The two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led a race-high 80 of 135 laps and edged Stewart Friesen by 0.017 seconds to score his eighth Truck victory at Atlanta and the 67th of his overall career.
The 22-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, was declared the official winner of the 2025 Truck Series' season-opening event at Daytona after initial winner Kligerman was disqualified due to his race-winning entry failing the post-race inspection process for being too low in the rear heights.
The two-time Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, posted a pole-winning lap at 176.488 mph in 50.995 seconds, which was enough to claim the top-starting spot over teammate Ty Majeski to commence the 2025 racing season.
The 30-year-old Majeski from Seymour, Wisconsin, led a race-high 132 of 150-scheduled laps and became the 21st competitor overall to win a Truck Series championship after winning the 2024 finale at Phoenix Raceway over title rivals Corey Heim, Christian Eckes and Grant Enfinger.
The 23-year-old Eckes from Greenville, New York, led a race-high 187 of 200-scheduled laps, swept both stages and bumped Taylor Gray from the lead with five laps remaining to clinch his first Championship 4 berth with a Truck Series victory at Martinsville.
NASCAR travels to Martinsville Speedway for the final races in the Round of 8 this weekend. Four drivers in each series will advance to contend for the coveted 2024 championship title at Phoenix Raceway.
The 39-year-old Enfinger from Fairhope, Alabama, led 32 of 134-scheduled laps and rallied from an on-track incident at the start of the final stage period to stretch his fuel tank over a 52-lap green-flag dash to the finish and notch his second consecutive Truck victory in the 2024 Playoffs.
The NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Truck Series all travel to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the second race in the Playoffs Championship Round of 8.
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The two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 183.651 mph in 49.006 seconds to become the 47th competitor to achieve the pole position for the Great American Race.
