The Fr8Auctions 208 is a
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at
Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was initially held from
2004 until
2012
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and taken off the schedule in
2013
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. The race returned to the schedule in
2015 and since then has been held on the Saturday of the race weekend as a doubleheader with the track's
NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the
Nalley Cars 250
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, prior to the
NASCAR Cup Series'
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
The Ambetter Health 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. William Byron is the defending race winner.
This race was originally Atlanta's second race of the season and was run as a late-se ...
race at the track on Sunday.
History
In 2016,
Great Clips
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History
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became the title sponsor of the race.
In 2020, series title sponsor
Camping World
Camping World Holdings, Inc. is an American corporation specializing in selling recreational vehicles (RVs), recreational vehicle parts, and recreational vehicle service. They also sell supplies for camping. The company has its headquarters in ...
sponsored the race along with the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix), which is an organization that gives out tickets to sporting events to members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Fr8 (pronounced "freight") Auctions became the title sponsor of the race in 2021. Stages 1 and 2 were both 30 laps long and the final stage was 70 laps long. They returned as the title sponsor in 2022 when the race was lengthened by 8 miles. Therefore, the name of the race became the Fr8 Auctions 208.
Past winners
Notes
*2004–2006, 2018 and 2020: Race extended due to
NASCAR overtime.
* 2020: Race postponed from March 14 to June 6 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Multiple winners (drivers)
Multiple winners (teams)
Manufacturer wins
References
External links
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NASCAR Truck Series races
Annual sporting events in the United States
2004 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
2015 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
Recurring sporting events established in 2015