NASCAR race results from Atlanta Motor Speedway
The NASCAR Truck Series drivers have unloaded in Atlanta, Georgia. They’re set to begin a busy race weekend on the 1.54-mile oval of Atlanta Motor Speedway.
View Atlanta race results for the NASCAR Truck Series below.
Atlanta Menu
Truck: Qual | Race
Xfinity: Qual | Race
Cup: Qual | Race
Zane Smith and Ty Majeski set the front row. 135 laps of truck racing are up next…
Atlanta Trucks
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 30 (1-30 / 135)
Green flag, Christian Eckes shoves Majeski to the lead via the outside lane. Eckes works alongside as Majeski heads for the bottom. Eckes to the lead.
Lap 24, Tanner Gray looks outside of Laine Riggs through the tri-oval. Riggs comes up, unaware he’s there. The two drivers find the outside wall, caution.
Green with 1 to go in the stage, Eckes and Smith run side by side in turn one. Hard pushes from behind, they remain side by side into turn three and other tour four.
Christian Eckes noses ahead to win stage one at Atlanta Motor Speedway!
Atlanta Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Christian Eckes; 2. Zane Smith; 3. Grant Enfinger; 4. Matt Crafton; 5. Matt DiBenedetto; 6. Ty Majeski; 7. Stewart Friesen; 8. Ben Rhodes; 9. Chase Purdy; 10. Jake Garcia;
Atlanta Trucks
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 30 (31-60 / 135)
Eckes heads for the pit lane. Matt Crafton is handed the race lead as he and many others pitted toward the end of stage one.
Green flag on stage two, Majeski shoves Crafton to the lead as they form three wide behind them.
Lap 39, caution for debris. It’s a piece of ballast and that will bring a major penalty for a team next week.
Green, Crafton and Kaden Honeycutt run side by side at the front. Crafton clears him via the outside lane.
Lap 47, Honeycutt slows, no caution.
1 to go in stage two, John Hunter nemechek cuts to the inside with a push from Corey Heim. They fight for space off turn four.
Matt Crafton beats him to the line and wins stage two at Atlanta Motor Speedway!
Atlanta Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Matt Crafton; 2. Ty Majeski; 3. John Hunter Nemechek; 4. Ben Rhodes; 5. Corey Heim; 6. Zane Smith; 7. Tyler Ankrum; 8. Grant Enfinger; 9. Stewart Friesen; 10. Nick Sanchez;
Atlanta Trucks
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 75 (61-135 / 135)
Crafton leads the field to the pit lane. Nemechek wins the race to the pit exit with a two-tire call. Bret Holmes is turned as he enters his stall.
Green flag on stage three, Nemechek and Matt DiBendetto run side by side for the lead. Nemechek wins the battle via the outside lane.
Lap 78, Ogata clips the apron. He chases it up the banking and spins toward the inside wall, caution.
Green, Sanchez stalls at the launch and Corey Heim drives hard into the back of him! They both spin through the grass, caution.
Green, Nemechek leads on the outside lane.
Lap 95, Lawless Alan squeezes Dean Thompson into the wall. Caution for debris.
Green, Chase Purdy shoves Nemechek back to the lead.
23 to go
23 to go, Jack Wood leads a charge on the inside lane. After several laps, he finally clears Nemechek to take the lead away.
21 to go, Nemechek tucks under the rear bumper of Jack Wood off turn two. A bump draft gone wrong, Wood is around from the race lead! The caution is out.
Green, Nemechek and Sanchez run side by side into turn one. Ben Rhodes shoves Sanchez to the lead!
15 to go, Eckes shoves Rhodes to the lead. Rhodes moves to the top and he now leads the outside lane.
14 to go, Sanchez dives inside of Rhodes. Side by side at the front, Sanchez noses ahead.
13 to go, Carson Hocevar is in the wall, caution.
Green, Sanchez and Rhodes are even into turn one. Sanchez noses ahead via the outside lane with a push from Eckes.
5 to go, caution as Hocevar spins.
Green in NASCAR overtime, Sanchez and Eckes run even into turn one. Rhodes shoves Eckes to the lead into turn three.
1 to go, Sanchez dives inside of Eckes and he’s clear off turn two! Rhodes shoves Eckes down the back, Eckes works to the right rear of Sanchez.
Several trucks crash behind them!
They run side by side off turn four. Sanchez gets loose on the inside.
Christian Eckes wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway!
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race Results
March 18, 2023
NASCAR Truck Series
Pos | Driver
1. Christian Eckes
2. Nick Sanchez
3. John Hunter Nemechek
4. Bayley Currey
5. Ben Rhodes
6. Matt DiBenedetto
7. Chase Purdy
8. Timmy Hill
9. Matt Crafton
10. Jack Wood
11. Ty Majeski
12. Hailie Deegan
13. Bret Holmes
14. Ryan Vargas
15. Kris Wright
16. Daniel Dye
17. Akinori Ogata
18. Jake Garcia
19. Grant Enfinger
20. Zane Smith
21. Spencer Boyd
22. Stewart Friesen
23. Josh Reaume
24. Tanner Gray
25. Rajah Caruth
26. Tyler Ankrum
27. Colby Howard
28. Layne Riggs
29. Mason Massey
30. Dean Thompson
31. Carson Hocevar
32. Lawless Alan
33. Kaden Honeycutt
34. Corey Heim
35. Mason Maggio
36. Keith McGee
NASCAR Truck Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Christian Eckes
131 | 1 Win
2. Matt Crafton
126
3. Ty Majeski
123
4. Ben Rhodes
119
5. Zane Smith
116 | 1 Win
6. Grant Enfinger
106
7. Matt DiBenedetto
103
8. Chase Purdy
97
9. Carson Hocevar
79
10. Tanner Gray
78
11. Tyler Ankrum
77
12. Corey Heim
71
13. Nick Sanchez
67
14. Timmy Hill
65
15. Colby Howard
62
16. Stewart Friesen
53
17. Jake Garcia
47
18. Kris Wright
46
19. Daniel Dye
46
20. Jack Wood
41
21. Hailie Deegan
39
22. Rajah Caruth
38
23. Josh Reaume
34
24. Bret Holmes
33
25. Mason Massey
31
26. Spencer Boyd
30
27. Dean Thompson
29
28. Ryan Vargas
23
29. Jason White
22
30. Lawless Alan
22
31. Akinori Ogata
20
32. Derek Kraus
19
33. Jason M White
16
34. Max Guiterrez
16
35. Kaden Honeycutt
16
36. Chris Hacker
12
Atlanta Motor Speedway
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March 18, 2023
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