Kyle Busch is the winningest driver in Truck Series history for a reason. Even though he sold his racing team last year, he took control of the No. 7 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports at Atlanta on February 24th, 2024 and guided the race truck right to Victory Lane.
Busch snagged the lead from Grant Enfinger’s No. 9 Silverado on Lap 129 of 135. He held off the No. 98 Ford F-150 of Ty Majeski and the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra of Corey Heim heading to the checkered flag, winning by 0.187 seconds. Enfinger, meanwhile, finished 25th as his race truck suffered a flat tire.
“I actually got a run on the 9 truck [Enfinger] down the backstretch,” Busch, recounting the pass that handed him the win. “He must have been going flat down the backstretch and slowing down because it gave me – it sucked me up right to him. Then he got loose in the corner. I got loose in the corner. We all checked up trying not to crash.”
He added, “Thankfully, we didn’t. I thought that was a big moment. But then we got the lead right there, and after that, it was about trying to protect it. Majeski was a bit of a wing man today. Appreciate him… That was a lot of fun. Great to get Chevrolet to Victory Lane.”
Meanwhile, another NASCAR Chevy team didn’t have much to brag about at Atlanta. Christian Eckes had a strong No. 19 Silverado and likely would have been able to challenge Busch at the end for the win, but after winning Stage 1, he slid through his pit box as his brake pedal went to the floor. He ultimately had to retire due to brake issues, finishing 32nd – second to last.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | 7 | Kyle Busch(i) | Group 1001 Chevrolet | 135 | 33 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
2 | 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Farm Paint/Curb Records Ford | 135 | 3 | Ford F-150 |
3 | 19 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 135 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
4 | 31 | 17 | Taylor Gray | JBL Toyota | 135 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
5 | 18 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
6 | 25 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | GeorgiaGovernorsOfficeofHighwaySafety Chevy | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
7 | 2 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 135 | 46 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
8 | 12 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
9 | 1 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Champion Container Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
10 | 23 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 135 | 4 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
11 | 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Precision Garage Door Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
12 | 29 | 33 | Lawless Alan | AUTOParkit Ford | 135 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
13 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Slim Jim/Menards Ford | 135 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
14 | 17 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
15 | 9 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
16 | 11 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 135 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
17 | 15 | 1 | Colby Howard | Project HOPE Foundation Toyota | 135 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
18 | 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota | 135 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
19 | 22 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Dead On Tools Toyota | 135 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
20 | 30 | 02 | Mason Massey | Anderson Power Services Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
21 | 32 | 22 | Keith McGee | More Core Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
22 | 33 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Latitude Aero Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
23 | 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 133 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
24 | 26 | 21 | Mason Maggio | S I Yachts Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
25 | 6 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 133 | 23 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
26 | 28 | 46 | Thad Moffitt # | Petty's Garage Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
27 | 21 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 132 | 6 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
28 | 14 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Campers Inn RV Ford | 130 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
29 | 10 | 66 | Conner Jones # | Cincinnati Ford | 129 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
30 | 20 | 41 | Bayley Currey | AutoVentive/DealBadger Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
31 | 4 | 91 | Jack Wood | Klotz Synthetics Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
32 | 5 | 19 | Christian Eckes | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 50 | 20 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
33 | 13 | 38 | Layne Riggs # | Northside Hospital Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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