MOTORSPORT AMERICA EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF THE 2025 NCTS FR8 208 AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!
KYLE BUSCH WINNER OF THE 2025 FR8 208 AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!
Exclusive photos of the 2025 NCTS FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway by Motorsport America Staff Photographers!
by Derek Jackson
In what is becoming a norm at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series did not disappoint and provided another incredible photo finish.
Kyle Busch edged Stewart Friesen at the line by a margin of only 0.17 seconds in a thrilling last lap dash to the finish.
The songs of praise for this past weekend’s NASCAR weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway from fans and commentators alike is that Atlanta is THE big race of the NASCAR schedule.
F-35 FLYOVER THE FAMOUS QUAD-OVAL BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE!COREY HEIM’S PIT CREW MAKES LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF OFFICIALS BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE!DRIVERS & CREWS MAKE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS ON PIT ROAD BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE!POLE WINNER CONNOR MOSACK’S FRIENDS OF JACLYN FOUNDATION CHEVY ON PIT ROAD AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!GREEN FLAG AND THE START OF THE FR8 208 AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!#38 CHANDLER SMITH FROM TALKING ROCK, GEORGIA CHALLENGES KYLE BUSCH IN TURN ONE AT AMS!NO BETTER SEAT IN THE HOUSE FOR THESE FANS ALONG THE TURN ONE INFIELD FENCE, AS THEY GET AN UPCLOSE LOOK AT THE ACTION!INFIELD FANS AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY HAVE THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE!POLE WINNER #81 CONNOR MOSACK LED 30 LAPS DURING THE RACE IS SEEN HERE ON THE FRONT STRETCH AT AMS!TALKING ROCK, GEORGIA’S CHANDLER SMITH IN HIS FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38 QUICK TIE FORD ON HIS WAY TO A P5 FINISH IN THE 2025 FR8 208 AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!SINGLE FILE DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY! – SKIP WILLIAMS PHOTOPIT STOP FOR MATT MILLS!#7 KYLE BUSCH LED 80 LAPS IN THE RACE ON HIS WAY TO A P1 FINISH, SEEN HERE HOLDING OFF POLE WINNER #81 CONNOR MOSACK!SPARKS FLY AS FRANKIE MUNIZ MORE CORE FORD SPINS OUT IN TURN TWO AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!FANS REACT TO FRANKIE MUNIZ SPIN-OUT IN TURN TWO!MARIETTA, GEORGIA’S COREY HEIM BEHIND THE FORD PERFORMANCE PACE CAR IN TURN ONE AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!GREEN FLAG RACING AS MARIETTA, GEORGIA’S COREY HEIM SURGES AHEAD OF KYLE BUSCH!TIGHT TRUCK RACING ON THE FRONT STRETCH AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!#13 JAKE GARCIA FROM MONROE, GEORGIA IS SEEN HERE HOLDING OFF HIS FELLOW GEORGIAN, #11 COREY HEIM AS THEY BLOW PAST #07 MICHAEL MCDOWELL IN TURN ONE! JAKE GARCIA WOULD GO ON TO CLAIM THE P9 FINISH FOR THE DAY ON HIS HOME TRACK!POLE WINNER #81 CONNOR MOSAK HOLDING OFF #71 RAJAH CARRUTH IN TURN ONE AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!KYLE BUSCH STAYED OUT IN FRONT AND WON STAGE TWO!NEW TIRES FOR COREY HEIM AS HIS TRICON GARAGE SAFELITE PIT CREW SPRINGS INTO ACTION!NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES TRIPLE THREAT WITH ANKRUM, MOSACK AND FRIESEN!TIGHT RACING IN THE FR8 208 AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!LAYNE RIGSS #34 FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS