3rd race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
2023 Fr8 208
Race details
Race 3 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date
March 18, 2023
Official name
15th Annual Fr8 208
Location
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance
137 laps, 210 mi (337 km)
Scheduled Distance
135 laps, 207 mi (334 km)
Average speed
92.344 mph (148.613 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver
John Hunter Nemechek
Tricon Garage
Laps
53
Winner
No. 19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Television in the United States
Network
FS1
Announcers
Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio
MRN
Motor car race
The 2023 Fr8 208 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was increased from 135 laps to 137 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would take the win after making a pass on Nick Sanchez for the lead on the final lap. This was Eckes' second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[1] This was also the first win for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in the truck series. To fill out the podium, Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, and John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
^Skala, Chris (March 18, 2023). "Christian Eckes Prevails at Atlanta for First Truck Series Win Since 2021". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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