Menards Toyota 133 Running |
| 26. 26. Truck 91 Colby Howard Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet 133 Running |
| 27. 5. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Premier Security Solutions Chevrolet 132 Running |
| 28. 35. Truck 47 Brennan Poole(i) LiftKits4Less.com Toyota 130 Running |
| 29. 32. Truck 9 Blaine Perkins # Raceline Chevrolet 126 Running |
| 30. 6. Truck 25 Matt Dibenedetto Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet 123 Running |
| 31. 17. Truck 30 Tate Fogleman Rangeline Group Toyota 91 Accident |
| 32. 28. Truck 43 Thad Moffitt Clean Harbors Chevrolet 79 Engine |
| 33. 24. Truck 45 Lawless Alan # AUTOParkIt.com Chevrolet 75 Accident |
| 34. 13. Truck 40 Dean Thompson # Worldwide Express Chevrolet 68 Accident |
| 35. 14. Truck 20 Matt Mills(i) J.F. Electric Chevrolet 52 Suspension |
| 36. 27. Truck 1 Hailie Deegan Wastequip Ford 24 Tire |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 3, 4, 43, 61, and 66 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 54 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 109.182 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.173 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 10 drivers. Cometic Gasket: Chandler Smith, #18. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Corey Heim, #51. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Jack Wood, #24.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 26, 2022 – Circuit of The Americas
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