FORD ON THE TURN ONE APRON!KEITH MCGEE’S MORE CORE FORD!KEITH MCGEE AND POLE WINNER CONNOR MOSACK INTO THE WALL! – SKIP WILLIAMS PHOTO#22 JOSH REAUME OF REAUME BROTHERS RACING AND #88 MATT CRAFTON OF THORSPORT RACING IN TURN ONE AT AMS!RAJAH CARRUTH INTO THE WALL ON THE FRONT STRETCH THAT TOOK OUT FIVE TRUCKS IN THE PROCESS AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!RAJAH CARUTH, DANIEL HEMRIC, ANDRES PEREZ DE LARA, TYLER ANKRUM AND WILLIAM SAWALICH INVOLVED IN A HUGE CRASH ALONG THE FRONT STRETCH, AS COREY HEIM STEERS CLEAR OF THE MAYHEM!RAJAH CARUTH, DANIEL HEMRIC, ANDRES PEREZ DE LARA, TYLER ANKRUM AND WILLIAM SAWALICH INVOLVED IN A HUGE CRASH ALONG THE FRONT STRETCH!ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY TRACK OFFICIALS SPREAD OIL DRY BETWEEN TURNS ONE & TWO!RED FLAG CONDITION DUE TO THE MULTI-TRUCK PILE-UP ON THE FRONT-STRETCH!JET DRY TRUCKS WORKING OVERTIME TO CLEAR THE TRACK OF OIL DRY! – SKIP WILLIAMS PHOTOJACK WOOD BEHIND THE FORD PERFORMANCE PACE CARE!CHANDLER SMITH ON HIS WAY TO A P5 FINISH, BLOWS PAST 77 ANDRES PEREZ DE LARA’S TELCEL CHEVY IN TURN ONE OF THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!TIGHT TRUCK RACING IN TURN ONE AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!THREE WIDE INTO THE BACKSTRETCH AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY! – SKIP WILLIAMS PHOTOCOREY HEIM’S TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL, BUT HE MANAGED TO LIMP BACK TO PIT ROAD!AFTER HEIM RAN OUT OF FUEL, HIS BATTERY DIED AND REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT!HEIM’S PIT CREW STUGGLES WITH CHANGING OUT HIS DEAD BATTERY!COREY HEIM’S TOYOTA STALLS OUT ON PIT ROAD AND REQUIRES A PUSH FROM THE TRICON PIT CREW!THE TRICON SAFELITE PIT CREW MANAGED TO GET HIS TRUCK STARTED AND HE RESUMED THE RACE!FINAL LAP OF THE FR8 208 AS #52 STEWART FRIESEN EDGES AHEAD OF #7 KYLE LARSON AND THE RACE IS ON TO THE FINISH LINE AS #18 TYLER ANKRUM AND #44 BAYLEY CURREY GIVE CHASE!FINAL LAP DASH DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH AS #7 KYLE BUSCH GAINS GROUND ON #52 STEWART FRIESEN! – SKIP WILLIAMS PHOTOFANS IN THE INFIELD REACT WITH DISMAY TO KYLE BUSCH’S LAST LAP SURGE AHEAD OF CHALLENGER STEWART FRIESEN!KYLE BUSCH TAKES THE CHECKERED FLAG JUST 0.17 SECONDS AHEAD OF STEWART FRIESEN FOR ANOTHER INCREDIBLE PHOTO FINISH AT THE ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!KYLE BUSCH DOES A GREAT BURNOUT AT THE FINISH LINE!KYLE BUSCH SALUTES THE CROWD!KYLE BUSCH INTERVIEWED AT THE FINISH LINE BY FOX SPORTS TV CREW!LAST WEEK’S DAYTONA WINNER, COREY HEIM RETURNS TO THE GARAGE AFTER STRUGGLING IN THE RACE.DANIEL HEMRIC’S TRUCK SHOWING SIGNS OF DAMAGE AS HE PULLS INTO THE GARAGE AFTER THE RACE!KYLE BUSCH WINNER OF THE 2025 FR8 208 AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!AFTER THE RACE KYLE BUSCH SAID, “I’M PROUD WE HAD A HECK OF A RACE TO THE FINISH AND IT WASN’T SINGLE FILE. THERE WAS SOME MIXING IT UP FOR THE FANS HERE TO SEE A COOL SHOW.”SPIRE MOTORSPORTS GETS THEIR 6TH NASCAR TRUCK SERIES VICTORY, AS KYLE BUSCH RECORDS HIS 8TH WIN AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN THE TRUCKS SERIES!BACK-TO-BACK FR8 208 WINNER KYLE BUSCH SMILES AS HE COLLECTS HIS 8TH NASCAR TRUCK SERIES WIN AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY!
Atlanta Motor Speedway hosts the NASCAR & Xfinity Races Friday & Saturday June 27th & 28th. Be sure to get your tickets now to see if Winston, Georgia’s Austin Hill can win his 6th Atlanta Motor Speedway Xfinity Race!
