Kyle Busch Victorious In Atlanta Truck Race - Becomes All-Time Winner in Truck Series

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HAMPTON, GA – Kyle Busch won the Atlanta truck race on Saturday, but also set a record.  With his 52nd win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he became the winningest driver in the NASCAR Gander Truck Series, passing the legendary Ron Hornaday.

Busch overcame a loose wheel in the process, which only sidelined his win, but only briefly ..Busch held off Johnny Sauter on a restart with five laps to go to win. Sauter finished second and was followed by Grant Enfinger, Brett Moffitt and Ben Rhodes. The victory is Busch’s fifth in the Truck Series at Atlanta. 

“It’s a great accomplishment, but, my aspirations aren’t to go out there and set records,” Busch said. “My aspirations are to go out there and win every single race. I’ve started (990 Cup, Xfinity and Truck) races and I’ve only won 190-something of them. So there have been way more disappointments than thrills of victory. This one is certainly good. It’s big and will be way bigger years down the road once I”m all set and done and maybe the record will hold, who knows?”

The victory is the 195th of Busch’s NASCAR career. He has 92 Xfinity victories, 52 Truck wins and 51 Cup victories.

Busch gave up the lead on Lap 54 to pit because of a vibration that the team believed was from a loose lug nut. He restarted 23rd and made his way through the field. Busch reclaimed the lead on Lap 78 and controlled it from that point.

Stage 2 Pos
Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 7 51 Kyle Busch(i) Cessna Toyota 130 1 1 0 Running 4 92
2 12 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Heal Ford 130 4 4 49 Running 2 9
3 5 98 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Ford 130 3 8 45 Running 1 4
4 3 24 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 130 5 39 Running
5 6 99 Ben Rhodes Carolina Nut Ford 130 6 2 46 Running 1 20
6 21 45 Ross Chastain(i) OEM2 Powerd by TruNorth Chevrolet 130 10 7 0 Running
7 1 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota 130 5 6 41 Running
8 2 18 Harrison Burton # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 130 2 3 46 Running 1 1
9 11 4 Todd Gilliland Mobil 1 Toyota 130 7 32 Running
10 14 44 Timothy Peters Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet 130 27 Running
11 15 02 Tyler Dippel # DandaCncrteCntrctr/LbsPrdctns Chevrolet 130 26 Running
12 4 2 Sheldon Creed # AM Ortega/United Rentals Chevrolet 130 10 26 Running
13 29 30 Brennan Poole KeepAndBear.com Toyota 130 24 Running
14 10 88 Matt Crafton Rip It/Menards Ford 130 8 9 28 Running 1 4
15 22 12 Gus Dean # LG Air Conditioning Technologies Chevrolet 130 22 Running
16 28 04 Cory Roper Preferred Industrial Contractors Inc Ford 130 21 Running
17 27 17 Anthony Alfredo # CecoBldngSystms/OxfrdEnrgyGrp Toyota 130 20 Running
18 9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Chevrolet 130 9 21 Running
19 20 3 Jordan Anderson Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 130 18 Running
20 26 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet 130 17 Running
21 31 7 Korbin Forrister Tru Clear Chevrolet 130 16 Running
22 25 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet 130 15 Running
23 23 97 Jesse Little SkuttleTght/PrkrFbrNt/VisitKingsportTN Ford 130 14 Running
24 16 54 Natalie Decker # N29 Technologies LLC Toyota 127 13 Running
25 18 20 Spencer Boyd 1A Auto Chevrolet 126 12 Running
26 19 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI INSTALLATIONS Chevrolet 125 11 Running
27 17 22 Austin Wayne Self GoTexan/JB Henderson Construction Chevrolet 118 10 Accident
28 30 42 Chad Finley AutoValueCrtfdSrvcCntrs/AirLftCmpny Chevrolet 117 9 Accident
29 32 6 Norm Benning Zomongo/H&H Transport Chevrolet 82 8 Steering
30 13 33 Josh Reaume Gnarly Jerky Toyota 78 7 Engine
31 24 63 Timmy Hill(i) Chevrolet 53 0 Brakes
32 8 8 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50 5 Accident
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 46 Mins, 38 Secs. Average Speed: 112.648 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.932 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 51, 18, 98, 13, 16, 99, 4, 88, 52, 45