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Stat Sheet: Bad Luck Biting Ryan Blaney Despite a Strong NASCAR 2022 Start

Kurt Busch at Atlanta Motor Speedway, March 2022. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Strong competition at Atlanta Motor Speedway set new NASCAR records in 2022. Joy Tomlinson delves into the numbers, including another Ryan Blaney tough break.

Tracking the Trucks: Corey Heim Wins Home Race With Last Lap Pass in Atlanta

Gateway

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In a Nutshell: HAMPTON, Ga. – Corey Heim made a last-lap pass on fellow Georgia native and teammate Chandler Smith to win at his home race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in only his fifth career Truck Series start. Smith was shuffled back to finish fourth as Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski finished second and third, …

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Chandler Smith Soured By Lack of KBM Teamwork

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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HAMPTON, Ga. – As the checkered flag fell on Saturday (March 19) afternoon’s FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, one Kyle Busch Motorsports driver, Corey Heim, was celebrating as the race winner, while another, Chandler Smith, was left seething. And it had everything to do with a perceived lack of teamwork from a third KBM …

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Home Cooking for Corey Heim as He Picks Up 1st Truck Series Win at Atlanta

Corey Heim Truck

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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the first to put Atlanta Motor Speedway’s third-generation configuration through its paces Saturday (March 19) and it came down to last lap dramatics, but it was Marietta native Corey Heim that picked up the win, his first in the series. Stewart Friesen started on the front row and …

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Tyler Ankrum Fastest in Truck Practice at Atlanta

Tyler Ankrum, NKP

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Saturday (March 19) was the first on-track activity at the refreshed Atlanta Motor Speedway. The first group to take to the track featured the stars of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for a 40-minute practice session. Hattori Racing driver Tyler Ankrum set the fastest lap 10 minutes into the session and held strong through …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Deegan, Ankrum Among Drivers Who Need Strong Atlanta Runs

#1: Hailie Deegan, Team DGR, Ford F-150 Monster Energy, NKP

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John Hunter Nemechek Just two races into the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, John Hunter Nemechek had finishes of seventh and third, while sitting second in the standings. It was the third race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last year that the driver of the No. 4 Toyota scored his …

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